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Encyclopedia > State Highway 3 (Texas)

State Highway in Texas Image File history File links TexasSH3. ...

SH 3

Length:

30.4 mi
(48.9 km)

Mileage certified:

2004
Cities/towns (over 10,000 pop.): Houston

League City
Dickinson
Texas City
La Marque Nickname: Space City Official website: www. ... League City is a city located in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Dickinson is a city located in Galveston County, Texas. ... Texas City is a city located in Galveston County in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. ... La Marque (formerly Lamarque) is a city located in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ...

Direction: North-South
Junction Location
Harris County
I 45 Exit 38
Beltway 8 near Ellington Field
SH NASA 1 Webster
Galveston County
SH 146 La Marque
Legend
   county name    unconstructed
   begin/end concurrency, bold route is carried through    intersecting routes are concurrent
   deleted (no longer in system)    closed
  a bold route on white background indicates termini.
< SH 1 SH 4 >
Texas State Highways
Current - Deleted

Texas State Highway 3, or SH 3, runs from Interstate 45 in Houston near William P. Hobby Airport to SH 146, 9.9 miles (15.9 km) northwest of Galveston. For most of its length, SH 3 parallels I 45, and runs alongside the former Galveston, Houston and Henderson rail lines. Location in the state of Texas Formed Seat Houston Area  - Total  - Water 4,604 km² (1,778 mi²) 127 km² (49 mi²) 2. ... Interstate 45 (abbreviated I-45 or in Texas IH-45) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas, United States. ... Image File history File links Interstate_45. ... Texas State Highway Beltway 8 or BW8, also Sam Houston Parkway and Sam Houston Tollway, is a Texas state highway located in Houston. ... NASAs fleet of T-38 Talons sitting on the flightline at Ellington. ... Texas State Highway NASA 1, also called NASA Parkway, is an east-west state highway that runs from Interstate 45 near Houston to SH 146 north of Galveston. ... Image File history File links TexasSHNASA1. ... Webster is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Galveston County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Image File history File links Texas state highway sign: SH 146 by Bellhalla File links The following pages link to this file: Texas State Highway 6 Texas State Highway 3 List of Texas highways ... La Marque (formerly Lamarque) is a city located in Galveston County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ... Image File history File links TexasSH1. ... Image File history File links TexasSH4. ... This is a list of highways in the state of Texas in the United States, comprising of primary and secondary Interstate Highways, primary and secondary U.S. Routes, and state highways. ... Junction Location Harris County I 45 Exit 38 Beltway 8 near Ellington Field SH NASA 1 Webster Galveston County SH 146 La Marque Legend < SH 1 SH 4 > Texas State Highways Current - Deleted Texas State Highway 3, or SH 3, runs from Interstate 45 in Houston near William P. Hobby... Interstate 45 (abbreviated I-45 or in Texas IH-45) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas, United States. ... Nickname: Space City Official website: www. ... William P. Hobby Airport (IATA: HOU, ICAO: KHOU) is named after former Texas governor William P. Hobby, receiving this name in 1967, and is located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. ... Nickname: The Oleander City Official website: City of Galveston Location Location in the state of Texas Government County Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas Geographical characteristics Area Total 539. ... Interstate 45 (abbreviated I-45 or in Texas IH-45) is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas, United States. ...


SH 3 was one of the original twenty six state highways proposed in 1917, overlayed on top of the Southern National Highway. From 1919 the routing mostly followed present day United States Highway 90 from Orange to Houston and San Antonio through to Del Rio. The road at this time also had numerous alternate routes simultaneously marked as SH 3, along with occasionally signed SH 3A routes (although most of those routes were given their own numbers by the 1930s). 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. ... Orange is a city located in Orange County, Texas. ... Houston redirects here. ... San Antonio (the Spanish name of Saint Anthony) is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken: Argentina San Antonio, Jujuy province Belize San Antonio, Cayo District Chile San Antonio Mexico San Antonio, San Luis Potosí Philippines San Antonio, Quezon San Antonio... Del Rio may refer to: Del Rio, Texas Del Rio, California This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


In 1926, United States Highway 90 was routed over SH 3 to Del Rio. Its route was extended along US 90 through Sanderson, Alpine to a final terminus at Van Horn. While the routes were marked concurrently, by 1939, SH 3 was truncated to a small route running from Seguin, Luling to Waelder. By 1952 the original route ceased to be, and the present day routing was assigned. United States Highway 90 is an east-west United States highway. ... Sanderson is a census-designated place located in Terrell County, Texas. ... Alpine is a city located in Brewster County, Texas. ... Van Horn is a town located in Culberson County, Texas. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seguin is a city located in Guadalupe County, Texas. ... Luling is a city located in Caldwell County, Texas. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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