{{Short description|State highway in Texas}} {{redirect-synonym|TX 6|{{ushr|Texas|6}}}} {{Use American English|date=May 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox road |state=TX |type=SH |route=6 |map={{maplink-road|frame-height=260 |type=line|from=Texas State Highway 6 Northbound.map |type2=line|from2=Texas State Highway 6 Southbound.map |type3=line|from3=Texas Business State Highway 6.map }} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SH 6 highlighted in red, business loops in blue |length_mi=476.4 |length_ref=<ref name="SH 6">{{TxDOT|SH|6|access-date=March 15, 2008}}</ref><ref name="6-concur" group=lower-alpha >The certified mileage given is shorter than the actual mileage as TxDOT considers SH 6 to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with US 79, US 180, US 183, US 190, US 277, US 281, US 283, and US 290.</ref> |established={{Start date|1917|04|04}} |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|I|45|TX|146}} in La Marque |junction= *{{jct|state=TX|I|69|US|59}} in Sugar Land *{{jct|state=TX|I|10|US|90}} in Houston *{{jct|state=TX|I|35}} in Waco *{{jct|state=TX|I|20}} in Eastland |terminus_b={{jct|state=OK|OK|6}} north of Quanah |previous_type=RE |previous_route=5 |next_type=Spur |next_route=6 }}
'''State Highway 6''' ('''SH 6''') runs from the Red River, the Texas–Oklahoma state line, to northwest of Galveston, where it is known as the Old Galveston Highway. In Sugar Land and Missouri City, it is known as Alvin-Sugarland Road and runs perpendicular to Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 (I-69/US 59). In the Houston area, it runs north to Farm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960), then northwest along US 290 to Hempstead, and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks, and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In the Bryan–College Station area, it is known as the '''Earl Rudder Freeway'''. In Hearne, it is known as Market Street. In Calvert, it is known as Main Street. For most of its length, SH 6 is not a limited-access road. In 1997, the Texas Legislature designated SH 6 as the '''Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway'''.<ref>{{Cite web |work=Texas Transportation Code |title = § 225.034 |url=https://casetext.com/statute/texas-codes/transportation-code/title-6-roadways/subtitle-b-state-highway-system/chapter-225-state-highway-names/subchapter-b-specific-state-highway-names/section-225034-texas-korean-war-veterans-memorial-highway |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220512213715/https://casetext.com/statute/texas-codes/transportation-code/title-6-roadways/subtitle-b-state-highway-system/chapter-225-state-highway-names/subchapter-b-specific-state-highway-names/section-225034-texas-korean-war-veterans-memorial-highway |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |via=Casetext |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History==
===Historic routes=== 50px|Historic SH 6|left SH 6 was one of the original 25 state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaying the King of Trails Highway.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|June 21|1917|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676699.pdf|access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> From 1919, the routing mostly followed present-day US 75 from Oklahoma to Dallas, then US 77 to Waco.
=== Current routes === {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=SH |route=157 |location=Stephens and Throckmorton counties |formed=1939 |deleted=1945<ref>{{TxDOT|SH|157|link=no|access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref> }}
On August 21, 1923, SH 6 was extended along the eastern Gulf Division branch of SH 2 to keep SH 2 from having two separate highways with the same number.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|August 21|1923|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676878.pdf|access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> In 1926, US 75 and US 77 were overlaid on northern SH 6 from Waco northward through the Dallas area to Denison, and US 75 was overlaid on the section from Houston to Galveston. In 1935, US 290 was overlaid on the section from Hempstead to Houston. While the routes were marked concurrently, the concurrent SH 6 kept its numbering until September 26, 1939, when SH 6 was truncated to the Gulf Division routing ending at Waco. It was rerouted south from Hempstead to Galveston, replacing SH 242 and SH 38.
