State Highway 47 (SH 47) runs from FM 60 near Easterwood Airport and the West Campus of Texas A&M University in College Station to SH 21 at Texas A&M University-Riverside near Bryan. This highway was designated on January 28, 1987.[1] Designed primarily to provide a shorter route between SH 21 west of Bryan and the Texas A&M main campus in College Station, SH 47 was completed in August 1996.[2]
 State Highway 47 | ||||
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| Riverside Parkway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.146 mi[1] (11.500 km) | |||
| Existed | 1987–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 60 at College Station | |||
 FM 1179 in Bryan FM 1688 in Bryan | ||||
| North end |  SH 21 near Bryan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Brazos | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Previous routes
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SH 47 was originally planned on August 21, 1923, along a previous section of SH 1A and SH 1C from near the Texas–Arkansas–Louisiana tripoint, northwest through Atlanta, then northeast through Texarkana to the Arkansas state line north of Texarkana.[3] On June 24, 1931, the highway was rerouted west from Atlanta to Daingerfield, replacing SH 48, while the old route southeast of Atlanta became part of SH 77[4] On April 19, 1938, SH 47 Bypass was designated from SH 47 to SH 1.[5] SH 47 Bypass extended north to SH 5 on October 24, 1938.[6] On September 26, 1939, this classification was canceled when the route was transferred to SH 11. SH 47 Bypass became Loop 14.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Brazos County. All exits are unnumbered.
| Location | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| College Station | 0.00 | 0.00 |   FM 60 east – College Station, Texas A&M University | Southern terminus; serves Easterwood Airport | |
| Bryan | 0.8 | 1.3 |  FM 60 west / HSC Parkway | Northbound signed as HSC Pkwy. only | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | FM 1179 east (Villa Maria Road) / Jones Road | North end of expressway | ||
| 3.4 | 5.5 | FM 1688 east (Leonard Road) | |||
| | 7.2 | 11.6 | SH 21 – Caldwell, Bryan | Partial interchange; western terminus; no access from SH 21 westbound | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 47". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Innovation Corridor - City of Bryan". City of Bryan. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 22, 1931. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 18, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Overview of Texas SH 47". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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