Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
46.836 2010

STATE HIGHWAY NO. 147

Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939

From San Augustine via Broaddus to a point on SH 63 near Zavalla. General redescription of Highway System.



Minute Order 019159, dated 03/26/1942

Entire designation cancelled.  Cancelled and combined with FM 10.



Minute Order 023767, dated 09/09/1947

From San Augustine via Broaddus to a point on SH 63 near Zavalla.  (Angelina and San Augustine Counties)  New Designation (formerly FM 10).



Minute Order 032573, dated 08/20/1952

From SH 87 southeast of Shelbyville southwestward via San Augustine and Broaddus to SH 63 near Zavalla.  Route extended over a section of old route of US 96 between San Augustine and SH 87.



Adm. Auth., dated 07/31/1984; Adm. Ltr. 008-1984, dated 08/20/1984

From SH 87 southeast of Shelbyville, southwestward via San Augustine and Broaddus to SH 63 near Zavalla.  (Angelina, Shelby, and San Augustine Counties)  New description; approximately 0.05 mile extended south on SH 147 in San Augustine to new location of SH 21.



(Forest Hwy 18--Zavala-San Augustine Rd., Angelina & San Augustine Counties, SH 63 at Zavala to SH 103 and another point on SH 103 to east forest boundary near Macume, approx. 23.7 miles.)

(Forest Hwy 24--Center-San Augustine Rd., Shelby & San Augustine Counties, north forest boundary south of Todd Springs to south forest boundary north of San Augustine, approx. 7.2 miles.)