On September 26, 1945, the roadway was extended northwest to Breckenridge over SH 67, continuing northwest to near Throckmorton along '''SH 157''', which was decommissioned. That same day, the section in southeast Texas between Hempstead and Sugar Land was canceled, as it was redundant with the new FM 359. On August 20, 1952, the route was truncated on the north side, ending near Breckenridge. This section was transferred to US 183. On September 26, 1967, SH 6 was rerouted to bypass Bremond, with the old route through Bremond transferred to SH 14 and FM 46. On November 1, 1968, the section between Hempstead and Sugar Land was re-established, as it was routed along US 290 until it reached FM 1960, then replacing FM 1960 southward to where the southern branch of SH 6 intersected to what is now I-69/US 59 in Sugar Land. That portion of FM 1960 from US 290 to then US 90 at Addicks was built in the 1950s, replacing and rerouting some of what was known as Jackrabbit Road. In the early 1970s, the northern section underwent a massive rerouting due to realignments of numerous U.S. and state highways. On August 4, 1971, the section from Breckenridge south to Eastland was redesignated as SH 69. SH 6 was instead rerouted west along US 80 to Cisco, then replaced US 380 northwest to near Old Glory. The route was again extended on July 31, 1975, replacing SH 283 between Old Glory and Stamford northward to the Texas–Oklahoma border, completing the current routing of SH 6. The old route of SH 6 was transferred to new SH 283. On October 27, 1989, a section from US 90A to McKeever Road (McKeever Bypass) was added.<ref name="SH 6"/>
A spur, '''SH 6A''' was designated on August 1, 1928, from SH 6 to Texas City.<ref>{{TxDOT minutes|August 1|1928|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673774.pdf|access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> On March 19, 1930, this route was renumbered as SH 146.
In June 2016, a section of the highway in Eastland County between Cisco and Albany was destroyed due to major flooding.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Axford |first=William |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Part of Highway 6 in Eastland County disappears after rain |language=en-US |work=Houston Chronicle |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Part-of-Highway-6-in-Eastland-County-disappears-7960594.php |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814175637/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Part-of-Highway-6-in-Eastland-County-disappears-7960594.php |archive-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref>
==Route description== thumb|left|A view from the Highway 6 bridge crossing Lake Waco thumb|SH 6, as East Blackjack Street, in downtown Dublin SH 6 begins at an intersection with I-45 and SH 3 in Bayou Vista, and proceeds to the northwest, paralleling the ATSF railroad tracks. The highway makes a mostly straight line through Galveston, Brazoria, and Fort Bend Counties, passing through the city of Alvin. As the highway traverses through Sugar Land, it makes a turn to the north after passing intersections with I-69/US 59 and Alternate US 90. The highway continues north into western Harris County, reaching the Westpark Tollway and I-10. It then intersects US 290 in CyFair, joining it as they travel to the northwest, thus finishing a large routing around the southern and western portions of Houston. The route continues northwest with US 290 as a limited-access highway. At Hockley, the highway veers to the right, forking from an old alignment of the highway, and bypassing the cities of Waller and Hempstead to the north. At Hempstead, it splits from US 290 and turns northward into Grimes County, where it bypasses the city of Navasota, while Business SH 6 passes through town. The highway then turns northwest again, crossing into Brazos County. The highway starts another bypass here, going around the Bryan–College Station area to the northeast, while the business route goes through these cities. On the northeast side of Bryan, the highway meets US 190, and they travel together to the northwest out of the region. SH 6 splits with US 190 in the town of Hearne, but joins US 79 before that route splits to the northeast about a mile north of town. SH 6 then continues northwest, traveling through lesser populated farmlands, before approaching Waco. Before entering Waco, it turns southwest on Loop 340, and bypasses Waco to the south. It reaches an intersection with I-35, and then turns to the northwest again, crossing over Lake Waco. The highway continues northwest and west through more farmland regions in Central Texas, before reaching an intersection with I-20 just south of Eastland. The route briefly turns west, traveling along the former route of US 80, before turning back to the northwest at Cisco. As it continues, it is briefly concurrent with US 180/US 277 in north central Texas. Just northwest of Stamford, the highway makes its final turn to the north at an intersection with SH 283. The highway then travels through sparsely populated areas of Haskell, Knox, Foard, and Hardeman counties before ending north of Quanah at the Red River, where it meets Oklahoma State Highway 6.
