Texas State Highway Loop 111

Texas State Highway Loop 111

Infobox TX State Highway
type=Loop
route=111



shields=
length_mi=4.219
length_ref=cite web|publisher=Texas Department of Transportation|url=http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sl/sl0111.htm|title=Highway Designation File - State Highway Loop No. 111|accessdate=2007-08-18]
length_km=6.8
formed=orig. 1940 curr. 1960
dir1=South
dir2=North
from=jct|state=TX|US|183
to=jct|state=TX|FM|969
previous_type=Loop
previous_route=110
next_type=Spur
next_route=112

Loop 111 is a 4.219-mile state-maintained roadway located in Austin, Texas. It is named Airport Boulevard.

History

Spur 111 was originally assigned to part of what is now designated FM 836 near Spur, Texas. The route number was changed in 1948. In 1960, Loop 111 was designated as the "Austin Loop", running east of Austin from I-35 down to US 290 and eventually further south. This section of road was redesignated as US 183 in 1966, causing Loop 111 to move to its current location along Airport Boulevard.

The section of Airport Boulevard between I-35 and FM 969 was removed from Loop 111 in 2007cite web|publisher=Texas Department of Transportation|url=http://www.dot.state.tx.us/publications/commission/2007_meetings/minute_orders07/may24/11c(2).pdf|title=Minute Order #110949|accessdate=2007-08-18] , but the signage in that portion has not been removed (as of August 2007). Airport Boulevard itself continues north of FM 969 to cross I-35 and Spur 69 (leading to RM 2222) before terminating at Lamar Boulevard.

Loop 111 is named "Airport Boulevard" because it once formed the south boundary of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, which was the main airport serving Austin until 1999. Mueller Airport was closed when Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was opened, and the former airport site is undergoing development into a mixed-use residential, retail and commercial district.

Route Description

Loop 111 is a four- and six-lane urban roadway running just east of the Austin central business district. It starts at an intersection with US 183 just north of the Colorado River. Loop 111 proceeds north along Airport Boulevard for 4.2 miles to its northern terminus at an intersection with FM 969. Airport Boulevard itself continues north and west to cross I-35 and Spur 69.

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