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

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Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)

261.187

2010

U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 290

Original Description per Administrative Circular 16-1944

1927 - Beginning at San Antonio via Comfort, Sonora, Fort Stockton, Toyahvale to an intersection with No. 80 west of San Martine.

1929 – Beginning at San Antonio 50, Comfort 139, Sonora 156, Fort Stockton 58, Toyahvale 21, to an intersection with US 80 west of San Martine.

07/01/1932 - Beginning at San Antonio 50, Comfort 142, Sonora 155, Fort Stockton 58, Toyahvale 21, to an intersection with US 80 west of San Martine.

03/01/35 - Beginning Houston 50, Hempstead 21, Brenham 35, Giddings 20, Bastrop 35, Austin 51, Johnson City 32, Fredericksburg 55, Junction City 63, Sonora 155,- Fort Stockton 79, to a junction with US 80 east of Kent.

01/01/1939 - Beginning at Houston 50, Hempstead 21, Brenham 35, Giddings 20, Bastrop 35, Austin 51, Johnson City 32, Fredericksburg 55, Junction City 63, Sonora 155, Fort Stockton 79, to a junction with US 80 east of Kent.

05/01/1942 - Beginning at Houston 50, Hempstead 22, Brenham 36, Giddings 27, Bastrop 30, Austin 50, Johnson City 31, Fredericksburg 62, Junction 62, Sonora 148, Fort Stockton 77 to a junction with US 80 east of Kent. 

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Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939

From Houston via Hempstead, Brenham, Giddings, Fredericksburg, Junction, Sonora, Ozona, Ft. Stockton, and Balmorhea to a point on US 80 east of Kent.  Gen'l Re-description of Highway System.

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Minute Order 030401, dated 05/23/1951, AASHTO Ltr. dated 10/21/1951

From US 80 east of Kent eastward via Balmorhea, Ft. Stockton, Ozona, Sonora, Junction, Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Austin, Elgin, Paige, Giddings, Brenham, and Hempstead to Houston. New description; section between Austin and Paige via Bastrop rerouted to between Austin and Paige via Elgin.

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Minute Order 100223, dated 11/21/1991; DesLtr. 01-1992, dated 01/30/1992

From IH 10 southeast of Junction eastward via Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Austin, Elgin, Giddings, Brenham, and Hempstead to IH 610 in Houston, a distance of approximately 290.0 miles.  (Kimble, Gillespie, Blanco, Hays, Travis, Bastrop, Lee, Fayette, Washington, Waller and Harris Counties)  New description; section of approx. 312.0 miles, from IH 10/IH 20 intersection east of Kent eastward to the IH 10/US 290 intersection southeast of Junction cancelled and removed from the State Highway System.

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Minute Order 104914, dated 01/26/1995;  DesLtr. 01-1995, dated 04/10/1995

From IH 10, southeast of Junction, eastward via Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Austin, Elgin, Giddings, and Brenham, to IH 610 in Houston, a distance of approx. 290.0 miles. (Kimble, Gillespie, Blanco, Hays, Travis, Bastrop, Lee, Fayette, Washington, Waller, and Harris Counties)  New description; Hempstead removed as a control point. Mileage transferred to BU 290-H.

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[10th Mountain Division Highway--US 290 from IH 35 to SH 95; the part of SH 95 from US 290 to SH 71; the part of SH 71 from SH 95 to IH 35.  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., eff. Sept. 1, 1995]

[Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway--US 290, from IH 10 southeast of Junction to Johnson City.  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., eff. Sept. 1, 1997]

[Presidential Corridor--US 290 from IH 35 to SH 21 and SH 21 from US 290 to SH 6.  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., eff. Sept. 1, 1997]

 [Henry G. "Bud" Lehman Highway--US 290 on Lee County.  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., eff. Sept. 1, 1997]

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