State Highway 218 (SH 218), also known as Pat Booker Road, is a short state highway in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Interstate 35 to Randolph Air Force Base at Farm to Market Road 78. The highway is located in Greater San Antonio, and connects the cities of Live Oak and Universal City.
 State Highway 218 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Booker Road | ||||
 SH 218; highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.985 mi[1] (6.413 km) | |||
| Existed | 1935–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-35 at Live Oak | |||
 Loop 1604 at Universal City | ||||
| East end |  FM 78 at Randolph Air Force Base | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editSH 218 has existed in its current alignment since June 11, 1935 to serve as an access road to Randolph Air Force Base from U.S. Highway 81 (now I-35).[1][2]
Route description
editSH 218 splits from I-35 just west of the I-35/Loop 1604 interchange in Live Oak and heads towards the east-southeast. About a half mile from I-35, SH 218 intersects Loop 1604 via a diamond interchange. The highway continues towards the southeast through Universal City, until it ends at FM 78 at the main gate of Randolph Air Force Base after just 3.99 miles (6.42 km).[3]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Bexar County.
| Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-35 / IKEA-RBFCU Parkway | I-35 north exit 171; south exit 172; continues west as IKEA-RBFCU Parkway | |
| Universal City | 0.9 | 1.4 |   Loop 1604 to I-35 north – Live Oak | Interchange | |
| 3.6 | 5.8 | FM 78 (Gordon A. Blake Highway) | Continues east as Harmon Road to JBSA Randolph | ||
| 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. 218". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "Minutes of the 205th Meeting of the Texas Highway Commission" (PDF). June 11, 1935.
- ^ Overview map of State Highway 218 (Map). Google Maps. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Overview Map of SH 218" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 13, 2022.