Texas State Highway 288

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State Highway 288
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Route information
Length: 60.01 mi[1][lower-alpha 1] (96.58 km)
Existed: 1939 – present
Major junctions
South end: SH 36 / FM 1495 in Freeport
  Beltway 8 / Sam Houston Tollway
I-610 in Houston
I-69 / US 59 in Houston
North end: I-45 in Houston
Location
Counties: Brazoria, Harris
Highway system
SH 287 SH 289

State Highway 288 (SH 288) is a north–south highway in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Texas, between I-45 in downtown Houston and Freeport, where it terminates on FM 1495. The route was originally designated by 1939, replacing the southern portion of SH 19.

Route description

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. In Harris County, SH 288 is the South Freeway, a divided freeway known for having one of the widest medians of the local road system. It begins as freeway status from its northern terminus at Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59 just south of downtown southward through south Houston. It reaches an intersection with I-610 and continues south through newer subdivisions. It reaches an intersection with State Highway 6, after which it loses its freeway status. From the Harris-Brazoria County Line to Freeport, it is referred to as the Nolan Ryan Expressway, in recognition of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan who grew up in Alvin, Texas, which is not directly on this road. Brazoria County will be calling the tolled portion of the highway, located within the county, the Brazoria County Expressway.[2] North of Angleton, the route returns to freeway status passing west of Angleton, near the Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, and around the southwestern side of Lake Jackson. It then turns southward toward Freeport. In Freeport, it is known as Brazosport Boulevard. It reaches its southern terminus at State Highway 36 on the southwest side of town.

Toll Lanes

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. To help alleviate congestion on SH 288, TxDOT (originally HCTRA) and BCTRA constructed toll lanes (also known as the Brazoria County Expressway) in the median of the existing freeway. The toll lanes currently begin at County Road 58 in Manvel and terminate at I-69/US 59 in Houston for a total length of 15 miles (24.1 km). A nine-mile southern extension to the proposed Grand Parkway (SH 99) is planned. The entire length of the SH 288 toll lanes will have two lanes in each direction. TxDOT has jurisdiction on the portion located in Harris County, beginning at I-69/US 59 and terminate at the Harris/Brazoria County line at Clear Creek located just north of FM 2234 for a total of 10.3 miles (16.6 km).[3] BCTRA will construct the portion located in Brazoria County in two phases. Phase 1 will be from the Harris/Brazoria County line, southward to just south of County Road 58 (Croix Road) for a total of 5 miles (8.0 km)[4] while phase 2, to be built by TxDot's Toll Operations Division, will continue southward to the Grand Parkway (TX 99) for the remaining 10.7 miles (17.2 km). Design work for the entire project began in the summer of 2015.[5] Construction on the toll lanes in Harris County began in November 2016[6] and construction of phase 1 in Brazoria County begun in June 2017.[4][2] The SH 288 toll lanes opened on November 16, 2020 and were free to use until November 30. All tolls on the facility will be collected electronically and an EZ Tag, TxTag or TollTag is required for passage.[7][8]

History

State Highway 288 was designated on September 26, 1939 as the renumbering of the portion of State Highway 19 south of downtown Houston. On August 1, 1962, SH 288 was extended to FM 1495. On June 25, 1981, SH 288 was rerouted from I-45 to MacGregor Way in Houston on the new freeway. The original routing ran southward along Almeda Road in Houston. The route traveled southward through Fresno, past the Houston Southwest Airport, before reaching Bonney. This entire portion of the route from US 90A southward was transferred to Farm to Market Road 521 and Spur 300 on December 14, 1981, as SH 288 was rerouted onto the new freeway from US 90A to Spur 300.[9] The route then traveled east through downtown Angleton, continuing southeast before reaching Freeport. This original section is now part of County Road 543 and Farm to Market Road 523. SH 288 was redirected southward from Angleton when the city of Clute became more populated, then continued southward to a new intersection with State Highway 36 west of Freeport. On November 18, 1983, SH 288 was rerouted on the new freeway from MacGregor Way to US 90A. The entire remaining section from FM 521 north of Angleton to Clute was transferred first to Texas State Highway 227 on September 26, 1986, and later Business Highway 288 on October 25, 1990 when the bypass around the western side of Lake Jackson opened. The section from Clute south to Freeport was transferred to SH 227, and the section concurrent with SH 36 became SH 36 on February 23, 1989. On August 15, 1989, SH 288 was extended south over part of SH 227 and concurrent with SH 36, restoring the lost section from Clute to Freeport.

Major intersections

All exits are unnumbered.

