Texas State Highway 97


State Highway 97 or SH 97 is a state highway running from Cotulla to Waelder in the U.S. state of Texas.

History

SH 97 was designated on July 18, 1924 as a route from Pleasanton to Jourdanton. On September 19, 1928, SH 97 extended south to Rio Grande City via Hebbronville and Tilden; this extension was cancelled on June 25, 1929, and SH 97 was instead extended to Fowlerton; On November 30, 1932, a second section of SH 97 was added from Rio Grande City to Hebbronville, with the possibility of these sections being connected in the future. On February 12, 1934, it extended along a new route to Floresville.. On March 13, 1934, it extended over cancelled SH 168 to Stockdale. The southern stretch from Hebbronville to Rio Grande City was restored and the section from Pleasanton to Floresville were cancelled on July 15, 1935, as construction couldn't start. The section from Pleasanton to Floresville was restored on September 22, 1936. On December 22, 1937, SH 97 was rerouted south to Hebbronville, replacing SH 241, and the section from Hebbronville to Rio Grande City was restored, while the section of SH 97 from Jourdanton to Fowlerton was renumbered SH 93, but this was reverted by April 1, 1938 so SH 97 was rerouted back on its previous route, with the old route transferred back to SH 241, and the section from Hebbronville to Rio Grande city was cancelled again. The northern branch was slowly constructed, initially between Stockdale and Fowlerton by 1939. On July 31, 1942, a section of SH 72 between Fowlerton and Cotulla was added. It was extended to its current terminus in Waelder on March 28, 1952, replacing the western portions of SH 200 and SH 3. On April 27, 1995, SH 97 was relocated in Gonzales.

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