Texas State Highway 36

State Highway 36
State Highway 36
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	343.1 mi (552.2 km)
Existed	1919–present
Major junctions
South end	FM 1495 in Freeport
	I-69 / US 59 in Rosenberg; I-10 near Sealy; I-35 in Temple
North end	; Bus. US 83 in Abilene
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
	Highways in Texas; Interstate; US; State; Toll; Loops; Spurs; FM/RM; Park; Rec;

State Highway 36 runs from Freeport to Abilene.^[2] It was designated as the 36th Division Memorial Highway between Cameron and Sealy by the Texas Legislature in 1985.

History

Historic SH 36

SH 36 was originally proposed on November 21, 1917, as a route from Cisco to Waco.^[3] On December 20, 1917, this became part of SH 18.^[4]On November 20, 1917, an intercounty Highway was designated from Goldthwaite to Temple.^[5] On January 24, 1918, the intercounty highway extended to Cameron.^[6] On March 18, 1918, the intercounty highway extended to Brenham.^[7] On March 20, 1918, SH 36 was designated as a route from Goldthwaite to Hearne.^[8] On January 23, 1919, SH 36 was extended to Richmond, and the old route had been changed to SH 36A.^[9] On March 19, 1919, SH 36 extended to Freeport.^[10] On August 21, 1923, the sections from Temple to Goldthwaite and Richmond to Freeport were cancelled, while SH 36 had been shortened to end in Temple. ^[11] On January 16, 1928, SH 36 extended back to Freeport.^[12] On September 19, 1929, SH 36 was extended northwest to Hamilton.^[13] On December 18, 1932, the route was extended to Rising Star.^[14] On February 10, 1933, the section from Rising Star to Comanche was cancelled.^[15] On July 10, 1933, the route was extended yet again to its current terminus in Abilene.^[16] On July 15, 1935, the sections from Temple to Gatesville and from Rising Star to Abilene were cancelled.^[17] On October 4, 1935, the section from Cross Plains to Comanche was cancelled.^[18] On January 21, 1936, the section from Abilene to Cross Plains was cancelled.^[19] On September 22, 1936, the section from Abilene to SH 191 was restored.^[20] By 1937, the section from north of Temple to Gatesville was cancelled. This section was restored on April 28, 1937.^[21] By 1939, SH 36 had been rerouted over State Highway 221 south of Temple. On August 31, 1939, the section from SH 191 to Rising Star was restored, but the section from Rising Star to Northwest of Comanche was cancelled.^[22] On December 10, 1946, the section from Rising Star to northwest of Comanche was restored. Only minor route changes to bypass Brenham on June 4, 1964, Temple on January 24, 1978, and Freeport on January 28, 1985 were made.

Historic SH 36A

SH 36A was a spur route of SH 36 designated on January 23, 1919, splitting off at Cameron and traveling east to Hearne.^[23] On August 21, 1923, the route had been renumbered as SH 69.^[24] An alternate routing just south of Temple, serving the town of Heidenheimer, was designated on May 25, 1925.^[25] It was redesignated on September 18, 1929, from Temple to Valley Mills.^[26] On March 19, 1930, it was renumbered as SH 153. The alternate route of SH 36 through Heidenheimer was changed to SH 36A by 1933. By 1936, the route had been renumbered State Highway 221.

Historic SH 36B

SH 36B was a spur route of the original routing of SH 36 designated on July 20, 1920, splitting off at Lampasas and travelling southeast to Georgetown.^[27] On January 15, 1923, it extended to Brady.^[28] On August 21, 1923, it had been renumbered as SH 74.^[29]

Proposed future Alternate 36

A group calling itself the Highway 36A Coalition has proposed a new highway (tentatively titled Highway 36A) which would run between Highway 36 at Pleak and another planned route in Waller County (the proposed Prairie Parkway), ultimately connecting to Texas State Highway 6 north of Hempstead. According to the Coalition, the new highway would be limited access (along with improvements to the existing Highway 36 between Freeport and Pleak) and provide a western bypass of the Greater Houston area (as well as a new hurricane evacuation corridor).^[30]

