Existed: 1985 – present Length 34.82 km County Montgomery County, Texas | Counties: Montgomery Constructed 1985 | |
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West end: FM 1488 in The Woodlands East end: I-69 / US 59 in Patton Village | ||
State Highway 242 (SH 242) is a Texas state highway connecting The Woodlands and Patton Village in southeast Texas.
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Map of TX-242, Conroe, TX, USA
Route description
SH 242 begins at FM 1488 in The Woodlands. The roadway, also known locally as College Park Drive, curves to the southeast and passes to the south of W. G. Jones State Forest. It then turns to the east and crosses I-45 in the southern outskirts of Conroe. The route continues to the east, crossing FM 1314 and FM 1485, before reaching its eastern terminus at I-69 / US 59 in Patton Village.
History
SH 242 was designated between I-45 and US 59 (now dual-signed as I-69/US 59) in 1985. The westward extension to FM 1488 opened in 1994. Two direct-connect flyover ramps connecting SH 242 westbound to southbound I-45 and northbound I-45 to westbound SH 242 were constructed in 2015. The flyovers are tolled ramps, using electronic toll collection tags and no cash, that were opened to the public around May 11, 2015, and were toll-free until July 6, 2015, when the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) began collecting toll fees for the Montgomery County Toll Road Authority (MCTRA) as a part of a collaboration effort between the two entities.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Montgomery County.