Special routes of U.S. Route 81
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U.S. Route 81 has eight special routes. Three are in Texas, one in Oklahoma, two in Kansas, and two in North Dakota.
Texas
There are officially three business routes of US 81 designated by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Additional former alignments of US 81 are designated as state highway loops and state highway spurs, while others became business routes of Interstate 35 (I-35) after US 81 was eliminated south of Fort Worth in 1991.
San Antonio
Loop 353 is the former routing of US 81 in southern San Antonio, formed in 1961 when US 81 was rerouted onto the I-35 freeway to the east. It was originally marked as a business route of US 81.
Loop 368 is the former routing of US 81 in northern San Antonio, formed in 1962 when US 81 was rerouted onto the I-35 freeway to the east. It was originally marked as a business route of US 81.
Rhome
Business U.S. Highway 81-E (Bus. US 81-E) is the former route of US 81 and US 287 through Rhome.
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