List of highways in Harris County, Texas
The following is a list of all state highways in Harris County, Texas maintained by the Texas Department Of Transportation. All state highways in Texas are paved.
Interstate Highways
Route Name |
Direction |
Termini |
Junctions |
Length |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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E/W |
Chambers County to Fort Bend County |
|
Approximately 56 miles (90.1 km) |
East of I-45 known locally as East Freeway. |
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S/N |
Galveston County to Montgomery County |
NASA Road 1 |
Approximately 45 mi (72.4 km) |
South of US 59 known locally as Gulf Freeway. |
|
Orbital |
Officially designated from Interstate 10 east of downtown Houston, going counterclockwise. |
|
37.972 mi (61.11 km) |
Known locally as "The Loop". |
U.S. Highways
Route Name |
Direction |
Termini |
Junctions |
Length |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S/N |
Fort Bend County to Montgomery County |
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Approximately 35 miles (56.32 km) |
South of SH 288 known locally as Southwest Freeway. |
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E/W |
Liberty County to |
|
Approximately 13.5 miles (21.7 km) |
Freeway portion from Crosby to Beltway 8 known locally as Crosby Freeway. |
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N/S |
|
|
Approximately 20 miles (32 km) |
Known locally as South Wayside Drive north of I-45, Old Spanish Trail between I-45 and Main Street west of SH 288, and South Main Street to Fort Bend County Line. |
US 290 |
E/W |
|
|
Approximately 33 miles (53.1 km) |
Known locally as Northwest Freeway. |
State Highways
Route Name |
Direction |
Termini |
Junctions |
Length |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S/N |
Galveston County to |
NASA Road 1 |
Approximately 8 miles (13.2 km) |
Known locally as Old Galveston Road. |
|
S/N |
Fort Bend County to Waller County |
Westpark Tollway |
Approximately 30 miles (48.3 km) |
Overlaps US 290 after its junction, which it follows out of the county. |
|
N/S |
|
|
Approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) |
Known locally as Telephone Road. |
|
S/N |
Fort Bend County to Franz Road in Katy |
|
Less than 2 miles (3.2 km) |
SH 99 is part of a proposed third freeway-grade loop around Greater Houston known as the Grand Parkway. Proposed as part of Interstate 69 expansion. |
|
S/N |
Galveston County to Chambers County |
NASA Road 1 |
Approximately 16 miles (25.75 km) |
Known in Baytown as Bob Lanier Freeway. |
|
E/W |
|
|
15.6 (25.1 km) |
Known in Houston as La Porte Freeway and in Pasadena as Paasadena Freeway. |
|
S/N |
|
|
Approximately 22 miles (35.4 km) |
Portion from Beltway 8 to just south of Tomball is a freeway. Highway and freeway may possibly be expanded to SH 6 in Navasota. |
|
N/S |
|
|
Approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) |
Known locally as South Freeway. |
State Highway Loops and Spurs
Route Name |
Direction |
Termini |
Junctions |
Length |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Orbital |
Officially designated from Interstate 45 north of downtown Houston, going clockwise. |
Hardy Toll Road |
83.128 miles (133.8 km) |
Secondary loop of metro Houston, with a radius from downtown Houston of AbOUT 8 miles. Main lanes are part of the Sam Houston Tollway while Beltway 8 comprises the service lanes. |
Spur 5 |
N/S |
Dowling Street in downtown Houston to |
2.929 miles (4.713 km) |
Runs concurrent with Interstate 45 from south of downtown to Exit 44B. |
|
Spur 261 |
N/S |
|
4.611 miles (7.421 km) |
Known locally as North Shepherd Dr. |
|
Spur 330 |
S/N |
Garth Road in Baytown to Interstate 10 |
0.863 miles (1.39 km) |
Short freeway-grade connector serving Baytown. Known locally as Decker Dr. |
|
Spur 527 |
S/N |
|
0.863 miles (1.39 km) |
Short freeway-grade connector serving Midtown neighborhood. |
Toll Roads
All Harris County toll roads are maintained by the Harris County Toll Road Authority.
Route Name |
Direction |
Termini |
Junctions |
Length |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Houston Tollway |
Orbital |
|
|
Main lane portion of Beltway 8 secondary loop. The remaining portion of the loop is free. |
|
Hardy Toll Road |
S/N |
|
|
21.6 miles (34.8 km) |
Runs parallel to Interstate 45. Possible future expansion south to Interstate 10. |
Westpark Tollway |
E/W |
Westpark Drive in Houston to Fort Bend County |
|
14 miles (22.53 km) |
Runs parallel to Westheimer Road. Possible future expansion east to Interstate 610. |
Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road |
E/W |
|
|
Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) |
Runs along Hillcroft Avenue. Possible future expansion north to Interstate 610. Formerly part of SH 122 project. |
Farm and Ranch to Market Roads
Route Name |
Direction |
Termini |
Junctions |
Length |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N/S |
NASA Road 1 to Galveston County |
|
0.3 mi (0.48 km) |
Known locally as Egret Bay Blvd. |
|
W/E |
Waller County back to Waller County |
|
0.6 mi (1 km) |
Concurrent with FM 1488 in very northwest corner of county. |
FM 525 |
E/W |
|
|
7.054 (11.35 km) |
Known locally as Aldine-Bender Rd. |
FM 526 |
S/N |
|
|
4.625 miles (7.443 km) |
Known locally as Maxie Rd. |
FM 528 |
E/W |
|
|
Approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
Known locally as Friendswood Blvd. |
FM 529 |
E/W |
US 290 to Waller County |
|
Approximately 17 miles (27.43 km) |
Sometimes referred to as Spencer Blvd. |
FM 865 |
N/S |
|
|
Approximately 9.5 miles (15.2 km) |
Known locally as Cullen Blvd. |
|
N/S |
|
|
Approximately 0.2 mi (0.3 km) |
Known locally as Murphy Road |
|
E/W |
|
|
Approximately 13.9 miles (22.39 km) |
Known locally as Westheimer Rd. |
|
W/E |
Waller County back to Waller County |
|
0.6 mi (1 km) |
Concurrent with FM 362 in very northwest corner of county. |
|
N/S |
Waller County back to Waller County |
|
0.5 mi (0.8 km) |
Runs in very northwest corner of county. |
|
N/S |
Bellaire Blvd. in Alief to Fort Bend County |
|
2.2 miles (3.54 km) |
Known locally as Synott Rd. |
|
E/W |
Chambers County to |
|
8.4 miles (13.52 km) |
Known locally as Crosby-Cedar Bayou Rd. |
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W/E |
|
|
1.339 miles (2.155 km) |
Known locally as Dixie Farm Rd. |
|
W/E |
US 290 to Liberty County |
|
Approximately 39 miles (62.7 km) |
Long thoroughfare through northern suburbs of Houston. |
|
S/N |
|
|
14.285 miles (23 km) |
Known locally as Crosby-Huffman Rd. |
|
W/E |
Galveston County to |
|
Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) |
Known locally as Edgewood Dr. |
|
W/E |
|
|
1.152 mi (1.85 km) |
Known locally as Scarsdale Blvd. |
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W/E |
|
|
30.849 km (49.65 km) |
Sometimes referred to as Waller-Tomball Road. |
|
S/N |
|
|
Approximately 3.5 miles (5.63 km) |
Known locally as Huffsmith-Conroe Rd. |
Adjacent counties
- Montgomery County (north)
- Liberty County (northeast)
- Chambers County (east)
- Galveston County (southeast)
- Brazoria County (south)
- Fort Bend County (southwest)
- Waller County (northwest)