Texas State Highway 71

State Highway 71(SH 71) is a Texas state highway that runs 253 miles (407 km). The western terminus is atUS 87andUS 377south ofBradyand its eastern terminus is atSH 35nearBlessing.This highway is designated the "10th Mountain Division Highway" fromSH 95toInterstate 35.

State Highway 71
SH 71 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byTxDOT
Length	253.199 mi(407.484 km)
Existed	1923–present
Major junctions
West end	US 87/US 377nearBrady
Major intersections	US 281nearMarble Falls US 290inAustin I-35inAustin US 183inAustin US 77atLa Grange US 90inColumbus I-10inColumbus US 90 Alt.atAltair Future I-69/US 59atEl Campo
East end	SH 35atBlessing
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	McCulloch,Mason,San Saba,Llano,Burnet,Blanco,Travis,Bastrop,Fayette,Colorado,Wharton,Matagorda
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
←SH 70 →SH 72

History

The intersection between IH35 and Texas State Highway 71

SH 71 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 fromAustinto Columbus, replacingSH 3Dand the western half ofSH 3A.On June 8, 1925, SH 71 was extended toMidfield,though this was not effective until 1926.On March 19, 1928, it was extended south to its current end. On June 21, 1938,SH 71 Spurwas designated in Columbus.In 1935,U.S. Highway 290was codesignated along the stretch from Austin toBastrop,dropping SH 71 from this section completely on September 26, 1939. SH 71 Spur was renumbered asSpur 52.On May 23, 1951, this section was restored when US 290 was rerouted farther north. On October 24, 1955, SH 71 was signed, but not designated alongRanch to Market Road 93to Llano. On October 31, 1965, the highway was extended to its current designation over the cancelledRanch to Market Road 93andRanch to Market Road 734.On February 16, 1982, SH 71 was relocated in Columbus.

Austin

ThroughAustin,SH 71 is known as Ben White Boulevard and is one of Austin's newest freeways. Sections have opened regularly since 1996, when the first section west of Interstate 35 was opened. A five-level stack was completed at Interstate 35 in December 2011, and the freeway east of Interstate 35 toAustin-Bergstrom International Airportwas completed in 2014. Construction commenced in 2015 east of US 183 (Bastrop Freeway) where a section of SH 71 to the SH 130 tollway has been converted into a tollway with a two lane bridge crossing SH 130.

Major displacements of commercial properties were required to build the Austin expansions. Most of the freeway had a 150-foot (46 m) wide right-of-way which was expanded to over 300 feet (91 m), and the western segment, which opened in 1998, was built on an 80-foot (24 m) right-of-way. The section at the western end required many more business displacements. The new freeway features depressed sections, elevated sections, and partialstack interchanges.

Business routes

SH 71 has twobusiness routes.

La Grange business loop

Business State Highway 71-E(Bus. SH 71-E) is abusiness loopthat runs throughLa Grange.The road was designated in 1991 upon completion of a bypass around the city.