==Major intersections== {{mileposts}} {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="Google Distances">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hwy+6,+Texas/@32.4866417,-101.3776804,7z |title=Hwy 6, Texas |access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref>}} {{TXint |county=Galveston |cspan=6 |location=La Marque |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|45|SH|146|dir2=north|city1=Houston|city2=Galveston|city3=Texas City}} |notes=I-45 exit 7B }} {{TXint |location=Hitchcock |lspan=2 |mile=4.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|519|dir1=east|city1=La Marque}} }} {{TXint |mile=5.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2004|to2=to|I|45|city1=Lake Jackson|city2=Freeport}} }} {{TXint |location=Santa Fe |lspan=3 |mile=9.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|646|dir1=south|city1=Lake Jackson|city2=Freeport}} |type=concur |notes=Southern end of FM 646 concurrency }} {{TXint |mile=9.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|646|dir1=north|city1=Dickinson}} |type=concur |notes=Northern end of FM 646 concurrency }} {{TXint |mile=11.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1764|dir1=east|city1=Texas City}} }} {{TXint |county=Brazoria |cspan=5 |location=Alvin |lspan=3 |mile=18.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|35<!--|SH|99-->|city1=Angleton|city2=Houston}} |notes=Interchange; SH 35 is planned to be co-signed with SH 99 in the future }} {{TXint |mile=19.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|273|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |mile=19.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|35|dab1=Alvin|city1=Angleton|city2=Houston}} }} {{TXint |location=Manvel|lspan=2 |mile=27.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1128|dir1=north|city1=Pearland}} }} {{TXint |mile=29.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|288|city1=Angleton|city2=Houston}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |county=Fort Bend |cspan=7 |location=Arcola |mile=33.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|521|name1=McKeever Road|extra=airport|location1=Houston Southwest Airport}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |location=Missouri City|lspan=2 |mile=37.0 |road=Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=41.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1092|dir1=north|city1=Stafford}} }} {{TXint |location=Sugar Land |lspan=4 |mile=45.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|69|US|59|city1=Victoria|city2=Houston}} |notes=I-69/US 59 exit 109; interchange. }} {{TXint |mile=46.6 |road=Brooks Street |notes=Former Spur 58<ref name="FortBendSpurs">{{Cite web|title=USGS Map Name: Missouri City, Texas|url=https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=29.61421&lon=-95.62066&datum=nad27&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=m|access-date=June 27, 2022|work=TopoQuest Map Viewer|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="FortBendSpurs2">{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sugar+Land,+TX/@29.6132725,-95.624729,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8640de10e11b70cb:0x2779e11b2263d8cc!8m2!3d29.5984434!4d-95.6225521 |title = Sugar Land |access-date = June 27, 2022 |link = no }}</ref> }} {{TXint |mile=47.0 |road=University Boulevard |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=47.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Alt|90|dab1=Houston}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |county=Harris |cspan=6 |location=Houston |lspan=6 |mile=54.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|Toll|Westpark|road|Alief Clodine}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=56.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1093|name1=Westheimer Road|city1=Fulshear|city2=Houston}} }} {{TXint |mile=59.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|name1=US 90<!--not signed here-->|road|Grisby Road / Park Row Boulevard}} |notes=I-10 exit 751 }} {{TXint |mile=66.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|529|name1=Spencer Road}} }} {{TXint |type= |mile=69.1 |road=Hempstead Highway / Jackrabbit Road |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=69.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|290|dir1=east|FM|1960|dir2=east|city1=Humble|city2=Houston}} |notes=Southern end of US 290 concurrency; interchange }} {{jctgap|text=see US 290}} {{TXint |type=concur |county=Waller|cspan=3 |location=Hempstead |mile=101.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|290|dir1=west|US-Bus|290|dab2=Hempstead|dir2=east|city1=Brenham|city2=Austin|city3=Hempstead|city4=Bellville}}<!--signs erroneously point SH 6 south straight--> |notes=Northern end of US 290 concurrency; interchange }} {{TXint |location=Howth |mile=104.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1736}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=107.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2979|dir1=east|to2=to|FM|362}} }} {{TXint |county=Grimes |cspan=8 |location=none |mile=112.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2|city1=Camp Allen|location2=Luther Unit}} |notes=Interchange under construction<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings-meetings/bryan/020917.html | title = SH 6 and FM 2 Intersection - Grimes County | publisher = Texas Department of Transportation | date = February 9, 2017}}</ref>}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=114.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1227|dir1=west|location1=Wallace Pack Unit}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=114.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2988|dir1=east|city1=Whitehall}} }} {{TXint |type=incomplete |location=none |mile=117.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|6|dab1=Navasota|dir1=north|name1=LaSalle Street}} |notes=Interchange; no northbound entrance }} {{TXint |location=Navasota |lspan=4 |mile=119.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|105|dir1=east|Spur|515|city1=Conroe}} |notes=Interchange }}<!--no concurrency; SH 105 stays on the frontage roads--> {{TXint |mile=120.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|90|SH|105|dir2=west|city1=Anderson|city2=Brenham}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=122.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3090}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |type=incomplete |mile=123.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|6|dab1=Navasota|dir1=south|name1=LaSalle Street|city1=Navasota|location2=truck route to SH 105 west}} |notes=Interchange; southbound exit only and northbound entrance }} {{TXint |county=Brazos |cspan=21 |location=none |mile=124.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2154|city1=Millican}} |notes=Interchange; southern end of freeway }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=128.6 |road=Westward Ho }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=131.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|159|city1=Millican}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=133.5 |road=Mesa Verde Drive / Southern Pointe Parkway }} {{TXint |location=College Station |lspan=9 |mile=135.6 |type=incomplete |road=Nantucket Drive |notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance }} {{TXint |mile=136.