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Brazoria	Freeport	FM 1495 – Surfside Beach, Quintana County Park, Quintana Beach, Bryan Beach, Port Freeport, Brazos Harbor	South end of SH 288 overlap
	Freeport	SH 288 north – Freeport, Angleton	Interchange; north end of SH 288 overlap
		Bridge over Brazos River
		FM 2004 north / FM 2611 south – Lake Jackson, Angleton, Houston
	Brazoria	FM 521 west – Wadsworth	South end of FM 521 overlap
	Brazoria	SH 332 east / FM 521 east – Clute, Lake Jackson	North end of FM 521 overlap
		FM 522 south
	West Columbia	Bus. SH 35 (17th Street) – Sweeny, Bay City, Angleton, Business District
	West Columbia	SH 35 – Pledger, Angleton, Business District, Varner-Hogg State Historic Site
	Damon	FM 1462 east – Rosharon, Brazos Bend State Park
Fort Bend	Guy	FM 1994 north
		FM 442 west – Boling
	Needville	FM 360 north – Needville
	Needville	FM 1236 south – Business District, Historic Downtown
		FM 361 south – Fairchild
	Pleak	FM 2218 north – Richmond
	Rosenberg	I-69 / US 59 – Victoria, Houston	I-69/US 59 exit 101 northbound, 101B southbound.
		FM 1640 (Avenue I)
		US 90 Alt. east (Avenue H) / FM 723 north – Fulshear, Richmond, Historic Downtown District	South end of Alt. US 90 overlap
		Spur 529 south – Wharton
		US 90 Alt. west – Eagle Lake	North end of Alt. US 90 overlap
		Spur 10 south
		FM 1489 – Simonton
Austin	Wallis	FM 1952 south – Tavener
		FM 1093 east – Fulshear	South end of FM 1093 overlap
		SH 60 south – Wharton
		FM 1093 west – Eagle Lake	North end of FM 1093 overlap
	Sealy	FM 3013 west – Eagle Lake
		I-10 – Columbus, San Antonio, Houston	I-10 exit 720
		Loop 350 north (South Circle) to US 90
		Loop 350 south (North Circle) to US 90
		FM 1094 west – New Ulm
		FM 2187 west
		FM 331 north – Burleigh
		FM 949 west – Cat Spring
	Bellville	FM 2429 south – Cat Spring
		SH 159 east – Hempstead	South end of SH 159 overlap
		FM 1456 east (North Bell Street) – Buckhorn	traffic circle around Austin County Courthouse
		SH 159 west – La Grange	North end of SH 159 overlap
		Loop 497 – Kenney	Interchange
		Hall Road	interchange
		Loop 497 – Kenney
Washington	Brenham	FM 109 south – Industry
		US 290 east / Bus. SH 36 north – Downtown Brenham, Houston	interchange; south end of US 290 overlap; south end of freeway
		Lubbock Street / Industrial Boulevard	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		FM 389 – Blinn College, Industrial Park
		Old Mill Creek Road
		US 290 west / Bus. US 290 east – Austin, Brenham	interchange; north end of US 290 overlap; north end of freeway
		FM 577 south
		Bus. SH 36 south – Brenham	Interchange; no southbound entrance
		FM 390 – Gay Hill, Burton, Independence
	Quarry	FM 1948 south – Somerville Dam and Reservoir
Burleson	Somerville	FM 1361 east
	Lyons	FM 60 east – Snook, College Station	South end of FM 60 overlap
	Lyons	FM 60 west – Lake Somerville Birch Creek Unit	North end of FM 60 overlap
		FM 976 west – Deanville, Lake Somerville State Park Birch Creek Unit
	Caldwell	FM 166 east – Tunis
		Loop 83 (Buck Street) – Business District
		SH 21 – Bastrop, Bryan
		FM 1363 west – Chriesman
Milam	Milano	US 79 north / US 190 east – Hearne	South end of US 79 / US 190 overlap, future I-14
		FM 3242 north
		US 79 south – Rockdale	North end of US 79 overlap
