Loop 108 is a
state highway
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loop in
Port Bolivar, Texas
Port Bolivar ( ) is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. The Bolivar Peninsula itself is a census-designated p ...
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Route description
Loop 108 begins at an intersection with
SH 87 near Fort Travis Seashore Park on the
Gulf of Mexico
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in
Galveston County, heading northwest on two-lane undivided 7th Street. The road heads through marshland before heading into the community of
Port Bolivar. Here, Loop 108 turns northeast onto Broadway Avenue while
Spur 108 continues northwest on 7th Street. The highway heads between residential areas and wetlands before leaving Port Bolivar.
Loop 108 runs through more coastal marshes and turns southeast onto Kingston Beach Road, ending at another intersection with SH 87.
History
The designation originally belonged to Spur 108, which was designated on July 1, 1940 from U.S. Highway 281 to Lipan. On March 26, 1942, this route was redesignated as FM 7,
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Galveston County, Texas