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|40|name1=William D. Fitch Parkway}} }} {{TXint |mile=137.4 |road=Barron Road }} {{TXint |mile=138.8 |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Rock Prairie Road |notes=Access to College Station Medical Center }} {{TXint |mile=139.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2818|name1=Harvey Mitchell Parkway|road|Emerald Parkway}} }} {{TXint |mile=140.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|6|dab1=College Station|dir1=north|name1=Texas Avenue|road|Deacon Drive|location1=Texas A&M University}}<!--northbound entrance is signed via Rock Prairie Road--> }} {{TXint |mile=142.0 |road=Southwest Parkway / Raintree Drive }} {{TXint |mile=142.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|30|name1=Harvey Road|city1=Huntsville}} }} {{TXint |mile=143.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|60|name1=University Drive|location1=Texas A&M University}} }} {{TXint |location=Bryan |lspan=8 |mile=144.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1179|name1=Briarcrest Drive|extra=hospital}} |notes=Access to St. Joseph Regional Health Center }} {{TXint |mile=145.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|158|name1=William J. Bryan Parkway / Boonville Road}} }} {{TXint |mile=146.5 |road=Old Reliance Road / MLK Jr. Street }} {{TXint |mile=147.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|190|dir1=east|SH|21|city1=Madisonville|city2=Caldwell|extra=airport|location3=Airport}} |type=concur |notes=Southern end of US 190 concurrency }} {{TXint |mile=149.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|974|name1=Tabor Road}} }} {{TXint |mile=150.5 |road=Woodville Road }} {{TXint |mile=152.5 |type=incomplete |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|6|dab1=Bryan|dir1=south|city1=Bryan}} |notes=No northbound exit }} {{TXint |mile=153.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2818|name1=Harvey Mitchell Parkway}} |notes=Interchange; northern end of freeway }} {{TXint |county1=Brazos |county2=Robertson |location=Benchley |mile=155.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|OSR|Spur|231}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |county=Robertson |cspan=11 |location=none |mile=162.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2549|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Hearne|lspan=2 |mile=167.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|79|dir1=south|US|190|dir2=west|FM|391|dir3=east|city1=Milano|city2=Wheelock}} |notes=Northern end of US 190 concurrency; southern end of US 79 concurrency; interchange }} {{TXint |mile=169.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|485|dir1=west|city1=Cameron|location2=Hearne Municipal Airport}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=169.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|79|dir1=north|city1=Franklin|city2=Buffalo|city3=Palestine}} |notes=Northern end of US 79 concurrency; interchange }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Calvert |lspan=3 |mile=176.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1644|dir1=south|name1=Texas Street}} |notes=Southern end of FM 1644 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=176.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1644|dir1=north|name1=Hanna Street}} |notes=Northern end of FM 1644 concurrency }} {{TXint |mile=177.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|979|name1=Browning Street}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=180.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2159|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |location=Bremond |lspan=4 |mile=186.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|14|dir1=north|city1=Bremond|city2=Mexia}} }} {{TXint |mile=187.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2159|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |mile=188.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1373|city1=Bremond}} }} {{TXint |county=Falls |cspan=9 |mile=191.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|46|dir1=south|city1=Bremond}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=192.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1373|dir1=south|city1=Rosebud}} }} {{TXint |location=Reagan |mile=194.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|413|city1=Reagan}}<!--second northbound exit is unsigned--> |notes=Interchange; northbound access via Bus. SH 6 }} {{TXint |location=Marlin|lspan=4 |mile=201.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|6|dab1=Marlin|dir1=north|city1=Marlin}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=203.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|7|city1=Bruceville-Eddy|city2=Centerville}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=204.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|147}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=206.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|6|dab1=Marlin|dir1=south|city1=Marlin}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=209.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2307|dir1=east|location1=St. Paul}} }} {{TXint |location=Perry |mile=212.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1240|dir1=east|city1=Otto}} }} {{TXint |county=McLennan |cspan=21 |location=Riesel |mile=216.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1860|location1=Lake Creek|city2=Mart}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=219.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|164|city1=Mart|city2=Groesbeck}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=221.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3222|dir1=east|name1=Hallsburg Road}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=223.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1860|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Waco |mile=226.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|340|dir1=north|Loop|484|dir2=north|to3=to|US-Bus|77|dab3=Waco|city1=Waco|city2=Bellmead}} |notes=Interchange; southern end of Loop 340 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=incomplete |location=none |mile=227.9 |road=Frontage Road |notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; interchange }} {{TXint |location=Waco|lspan=2 |mile=228.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|434|name1=3rd Street|FM|3400|name2=University Parks Drive}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=229.6 |road=12th Street |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |location=Robinson|lspan=2 |mile=231.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|77|city1=Cameron|city2=Waco}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |mile=232.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|35|city1=Dallas|city2=Fort Worth|city3=Austin|extra=hospital}} |notes=Southern end of freeway; I-35 exit 330, access to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center }} {{TXint |location=Waco |lspan=8 |mile=234.