Existed: 2001 – present East end: FM 1423 near Alamo Constructed 2001 | West end: SH 364 at Mission Length 28.54 km | |
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State Highway 495 or SH 495 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs between Mission and Alamo in Deep South Texas. This route was designated in 2001, replacing Farm to Market Road 495. This route runs parallel to US 83 for its entire route. In McAllen, the route is also known as Pecan Blvd.
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Map of TX-495, Texas, USA
Route description
SH 495 begins at SH 364 (La Homa Road) in Palmview near I-2/US 83. The highway heads east along Pecan Boulevard through Mission to an intersection with SH 107 (Conway Avenue). It has an intersection with FM 494 (Shary Road) before entering McAllen. In McAllen, the highway has several major intersections with Farm to Market Roads to include FM 2220 (Ware Road), FM 1926 (23rd Street), SH 336 (10th Street) and FM 2061 (McColl Street). As it enters Pharr, the highway passes under the I-69C/US 281 freeway with intersections with the freeway's frontage roads. The highway continues east into Alamo to an intersection with FM 907. The highway continues east to its eastern terminus at FM 1423 (Val Verde Road).
History
SH 495 began as FM 495 in 1945, running from Ware Rd., northwest of McAllen east to Val Verde Rd., northeast of Alamo. In 1949, the route extended south to US 83. Later that year, the section from FM 1423 to US 83 was transferred to FM 1423. In 1952, the route was extended west to SH 107 on the north side of Mission. In 1989, it was again extended west, this time to connect with U.S. Route 83 in Palmview. The route was then transferred to SH 495 in 2001, and was extended westward to Abram Road to make a new connection with US-83.
Junction list
The entire route is in Hidalgo County.