State Highway 96 or SH 96 (now renamed to League City Parkway) is a state highway that runs 6 miles (9.7 km) between Interstate 45 and SH 146 in Galveston County

Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 291,309. Its county seat is Galveston. League City is the largest city in Galveston County in terms of population; between...

. This highway runs between Kemah

Kemah, Texas

Kemah is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city's population was 2,330 as of the 2000 census. Located in Galveston County, Kemah's main industry comes from shipping...

 and League City

League City, Texas

League City is a city in Galveston County and Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 45,444; in the 2006 census estimate, the population was listed as 67,200. The 2010 Census places the population of League City...

. It runs past what used to be the Houston Gulf Airport

Houston Gulf Airport

Houston Gulf Airport was a single-runway airport located in eastern League City, Texas, United States. Its FAA code was SPX and its IATA code was also SPX.- History :...

.

Previous routes

SH 96 was previously designated in 1926 on a route from Raymondville

Raymondville, Texas

Raymondville is a city in and the county seat of Willacy County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,733 at the 2000 census. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas....

 to Harlingen

Harlingen, Texas

Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley...

, mainly along the Gulf Coast. By 1933, it extended north to Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...

. By 1939, the routed was truncated to start in Sinton

Sinton, Texas

Sinton is a city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,676 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of San Patricio County...

, with an already constructed section between Corpus Christi and Chapman Ranch

Chapman Ranch, Texas

Chapman Ranch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Nueces County, Texas, United States, seven miles south of Corpus Christi. It is named for a family that purchased of the King Ranch in 1919.-Resources:*...

 transferred to SH 286. The remaining route was redesignated as U.S. Highway 77 in 1943 when it was extended south.

Junction list

County	Junction	Notes
Galveston Galveston County, Texas Galveston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 291,309. Its county seat is Galveston. League City is the largest city in Galveston County in terms of population; between...
	W Walker Street
	Dickinson Avenue
	Louisiana Avenue
		West end of FM 1266 overlap
	S Shore Boulevard
		East end of FM 1266 overlap
	Lawrence Road