State Highway 36
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	343.1 mi[1] (552.2 km)
Existed	1919–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 288 / FM 1495 in Freeport
Major intersections	I-69 / US 59 in Rosenberg I-10 near Sealy I-35 in Temple
West 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
← SH 35 → I-37

State Highway 36 (SH 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

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 was extended to Cameron.^[6] On March 18, 1918, the intercounty highway was 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 was extended to Freeport.^[10] On August 21, 1923, the sections from Temple to Goldthwaite and Richmond to Freeport were cancelled. ^[11] On January 16, 1928, SH 36 was 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, with the section from Hamilton to Comanche replacing part of SH 22.^[14] On February 10, 1933, the section from Rising Star to Comanche was cancelled.^[15] On July 10, 1933, the route was extended to its current terminus in Abilene.^[16] On October 4, 1935, the section from Cross Plains to Comanche was cancelled.^[17] On January 21, 1936, the section from Abilene to Cross Plains was cancelled.^[18] Later that year, the section from Temple to Gatesville was cancelled. On September 22, 1936, the section from Abilene to SH 191 was restored.^[19] On February 11, 1937, the sections from Temple to a lateral road (now SH 317) and from Rising Star to Comanche were restored.^[20] On April 28, 1937, the section from Rising Star to Comanche was cancelled again, but the section from the lateral road to Gatesville was restored.^[21] On May 18, 1937, the section from the lateral road to Gatesville was cancelled again, but the section from Rising Star to Comanche was restored.^[22] On November 5, 1937, the section from the lateral road to Gatesville was restored again.^[23] On January 6, 1939, SH 36 had been rerouted on its current route 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.^[24] 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.

SH 36A was a spur route of SH 36 designated on January 23, 1919, splitting off at Cameron and traveling east to Hearne as a replacement for part of SH 36, which was rerouted.^[25] On August 21, 1923, the route had been renumbered as SH 69.^[26] An alternate routing just south of Temple, serving the town of Heidenheimer, was designated on May 25, 1925.^[2] A new SH 36A was designated on September 18, 1929, from Temple to Valley Mills.^[13] On March 19, 1930, it was renumbered as SH 153 (now SH 317). The alternate route of SH 36 through Heidenheimer was changed to SH 36A that day. On August 27, 1935, the route had been renumbered SH 221.

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 was extended to Brady.^[28] On August 21, 1923, it had been renumbered as SH 74 (now US 190 and US 183).^[26]

Business routes

SH 36 has two business routes.

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 SH 36 at Pleak and another planned route in Waller County (the proposed Prairie Parkway), ultimately connecting to SH 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).^[31]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	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
				SH 288 north – Freeport, Angleton, Houston	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
				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
				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
				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 97
				FM 1640 (Avenue I)
				US 90 Alt. east (Avenue H) / FM 723 north – Fulshear, Richmond, Historic Downtown District	South end of US 90 Alt. overlap
				Spur 529 south – Wharton
				US 90 Alt. west – Eagle Lake	North end of US 90 Alt. 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
				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
				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 5th Street (1st Street) / Spur 290
				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				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)
				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

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