Texas State Highway Loop 82
Encyclopedia
Loop 82 is a state highway loop in San Marcos
, Texas
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Exit #204A; the route travels along Guadalupe Street to the north of the exit, while begins in the other direction. At Grove Street, the route splits along a pair of one-way streets, with northbound traffic using LBJ Drive and southbound traffic using Guadalupe Street. Loop 82 crosses before the route turns to the east, with both directions using University Drive. The route passes San Marcos City Park and crosses the San Marcos River
, and passes through the eastern part of the Texas State University campus as Aquarena Springs
Drive. Loop 82 then reaches its northern terminus at Interstate 35 Exit #206.
, the designation was officially amended by TxDOT in 1992 to indicate the current endpoints at IH 35.
San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....
, 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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Route description
The southern terminus of Loop 82 is at Interstate 35Interstate 35 in Texas
Interstate 35 in Texas is a major north–south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico border to the Red River north of Gainesville where it crosses into Oklahoma. Along its route, it passes through the cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Waco before it splits into two...
Exit #204A; the route travels along Guadalupe Street to the north of the exit, while begins in the other direction. At Grove Street, the route splits along a pair of one-way streets, with northbound traffic using LBJ Drive and southbound traffic using Guadalupe Street. Loop 82 crosses before the route turns to the east, with both directions using University Drive. The route passes San Marcos City Park and crosses the San Marcos River
San Marcos River
The San Marcos River rises from the San Marcos Springs, the location of Aquarena Springs, in San Marcos, Texas. The springs are home to several threatened or endangered species, including the Texas Blind Salamander, Fountain Darter, and Texas Wild Rice...
, and passes through the eastern part of the Texas State University campus as Aquarena Springs
Aquarena Springs
Aquarena Center is an educational center in San Marcos, Texas dedicated to the preservation of the unique archeological and biological resources of Spring Lake. It is managed on behalf of Texas State University–San Marcos by the Texas River Systems Institute located in the Texas Rivers Center...
Drive. Loop 82 then reaches its northern terminus at Interstate 35 Exit #206.
History
Loop 82 was first designated in 1939, connecting with at both ends. The route description indicates that Loop 82 followed Waller, Colorado, Austin, and Hopkins Streets, the last of which is now signed as RM 12. After the decommissioning of US 81 south of Fort WorthFort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, the designation was officially amended by TxDOT in 1992 to indicate the current endpoints at IH 35.