List of state highway loops in Texas (1–99)
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State highway loops in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Loop 1
Loop 1, known as Mopac Expressway or Mopac Boulevard, is a freeway around the west side of Austin.
Loop 2
Loop 2 is located in Waco. It runs from I-35 to US 84.
Loop 2 was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 81 though Waco to another point on US 81, as a renumbering of SH 2 Bypass. On November 29, 1955, the section from 18th Street and Washington Street northeast along Washington Street and Elm Street to US 81 was cancelled, and Loop 2 was instead extended west to new US 84; the old route became Spur 298 and Spur 299 in 1956. On August 5, 1966, the southern terminus was moved to US 77. On October 2, 1970, the section from I-35 to Loop 491 (now Bus. US 77) was redesignated as part of a rerouted US 77.
Loop 3
Loop 3 was located in New Braunfels.
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