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3476|name1=Bagby Avenue}} |notes=No direct northbound exit (signed at I-35<!--on an auxiliary sign-->) }} {{TXint |type=incomplete |mile=234.6 |road=Beverly Drive |notes=No southbound exit }} {{TXint |mile=235.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3223|name1=Imperial Drive}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=236.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|84|name1=Waco Drive|Spur|298|name2=Franklin Avenue|extra=hospital}} |notes=Northern end of Loop 340 concurrency, access to Providence Medical Center }} {{TXint |mile=236.4 |road={{jct|extra=hospital}} Sanger Avenue |notes=Access to Providence Medical Center }} {{TXint |mile=237.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|396|name1=Bosque Boulevard}} }} {{TXint |mile=238.3 |road=Lake Waco, Midway Park }} {{TXint |mile=239.7 |road=Lake Waco, Speegleville Park }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=241.5 |road=Speegleville Road }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=243.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|412|name1=McLaughlin Road}} |notes=Interchange; northern end of freeway }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=244.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|185|city1=Crawford|city2=China Spring}} }} {{TXint |county=Bosque |cspan=11 |location=Valley Mills |lspan=2 |mile=256.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|317|dir1=south|name1=Seventh Street|city1=Crawford|city2=McGregor}} }} {{TXint |mile=256.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|56|dir1=north|name1=Fourth Street|city1=Laguna Park}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=256.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|217|dir1=west|city1=Gatesville}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=259.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|854|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=263.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2602|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |location=Clifton|lspan=2 |mile=267.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|219|name1=5th Street|city1=Cranfills Gap|extra=airport|location2=Airport}} }} {{TXint |mile=268.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3220|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=271.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2136|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |location=Meridian |mile=278.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|22|name1=West Morgan Street|city1=Hamilton|city2=Meridian|city3=Glen Rose|city4=Hillsboro|city5=Cleburne}} }} {{TXint |location=Iredell |mile=291.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|927|dir1=east|city1=Walnut Springs}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=292.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1238|city1=Cranfills Gap|city2=Iredell}} }} {{TXint |county=Hamilton |cspan=2 |location=Hico |lspan=2 |mile=301.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|220|dir1=north|city1=Glen Rose}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=301.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|281|dir1=south|name1=Walnut Street|city1=Hamilton}} |notes=Southern end of US 281 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |county=Erath |cspan=6 |location=none |mile=305.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|281|dir1=north|city1=Stephenville}} |notes=Northern end of US 281 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=Alexander |mile=313.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|914|city1=Carlton|city2=Stephenville}} }} {{TXint |location=Dublin|lspan=3 |mile=321.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|847|dir1=east|name1=North Norton|city1=Stephenville}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=321.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|219|dir1=south|name1=Liberty|city1=Carlton|location2=Airport}} |notes=Southern end of FM 219 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=322.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|67|dab1=Dublin|FM|219|dir2=north|name2=Patrick Street}} |notes=Northern end of FM 219 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=323.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|67|US|377|city1=Comanche|city2=Stephenville}} |notes=Interchange}} {{TXint |county=Comanche |cspan=3 |location=none |mile=329.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1496|dir1=south|city1=Comyn|city2=Proctor}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=De Leon|lspan=2 |mile=334.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|16|dir1=south|name1=Texas Street|city1=Comanche|location2=Business District}} |notes=Southern end of SH 16 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=334.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|16|dir1=north|city1=Desdemona|city2=Strawn}} |notes=Northern end of SH 16 concurrency }} {{TXint |county=Eastland |cspan=16 |location=Gorman |lspan=3 |mile=344.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2921|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=344.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|8|dir1=east|city1=Desdemona}} |notes=Southern end of FM 8 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=345.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|8|dir1=west|city1=Duster}} |notes=Northern end of FM 8 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=349.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|8|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=354.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|389|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |location=Carbon |mile=355.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|389|dir1=east|FM|2526|city1=Carbon}} }} {{TXint |location=Punkin Center|ctdab=Eastland |mile=358.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2563|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=362.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|city1=Cisco|city2=Ranger}} |notes=I-20 exit 340 }} {{TXint |location=Eastland |lspan=2 |mile=364.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|112|to2=to|I|20|extra=airport|location1=Airport}} }} {{TXint |mile=365.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3101|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=368.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|490|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Cisco|lspan=3 |mile=374.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Truck|183|dab1=Cisco|dir1=north|name1=Avenue A}} |notes=Southern end of US 183 Truck concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=374.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|dir1=south|SH|206|dir2=south|to3=to|I|20}} |notes=Northern end of US 183 Truck concurrency; southern end of US 183 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=374.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|dir1=north|city1=Breckenridge}} |notes=Northern end of US 183 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=376.