Loop 212 is a 2.104 miles (3.386 km) loop route

Loop route

A loop route is a highway or other major road that extends out from a typically longer, more important parents road to enter and circle a large city. A loop can function as a bypass for through traffic and also to service outlying suburbs....

 in the city of Manor

Manor, Texas

Manor is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census; it was 1,877 in the 2005 census estimate. The approximate population for the City of Manor is 5,500, which is calculated from the number of...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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History

Loop 212 was designated in 1948 as a loop route off US 290 into the city of Manor. A portion of the highway is routed over the old alignment of SH 20 through Manor which was later redesignated as US 290 in 1951.

Route description

Loop 212 starts northwest of Manor at US 290. It proceeds along Murray Avenue and then turns south to follow Lexington Street through the center of Manor. It turns east at Parsons Streetat an intersection with FM 973

Farm to Market Road 973

Farm to Market Road 973 is a farm to market road in Travis and Williamson counties, Texas.-Route description:FM 973 begins at southeast of Austin, near Mustang Ridge. The route travels generally to the northeast and enters Austin, where it intersects near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport...

. Upon leaving Manor, Loop 212 is renamed to Old State Highway 20. Loop 212 then turns north to intersect again with US 290. Loop 212 terminates here, while the road continues to the north of US 290 as FM 973.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Travis Travis County, Texas As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...	Manor Manor, Texas Manor is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census; it was 1,877 in the 2005 census estimate. The approximate population for the City of Manor is 5,500, which is calculated from the number of...