Texas State Highway Loop 463 (Loop 463) is a state highway loop in the city of Victoria in the U.S. state of Texas.[1][2][3] The highway composes the eastern segment of the Zac Lentz Parkway; the western section carries US 77.
 State Highway Loop 463 | ||||
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| Zac Lentz Parkway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.749 mi[1] (9.252 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 77 / Bus. US 77 in Victoria | |||
| East end |    Future I-69 / US 59 in Victoria | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Victoria | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThe Loop 463 designation officially begins at an interchange with Future I-69/US 59; however, state maintenance of the roadway continues along Burroughsville Road for approximately 500 feet to the Victoria city limits.[1][3] From this interchange, the roadway travels to the northwest, crossing Lone Tree Road at an at-grade intersection before meeting Future Bus. I-69/Bus. US 59 at a folded diamond interchange. It then has two at-grade crossings, at Airline Road and Ben Jorden Street, before turning into a freeway-grade roadway. Loop 463 has interchanges at Mockingbird Lane and Salem Road before turning due west. The Loop 463 designation ends at an interchange with Navarro Street, which carries Bus. US 77 into downtown Victoria and northbound US 77 towards Hallettsville. Zac Lentz Parkway continues past this point carrying southbound US 77.[2]
History
editLoop 463 was first designated on May 23, 1968.[1] The designation was truncated to its current routing on April 25, 2002, when US 77 was rerouted around the west and north sides of Victoria along the parkway. The segment that was removed along Navarro Street became part of Bus. US 77.[4]
The northern freeway segment of Loop 463 was completed in 2013 after two years of construction. The main lanes were constructed and interchanges were added at several junctions.[5]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Victoria, Victoria County.
| mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Future I-69 / US 59 – Goliad, El Campo, Houston | Exit 14 on I-69/US 59; southern terminus; roadway continues as Burroughsville Rd.; interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.64 | Lone Tree Rd. | At-grade intersection | ||
| 1.3 | 2.1 |  I-69 BL / Bus. US 59 | Interchange | ||
| 2.4 | 3.9 | Airline Rd. | At-grade intersection | ||
| 3.3 | 5.3 | Ben Jordan St. | At-grade intersection | ||
| 3.8 | 6.1 | Mockingbird Ln. | Interchange (opened 2013) | ||
| 4.6 | 7.4 |  FM 1315 (Salem Rd.) | Interchange (opened 2013) | ||
| 5.7 | 9.2 | US 77 / Bus. US 77 (Navarro St.) – Hallettsville | Northern terminus; at-grade intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 463". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2004. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 77-S". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ Squires, Jessica (April 15, 2013). "Loop 463 overpasses open". Victoria Advocate. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "Texas State Highway Loop 463" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 24, 2014.