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2807|dir1=west|location1=Lake Cisco|extra=airport|location2=Airport}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=382.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1853|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |county=Callahan |location=none |mile=389.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM-Spur|880|dir1=west|to2=to|FM|880|city1=Putnam}} }} {{TXint |county=Shackelford|cspan=9 |location=Moran|lspan=2 |mile=392.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2408|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |mile=393.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|576|city1=Eolian}} }} {{TXint |location=Sedwick |mile=397.6 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2312|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=406.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|601|dir1=east|city1=Eolian|city2=Ibex}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Albany|lspan=2 |mile=408.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|180|dir1=east|US|283|dir2=north|FM|1084|dir3=north|city1=Breckenridge|city2=Throckmorton}} |notes=Southern end of US 180{{nbsp}}/ US 283 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |mile=408.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|283|dir1=south|city1=Baird}} |notes=Northern end of US 283 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=415.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|351|city1=Abilene}} |notes=Interchange }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=426.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|180|dir1=west|city1=Anson}} |notes=Northern end of US 180 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=429.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|142|dir1=north}} }} {{TXint |county=Jones |cspan=7 |location=Lueders |mile=430.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1597|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none<!--outside Avoca per green signs--> |mile=436.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|600|dir1=south|city1=Nugent}} |notes=Southern end of FM 600 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=Avoca |mile=437.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|600|dir1=north|FM|1636|dir2=west}} |notes=Northern end of FM 600 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=440.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|704|dir1=south|extra=airport|location1=Airport}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=442.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2702|dir1=west|city1=Hamlin|location2=truck route to SH 6 north / US 277}} }} {{TXint |location=Stamford|lspan=3 |mile=444.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|142|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |mile=445.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|US-Bus|277|dab1=Stamford|dir1=south|name1=McHarg|FM|1226|dir2=south|name2=Swenson|city1=Anson|city2=Funston}} |type=concur |notes=Southern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency; traffic circle around U.S. Post Office }} {{TXint |type=concur |county=Haskell |cspan=9 |mile=446.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|277|city1=Haskell|city2=Anson}} |notes=Interchange; northern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency; southern end of SH 283 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=454.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|283|dir1=west|city1=Aspermont}} |notes=Northern end of SH 283 concurrency }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=457.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1661|dir1=south|city1=Sagerton}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=458.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1225|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=Rule |mile=466.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|380|name1=Fifth Street|city1=Aspermont|city2=Haskell}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=469.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2407|dir1=west}} |notes=Southern end of FM 2407 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=470.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2407|dir1=east|city1=Haskell}} |notes=Northern end of FM 2407 concurrency }} {{TXint |mile=473.7 |location=Rochester<!--or just outside?--> |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|617|city1=Weinert}} }} {{TXint |location=O'Brien |mile=478.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2229}} }} {{TXint |county=Knox |cspan=6 |location=Knox City |mile=481.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|222}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=483.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1292|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=486.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2534|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=Benjamin |mile=493.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|82|SH|114|city1=Guthrie|city2=Seymour}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=504.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1756|dir1=east|city1=Gilliland}} |notes=Southern end of FM 1756 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |location=none |mile=505.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1756|dir1=west|city1=Truscott|location2=Truscott Brine Lake}} |notes=Northern end of FM 1756 concurrency }} {{TXint |county=Foard |cspan=6 |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|263|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1594|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2003|dir1=west}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|98|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=Crowell |road={{jct|state=TX|US|70|city1=Paducah|city2=Vernon}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3103|dir1=east|city1=Margaret}} }} {{TXint |county=Hardeman |cspan=10 |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|Park|62|dir1=west|location1=Copper Breaks State Park}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2568|extra=airport|location1=Airport}} }} {{TXint |location=Quanah |lspan=5 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|104|dir1=west|city1=Paducah}} }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|US|287|name1=11th Street|city1=Childress|city2=Vernon}} }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|133|dir1=west|name1=3rd Street}} |notes=Southern end of Spur 133 concurrency }} {{TXint |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|133|dir1=east|name1=Nelson Street}} |notes=Northern end of Spur 133 concurrency }} {{TXint |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2640|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2533|dir1=east}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1166|dir1=south}} }} {{TXint |location=none |road={{jct|state=OK|SH|6|dir1=north|city1=Altus<!--bottom line of distance sign after US 287 (Eldorado is on top); chosen because it's used for SH 6 on US 287-->}} |notes=Oklahoma state line (Red River bridge) }} {{jctbtm|keys=incomplete,concur}}
==Business routes== SH 6 has four business routes.
