State Highway 286 or SH 286 is a Texas state highway running from downtown Corpus Christi south to Chapman Ranch. The route was designated on its current route in 1939. Before 1939, this route was known as SH 96

State Highway 96 (Texas)

State Highway 96 or SH 96 is a state highway that runs between Interstate 45 and SH 146 in Galveston County. This highway runs between Kemah and League City...

, and was proposed to be extended to the southwest to Riviera. It is also locally known as the "Crosstown Expressway"

History

The route from Corpus Christi to Chapman Ranch was originally designated as a portion of SH 96 as early as 1933. The highway was redesignated to SH 286 in 1939.

Route description

The route of SH 286 runs from FM 70 northward to I-37 in Corpus Christi in Nueces County. The southern terminus is located in rural Nueces County at FM 70 south of Corpus Christi. The highway heads north with intersections at FM 2444 and FM 43 before turning to the northeast and crossing Oso Creek near Cabaniss Field Naval Air Station. SH 286 becomes a freeway south of SH 357 (Saratoga Boulevard). The freeway portion of the highway is known as the Crosstown Expressway. As the freeway heads to the northeast, it has an interchange with SH 358 (South Padre Island Drive). The freeway continues to the northeast from the interchange through downtown Corpus Christi. The freeway ends at I-37 to the west of Corpus Christi Bay

Corpus Christi Bay

Corpus Christi Bay is a scenic semi-tropical bay on the Texas coast found in San Patricio and Nueces counties, next to the major city of Corpus Christi. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Mustang Island, and is fed by the Nueces River and Oso Creek from its western and southern extensions,...

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Junction list

The entire route is in Nueces County.

Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
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...		South end of freeway
		Holly Road
		– Padre Island Padre Island Padre Island is part of the U.S. state of Texas. The island is located on Texas' southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and is famous for its white sandy beaches at the south end... , Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
		Gollihar Road
		Horne Road
		Tarlton Street / Port Avenue
		Baldwin Boulevard
		Morgan Avenue / 19th Street
		Laredo Street / Agnes Street
		Lipan Street / Comanche Street	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
			Northbound exit, southbound entrance
		, Corpus Christi International Airport Corpus Christi International Airport Corpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, United States.The airport's new six gate, . Hayden W...