Texas State Highway 31

State Highway 31 (SH 31) runs from U.S. Highway 84 northeast of Waco via Corsicana, Athens, Tyler, Kilgore to U.S. Highway 80 in Longview.

"TX 31" redirects here. TX 31 may also refer to Texas's 31st congressional district.

State Highway 31
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length143.3 mi[1] (230.6 km)
Existed1919–present
Major junctions
West end US 84 near Waco
  I-45 / US 287 in Corsicana

US 175 in Athens
US 69 in Tyler
US 271 in Tyler
US 259 in Kilgore

I-20 near Kilgore
East end US 80 / Spur 63 at Longview
Location
CountiesMcLennan, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Smith, Gregg
Highway system
← SH 30→ SH 32

History
Historic SH 31

SH 31 was a route proposed on October 9, 1917 to run from Waco northeast via Corsicana and Athens to Tyler, which remains the western portion of its current route to this day.[2] On November 27, 1922, the route had been extended northeast to Gladewater, replacing part of SH 15 so that SH 15 had only one route west of Gladewater. On October 26, 1932, SH 31 Spur was designated through Malakoff.[3] On September 26, 1939, the section from Tyler to Gladewater was reassigned to U.S. Highway 271 (which it had been cosigned with earlier), with SH 31 now being extended east to Kilgore over former SH 176. SH 31 Spur was renumbered as Spur 63. On June 30, 1971, SH 31 was extended north to I-20 concurrent with US 259. When U.S. Highway 259 was rerouted on July 25, 1985, SH 31 was extended northeast into Longview.

Route description
Texas State Highway 31 as East Tyler Street in Athens

Business routes

SH 31 has two business routes.

Athens business loop

State Highway Business 31-H is a business loop that runs through Athens. The route was created in 2004.[4]

Mount Calm business loop

State Highway Business 31-K is a business loop that runs near Mount Calm. The road was bypassed on July 30, 2015 by SH 31 when it was rerouted west.[5]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
McLennan​ US 84 – Waco, Mexia
​ FM 1330 south (Longhorn Pkwy) – Axtell
​ FM 2311 (Sutherland Rd)
​ FM 939 south (County Line Rd)
HillMount Calm FM 339 southWest end of FM 339 overlap
FM 339 northEast end of FM 339 overlap
​ FM 936 south
Hubbard SH 171 (Magnolia Ave) – Malone, Coolidge
Navarro​ FM 709 north
Dawson FM 709 eastWest end of FM 709 overlap
FM 709 northEast end of FM 709 overlap
​ FM 667 north
​ FM 55 northWest end of FM 55 overlap
​ FM 55 southEast end of FM 55 overlap
​ FM 1126 north to FM 744
​ FM 2452 south
Corsicana FM 2555 (45th St)
SH 22 west / FM 709 south (15th St) – Barry
I-45 BLInterchange
I-45 / US 287 – Ennis, FairfieldI-45 exit 231; interchange.
​ FM 1129 north
Powell FM 633 south
​ FM 1393 south
Kerens FM 636 north
SH 309 south (Senter Ave) – Goodlow
​ FM 3096 west – Kerens
HendersonTrinidad SH 274 north / FM 764 south (Park St) – Tool
FM 1667 south (League Line Rd)
Malakoff SH 198 north / FM 2636 south (Terry St) – Log Cabin
​ FM 753 south
Athens
Loop 7 south / Bus. SH 31 east (Corsicana St)		Interchange, west end of SL 7 overlap

US 175 north / Bus. US 175 south – Eustace		Interchange, west end of US 175 overlap

SH 19 north / Bus. SH 19 south (Palestine St) – Canton		Interchange, west end of SH 19 overlap
FM 1616

Bus. SH 31 west (Tyler St) / Loop 7 south / US 175 south / SH 19 south		Interchange, east end of SL 7, US 175, and SH 19 overlaps
FM 317 east
Murchison FM 773 north to FM 1616 west
​ FM 1803 southWest end of FM 1803 overlap
​ FM 1803 northEast end of FM 1803 overlap
Brownsboro FM 607 south
FM 314
FM 3204 eastFormer routing of TX 31
​ FM 3204 west
Chandler FM 315 (Broad St)
Smith​ FM 2661
​ Spur 364 south
​ FM 206 south
​ Spur 164 south
Tyler Loop 323
Spur 235 east (Old Chandler Hwy) to SH 64
US 69 / SH 64 / SH 110 (Glenwood Blvd)
SH 155 / US 271 north (Beckham Ave)
Saunders AveInterchange
Fleishel AveInterchange
Loop 124 east (Old Henderson Hwy)
Loop 323
​ FM 850 westWest end of FM 850 overlap
​ FM 850 eastEast end of FM 850 overlap
​ FM 2908 north
​ FM 757 north
Gregg​ FM 2767 west (Old Kilgore Hwy)
​ FM 3053
​ FM 1639 west
​ FM 2012 south
Kilgore SH 135 – Liberty City, OvertonInterchange
SH 42 (Powderhorn Rd) – White Oak, New London

Bus. US 259 south / FM 349 east		West end of US 259 Bus. overlap
US 259 south – HendersonInterchange, east end of US 259 Bus. overlap, west end of US 259 overlap
​ I-20 / US 259 north – Liberty City, LongviewI-20 exit 589 westbound, 589A-B eastbound; interchange, east end of US 259 overlap.
​ FM 1252 west
​ Loop 281Interchange
Longview FM 2205 west (Jaycee Rd)
US 80 (Marshall Ave) / Spur 63 north (McCann Rd) – White Oak, Hallsville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 31". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  2. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676754.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673818.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 31-H". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 31-K". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.

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