County Location mi[10] km Destinations Notes
Brazoria Freeport 0.0 0.0 FM 1495 – Port Freeport, Brazos Harbor Southern termini of SH 288/SH 36; south end of SH 36 overlap
1.3 2.1 SH 36 north – Jones Creek, West Columbia Interchange; north end of SH 36 overlap
3.5 5.6 FM 523 north / Invalid type: road – Surfside
5.5 8.9 Frontage Road South end of freeway; northbound exit and southbound entrance
Lake Jackson 5.7 9.2
Bus. SH 288 north / SH 332 east – Clute Business District, Angleton, Surfside
South end of SH 332 overlap
Lake JacksonClute line 6.9 11.1 Main Street / Contractor Road / Copper Road No southbound entrance (closed until August 2022)
7.7 12.4 Dixie Drive
Lake Jackson 9.0 14.5 Plantation Drive
10.3 16.6 Oak Drive / Veterans Memorial Parkway / This Way / West Way Access to Brazosport Memorial Hospital
11.2 18.0 SH 332 west (Oyster Creek Drive) / Invalid type: road North end of SH 332 overlap
12.2 19.6 FM 2004 – Richwood
Angleton 16.7 26.9 Invalid type: road – Brazoria Airport
18.5 29.8 Invalid type: road Southbound exit and northbound entrance
19.3 31.1 SH 35 – Angleton, West Columbia, Bay City
20.8 33.5 Invalid type: road Southbound access via FM 523 exit and Frontage Road
21.5 34.6 FM 523 – Alvin, Angleton North end of freeway
26.0 41.8
Bus. SH 288 to FM 521 – Rosharon, Angleton
Interchange
32.6 52.5 FM 1462 – Rosharon, Alvin Interchange
SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway) Proposed interchange
38.7 62.3 Invalid type: road (Meridiana Parkway) Interchange
41.1 66.1 Invalid type: road – Iowa Colony Right-in/right-out
Manvel 41.0 66.0 SH 6 – Alvin, Sugar Land Interchange
43.5 70.0 Del Bello Boulevard Interchange; Northbound exit and entrance only
44.4 71.5 Invalid type: road South end of freeway
45.0 72.4 SH 288 Toll (Brazoria County Expressway) South end of SH 288 Toll Lanes
45.6 73.4 Invalid type: road (Bailey Road / Pomona Parkway)
Pearland 46.5 74.8 Magnolia Parkway Formerly Southfork Drive
47.1 75.8 FM 518 (Broadway Street)
Hughes Ranch Road / Discovery Bay Drive Access from Toll Lanes only; southbound exit and northbound entrance
BrazoriaHarris
county line
48.4 77.9 FM 2234 (Shadow Creek Parkway) / Invalid type: road
Harris 50.2 80.8 Sam Houston Tollway Northbound left exit and southbound left entrance
PearlandHouston line 50.4 81.1 Beltway 8 (Frontage Road)
Sam Houston Tollway Access from Toll Lanes only; southbound right exit and northbound right entrance
Houston 51.6 83.0 Almeda-Genoa Road
52.6 84.7 Orem Drive
53.6 86.3 Airport Boulevard
54.5 87.7 Reed Road
55.4 89.2 Bellfort Avenue / Holmes Road Northbound exit and southbound entrance
55.7 89.6 I-610 I-610 exit 38A westbound, 38A-C eastbound.
57.0 91.7 Holly Hall Street Southbound exit and northbound entrance
57.6 92.7
Alt. US 90 (Old Spanish Trail) / Invalid type: road
Invalid type: road – Texas Medical Center Access from Toll Lanes only; northbound right exit and southbound right entrance
58.5 94.1 Invalid type: road – Texas Medical Center, Houston Zoo
58.9 94.8 Binz Street / Calumet Street Southbound access via Southmore Boulevard exit
SH 288 Toll south Southbound exit only
59.3 95.4 Southmore Boulevard / Blodgett Street
60.1 96.7 I-69 / US 59 south – Victoria I-69 exits 128/129A northbound.
60.2 96.9 I-69 / US 59 north / Invalid type: road – Cleveland Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-69 exit 128B
SH 288 Toll North end of SH 288 Toll Lanes; northbound entrance only
60.3 97.0 Chenevert Street – Downtown Houston Northbound exit and southbound entrance
61.1 98.3 I-45 – Dallas, Galveston, IAH, Hobby Airport Northern terminus; I-45 exits 46A-B
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business route

Location: Lake Jackson-Bonney
Length: 20.271 mi[11] (32.623 km)
Existed: 1990–present

SH 288 has one business route.

Business State Highway 288-B (Bus. SH 288) is a bypass of SH 288 through Angleton, Richwood and Clute. The route was created in 1987 as SH 227, which was redesignated as Business SH 288-B on October 25, 1990.[12][11]

Texas 227.svg




Major junctions

The entire route is in Brazoria County.

Location mi[13] km Destinations Notes
Lake Jackson 0.00 0.00 SH 288 south Southern terminus
Clute SH 322 east – Surfside Interchange
SH 322 west / SH 288 north – Lake Jackson Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
1.5 2.4 Whitten Street Partial interchange via northbound exit ramp and connector road southbound; no northbound entrance
1.6 2.6 Wilson Road / Leder Street / Mockingbird Street Partial interchange via northbound entrance ramp and connector road southbound; no northbound exit
Richwood 5.5 8.9 FM 2004 – Santa Fe
Angleton 11.2–
11.4
18.0–
18.3
Loop 274 north Interchange; southern terminus of Loop 274; northbound left exit and southbound left entrance; serves as a bypass of downtown Angleton
11.8 19.0 SH 35 – Bay City, Alvin
12.6 20.3 Loop 274 south Northern terminus of Loop 274
14.4 23.2 FM 523 / Invalid type: SH-Byp
18.6 29.9 SH 288 – Houston, Lake Jackson Interchange
20.3 32.7 FM 521 – Houston, Brazoria Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. The certified mileage given is shorter than the actual mileage as TxDOT considers SH 288 to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with SH 36.

References

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  7. Fresh drive: This is what the new 288 toll road looks like for one of the first drivers Click2Houston.com (KPRC-TV) Published on November 12, 2020, and updated on November 16, 2020 (Retrieved 22 November 2020)
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External links

  1. TxDOT - Toll Operations Division