		US 77 south – Rockdale	South end of US 77 overlap
		FM 2095 east – Gause, Hearne
	Cameron	US 77 north (North Travis Avenue) – Rosebud	North end of US 77 overlap
		FM 1600 south (North Crockett Avenue)
		FM 2269 north
		FM 845 east
	Pettibone	FM 486 south – Thorndale
	Buckholts	FM 1915 south	South end of FM 1915 overlap
	Buckholts	FM 1915 north	North end of FM 1915 overlap
Bell	Rogers	FM 2184 north – New Colony	south end of FM 2184 overlap
		FM 437 – Davilla, Holland, Zabcikville
		FM 2184 south – Joe Lee	north end of FM 2184 overlap
		Bus. US 190 west
		FM 436 – Little River-Academy	Interchange; no direct southbound exit (signed at FM 93)
		FM 93 – Belton	Interchange
		Bus. US 190 east
		FM 3117 east – Oscar
	Temple	SH 95 south / Loop 363 north to I-35 north – Waco, Taylor	Interchange; south end of Loop 363 overlap
		Spur 290 north – Temple	interchange; south end of freeway
		To Spur 290 (1st Street)
		FM 1741 (31st Street)	Access to Scott & White Memorial Hospital
		57th Street / Thornton Lane
		I-35 (US 190 west) – Waco, Austin	North end of US 190 overlap, future I-14; I-35 exit 299
		Wildflower Lane	Southbound exit only
		FM 2305 – Lake Belton	interchange; north end of freeway
		SH 53 east / Loop 363 north to I-35 – Temple	North end of Loop 363 overlap
		SH 317 – Belton, Moody	Interchange
		FM 2409 north – White Hall
Coryell		SH 236 north / FM 1114 south – The Grove, McGregor, Mother Neff State Park
		FM 184 south
	Flat	FM 931 – Leon Junction
		FM 1829 north – Mound
	Gatesville	FM 107 east – Moody
		Bus. SH 36 west – Gatesville
		US 84 – Evant, Waco	Interchange
		FM 929 – Coryell City, Woodman State Jail, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hughes Unit
		Bus. SH 36 east (State School Road) / FM 215	Interchange
		FM 182 north – Turnersville
		FM 2955 north – Pancake
	Jonesboro	FM 217 east – Mosheim
Hamilton	Jonesboro	FM 1602 north – Fairy
	Hamilton	SH 22 east – Meridian	east end of SH 22 overlap
		US 281 (Rice Street) – Lampasas, Evant, Stephenville, Hico	west end of SH 22 overlap
		FM 218 west – Pottsville, Goldthwaite
Comanche	Siloam	FM 1702 – Energy, Dublin
	Gustine	Loop 130 west (Speed Street North)
	Gustine	Loop 130 east (Main Street East)
		FM 1476 – Pettit, Newburg, Proctor
		US 67 north / US 377 north – Stephenville	east end of US 67/US 377 overlap
	Comanche	SH 16 – Goldthwaite
		US 67 south / US 377 south – Brownwood	west end of US 67/ US 377 overlap
		FM 1689 west – Sidney, May
		FM Spur 2247 east (West Wrights Avenue)
		FM 589 west – Sidney
		FM 588 north – Beattie
	Stag Creek	FM 1477 south	east end of FM 1477 overlap
		FM 1477 north – Sipe Springs	west end of FM 1477 overlap
Eastland	Chuckville	FM 587 east – De Leon, Carbon
	Rising Star	US 183
		FM 583 south
		FM 569 north
		FM 374 east	east end of FM 374 overlap
		FM 374 west	west end of FM 374 overlap
Callahan	Cross Plains	SH 206 to SH 279 – Brownwood, Coleman, Cisco
		FM 2707 south
	Rowden	FM 2287 east
		US 283 – Coleman, Baird
	Denton	FM 604 – Oplin, Clyde
		FM 603 north – Eula
		FM 1178 south – Dudley
		FM 1750 north – Potosi
Taylor	Abilene	FM 18 east – Clyde
		Loop 322 to I-20 / US 83 / US 84	interchange
		FM 1750 south (Oldham Lane) – Potosi
		Bus. US 83 (Treadaway Boulevard) – Winters, Coleman, Anson
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access