Texas State Highway 31


State Highway 31, or SH 31, runs from U.S. Highway 84 northeast of Waco via Corsicana, Athens, Tyler, Kilgore to U.S. Highway 80 in Longview.

History

SH 31 was a route proposed on October 9, 1917 to run from Waco northeast via Corsicana and Athens to Tyler, which remains the western portion of its current route to this day. On November 27, 1922, the route had been extended northeast to Gladewater, replacing part of SH 15 so that SH 15 had only one route west of Gladewater. On October 26, 1932, SH 31 Spur was designated through Malakoff. On September 26, 1939, the section from Tyler to Gladewater was reassigned to U.S. Highway 271, with SH 31 now being extended east to Kilgore over former SH 176. SH 31 Spur was renumbered as Spur 63. On June 30, 1971, SH 31 extended north to I-20 concurrent with US 259. When U.S. Highway 259 was rerouted on July 25, 1985, SH 31 was extended northeast into Longview.

Route description

Business routes

SH 31 has two business routes.

Athens business loop

State Highway Business 31-H is a business loop that runs through Athens. The route was created in 2004.

Mount Calm business loop

State Highway Business 31-K is a business loop that runs near Mount Calm. The road was bypassed on July 30, 2015 by SH 31 when it was rerouted west.

Major intersections