Columbus business loop

Business State Highway 71-F(Bus. SH 71-F) is a business loop that runs throughColumbus.The city was bypassed on February 16, 1982, and the original route was designated asLoop 329.The route received the Bus. SH 71-F designation on June 21, 1990.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McCulloch	Brady			US 87/US 377–Brady,Mason
	​			FM 2309north –Brady
	​			FM 1851–Voca
	​			FM 1851south –Voca
	​			FM 3293west
Mason	Fredonia			RM 386south –Mason
San Saba	No major junctions
Mason	Pontotoc			RM 501east –Cherokee
Llano	​			SH 29west –Mason	West end of SH 29 overlap
	Llano			SH 16north /SH 29east –San Saba,Burnet	East end of SH 29 overlap; west end of SH 16 overlap
				RM 152west –Castell
				SH 16south –Fredericksburg	East end of SH 16 overlap
	​			FM 2333east –Sunrise Beach Village
	​			RM 962east –Round Mountain
	​			RM 2831north
	​			RM 2147east –Horseshoe Bay,Cottonwood Shores
Burnet	Marble Falls			US 281–Marble Falls,Burnet,Johnson City,San Antonio	Cloverleaf Interchange
Blanco	No major junctions
Travis	​			RM 2322north (Pace Bend Road) –Briarcliff,Pace Bend State Park
	Bee Cave			RM 3238west (Hamilton Pool Road)
				RM 620north –Lakeway,Round Rock
				RM 2244east –West Lake Hills
	Austin			US 290west –Johnson City,Fredericksburg	West end of US 290 overlap
		SeeUS 290
				I-35/US 290east –Waco,San Antonio	East end of US 290 overlap
				Woodward Street / Todd Lane / Burleson Road
				Montopolis Drive
				Riverside Drive
				US 183(Bastrop Highway) /183 Toll Road(Bergstrom Expressway) –Lampasas,Lockhart	East end of freeway
				Spirit of Texas Drive –Austin-Bergstrom International Airport	Interchange; no direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance (signed at Presidential Boulevard / Cardinal Loop)
				Cardinal Loop / Presidential Boulevard –Austin-Bergstrom International Airport,Del Valle	Interchange; West end of 71 Toll Lanes
				FM 973–Manor,Mustang Ridge	Interchange; no direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance (signed at SH 130)
				SH 45 Tollnorth /SH 130 Tollnorth –Waco	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; SH 130 exit 449
				SH 45 Toll/SH 130 Toll–Bastrop,San Antonio	SH 130 exit 449; East end of 71 Toll Lanes
	​			Ross Road / Kellam Road	Interchange under construction
Bastrop	​			FM 1209–Webberville
	​			SH 21west –San Marcos	Interchange; west end of SH 21 overlap
	​			FM 20south toFM 969north –Lockhart,Webberville	West end of expressway
	Bastrop			SH 304south toFM 969–Gonzalez
				Loop 150east / Hasler Boulevard / Childers Drive –Bastrop,Bastrop State Park	East end of expressway
				SH 21east /SH 95north –Bryan,Elgin	Interchange; east end of SH 21 overlap; west end of SH 95 overlap
				Loop 150west / Tahitian Drive –Bastrop,Bastrop State Park	Interchange
	​			SH 95south /FM 153east /Loop 230east –Smithville,Flatonia,Winchester	Interchange; east end of SH 95 overlap
	Smithville			Colorado Street (County Road 319)	Interchange
				Loop 230west –Smithville	Interchange
Fayette	​			Loop 543east –West Point
	​			FM 154–West Point,Muldoon
	​			Loop 543west –West Point
	​			Loop 220east –Plum
	​			Loop 220west –Plum
	​			Bus. SH 71east –La Grange	West end of freeway
	La Grange			US 77/ Von Minden Street –Giddings,Schulenburg	Access to St Mark's Medical Center
				SH 159–Bellville,La Grange
	​			Bus. SH 71west –La Grange	East end of freeway
	​			FM 955north –Fayetteville
	Ellinger			FM 2503north
Colorado	Hillcrest			FM 1890west (Shaws Bend Road)
	​			Bus. SH 71east –Columbus	Interchange
	Columbus			Round House Road	Interchange
				US 90–Weimar,Sealy	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	​			I-10west –San Antonio	Interchange; west end of I-10 overlap, exit 693 eastbound, 695 westbound; no eastbound entrance
	Columbus			I-10east /Bus. SH 71west –Houston,Columbus	East end of I-10 overlap, exit 696
	Altair			US 90 Alt.–Hallettsville,Eagle Lake
	​			FM 1693west
	Garwood			FM 950east –Matthews
	​			FM 333west
Wharton	​			FM 1160south –Louise
	​			FM 961east –Wharton
	​			FM 2546–Jones Creek
	​			FM 2546north –Jones Creek
	​			FM 1300west
	El Campo			FM 2765(Loop Street)
				FM 653south (Wharton Street)
				I-69 BL/Bus. US 59–Pierce,Louise
				FM 1163south (2nd Street)
				FM 653north (Wharton Street)
				Future I-69/US 59–Houston,Wharton,Ganado	I-69/US 59 exit 61; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69
	​			FM 2674south
	Danevang			FM 441north –Hillje
Matagorda	​			FM 1468east –Markham
	Midfield			SH 111west /FM 2431east –Edna,Markham
	​			FM 456east
	Blessing			SH 35–Bay City,Palacios
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrencyterminus Incomplete access

References

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