===Marlin business loop=== {{Infobox road small |state=TX |type=SH-Bus |route=6-N |location=Marlin |established=1990 |length_mi=5.328 |length_ref=<ref name="BS6N">{{TxDOT|BS|6|N}}</ref> }} 50px|left '''Business State Highway 6-N''' ('''Bus. SH 6-N''', formerly '''Loop 23''') is a business loop that runs from SH 6 near Marlin in central Texas. The road was bypassed on November 30, 1978 by SH 6 and designated Loop 23. The road was redesignated as Business SH 6-N on June 21, 1990.<ref name="BS6N"/><ref>{{TxDOT|SL|23}}</ref>
{{jcttop|state=TX|county=Falls|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.2711675,-96.8694641/31.3316943,-96.8887688/@31.2952446,-96.923937,12.84z/data=!4m24!4m23!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-96.8850537!2d31.2812456!3s0x86458fc90bacd06b:0x163b09a2b79f5926!3m4!1m2!1d-96.8993623!2d31.306282!3s0x86458fa0006c9533:0x2afabb1ab6ac64cf!3m4!1m2!1d-96.8964578!2d31.3142181!3s0x86458f0c8a3ed12d:0xc0a98588e6f8687e!3m4!1m2!1d-96.8924873!2d31.3211076!3s0x86458f119772f139:0x7b7c3b3a0f2ddaba!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Bus. SH 6-N |access-date=August 11, 2024 |link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|6|nolink1=yes|city1=Waco|city2=Hearne}} |notes=Interchange}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=1.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|712|dir1=west|location1=Falls On the Brazos Park|location2=William P. Hobby Unit}} }} {{TXint |location=Marlin |lspan=3 |mile=3.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|7|name1=Bridge Street}} }} {{TXint |mile=3.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2117|dir1=north|name1=Anders Street}} }} {{TXint |mile=4.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2308|dir1=east|city1=Groesbeck}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=5.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|6|nolink1=yes}} |notes=Interchange}} {{jctbtm}} {{Clear}}
===Reagan business loop=== {{Infobox road small |state=TX |type=SH-Bus |route=6-P |location=Reagan |established=2015 |length_mi=0.754 |length_ref=<ref name="SWPM">{{cite web |author=Texas Department of Transportation |author-link=Texas Department of Transportation |url=https://www.txdot.gov/apps/statewide_mapping/StatewidePlanningMap.html |title=Statewide Planning Map LRS Readout (ArcGIS) |date=2018 |access-date=July 29, 2022}}</ref> }} '''Business State Highway 6-P''' ('''Bus. SH 6-P''') is a {{convert|0.754|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} business loop that runs near Reagan. The road was bypassed on June 25, 2015, by SH 6 when it was rerouted west.<ref name="BS 6-P">|{{TxDOT|BS|6|P}}</ref> Bus. SH 6-P shares a short, one-block concurrency with FM 413 through Reagan. Both ends of the route are only accessible directly from SH 6 northbound. Access to SH 6 southbound can only be reached via an interchange with SH 6 and FM 413.<ref name="SWPM"/>
'''Major intersections'''<br/> {{Jcttop|state=TX|location=Reagan|county=Falls|length_ref=<ref name="SWPM"/>}} {{TXint |mile=0.000 |type=incomplete |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|6|nolink1=yes|dir1=north|city1=Marlin}} |notes=Western terminus; access to SH 6 north only }} {{TXint |mile=0.246 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|413|dir1=south|to2=to|SH|6|road|nolink2=yes|dir2=south|County Road 2903|city1=Calvert}} |notes=Western end of FM 413 concurrency; access to SH 6 south via FM 413 }} {{TXint |mile=0.312 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|413|dir1=north|road|County Road 2902|city1=Kosse}} |notes=Eastern end of FM 413 concurrency }} {{TXint |mile=0.754 |type=incomplete |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|6|nolink1=yes|dir1=north|city1=Marlin}} |notes=Western terminus; access to SH 6 north only }} {{Jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete}} {{Clear}}
===Bryan-College Station business loop=== {{Infobox road small |state=TX |type=SH-Bus |route=6-R |location=Bryan-College Station |formed=1990 |length_mi=12.477 |length_ref=<ref name="BS6R">{{TxDOT|BS|6|R}}</ref> }} 50px|left '''Business State Highway 6-R''' ('''Bus. SH 6-R''', formerly '''Loop 507''') is a business loop that runs through the cities of Bryan and College Station. The highway is known locally as '''Texas Avenue''' in both cities and runs along the eastern boundary of Texas A&M University in College Station.
The route was created in 1990 with the re-designation of Loop 507. Loop 507 was designated in 1972 when SH 6 was re-routed along a bypass around Bryan and College Station.<ref>{{TxDOT|SL|507}}</ref>
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Brazos|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/30.5899346,-96.2882734/30.7225228,-96.4181352/@30.6637118,-96.416209,11.92z/data=!4m49!4m48!1m45!3m4!1m2!1d-96.3010063!2d30.600794!3s0x864684f4b19599d5:0xfa5b7d52f9ec7f6f!3m4!1m2!1d-96.3187888!2d30.6151143!3s0x86468479c10707c3:0xf88cc2a44a53880e!3m4!1m2!1d-96.323355!2d30.6186161!3s0x864683882ef6e055:0xbf1fa4b8dc79ec0d!3m4!1m2!1d-96.3347395!2d30.6277745!3s0x864683ed37fe0d2f:0x986073338823c3ba!3m4!1m2!1d-96.3533299!2d30.6435507!3s0x86468179b4122859:0xa2efe269f0484e5b!3m4!1m2!1d-96.3699535!2d30.674331!3s0x864681a17909f0e9:0x932db57ea66120dc!3m4!1m2!1d-96.3718845!2d30.6884633!3s0x864681ac2215ab89:0x83d7beecc7d54034!3m4!1m2!1d-96.4093397!2d30.7157216!3s0x86442aa01cf54637:0xfa8b9d624e03cce6!3m4!1m2!1d-96.4110921!2d30.7174452!3s0x86442aa1adc650a1:0x413c39616a61d12d!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Bus. SH 6-R |access-date=August 11, 2024}}</ref>}} {{TXint |location=College Station |lspan=5 |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|6|nolink1=yes|dir1=south}} |notes=Southern terminus; access to SH 6 south only}} {{TXint |mile=1.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2818|name1=Harvey Mitchell Parkway}} }} {{TXint |mile=2.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|30|dir1=east|name1=Harvey Road}} }} {{TXint |mile=2.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|2347|dir1=west|name1=George Bush Drive|road|George Bush Drive East}} }} {{TXint |mile=3.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|60|name1=University Drive}} }} {{TXint |location=Bryan |lspan=4 |mile=5.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1179|name1=Villa Maria Road}} }} {{TXint |mile=7.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|158|name1=William J. Bryan Parkway}} }} {{TXint |mile=8.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|21}} }} {{TXint |mile=12.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|190|SH|6|nolink2=yes}} |notes=Interchange; northern terminus}} {{jctbtm}} {{Clear}}
===Navasota business loop=== {{Infobox road small |state=TX |type=SH-Bus |route=6-S |formed=1990 |location=Navasota |length_mi=6.316 |length_ref=<ref name="BS6S">{{TxDOT|BS|6|S}}</ref> }} 50px|left '''Business State Highway 6-S''' ('''Bus. SH 6-S''', formerly '''Loop 508''') is a business loop that runs through Navasota on La Salle Avenue. The route was created in 1972 when SH 6 was rerouted further north and east around town; it is {{convert|6.3|mi|km}} long. The road was redesignated as Bus. SH 6-S on June 21, 1990.<ref name="BS6S"/> {{Clear}}
==See also== *{{portal-inline|Texas}} *{{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
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==External links== {{commons category|Texas State Highway 6}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
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