Loop 337 is a partial
loop route
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around the city of
New Braunfels
New Braunfels ( ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Comal County. The city covers and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just north of San Antonio, and part ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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. The loop was designated in 1960. Loop 337 begins and ends at
I-35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexico–Uni ...
and shares a concurrency with
SH 46
The following highways are numbered 46:
International
* AH46, Asian Highway 46
* European route E46
Australia
* Greensborough Highway
* Carnarvon Highway
Canada
* Saskatchewan Highway 46
Czech Republic
* part of R46 expressway (Czech Repub ...
from the interchange at SH 46 eastward to I-35.
History
Loop 337 was first designated on June 1, 1960 as a loop around New Braunfels from I-35 southwest of New Braunfels, around the north side of the city, and ending at and intersection of
US 81
U.S. Route 81 or U.S. Highway 81 (US 81) is a major north–south U.S. highway that extends for in the central United States and is one of the original United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the American Association of Sta ...
and
FM 25 east of the
Guadalupe River.
On October 21, 1967, SH 46 was rerouted to run concurrently along the eastern half of the loop. On February 26, 1968, the clockwise end of the loop was extended to I-35 over part of FM 25.
Route description
Loop 337 begins on the southwestern side of New Braunfels at I-35, heading north through the city predominantly as a surface street with at-grade intersections. There are a few exceptions to this, the first being at Landa Street: Loop 337 passes over the street and the railroad track running parallel to it; access to Landa Street is provided by way of a single ramp. After this interchange Loop 337 turns towards the northeast and into the city, where it meets SH 46 at a
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade separation, grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. ...
. From here and to the east, Loop 337 and SH 46 run along the northern fringes of the city limits as a concurrent, co-signed route. As the loop turns towards the southeast, another interchange due to a railroad bridge occurs at Rock Street and
Gruene Road. After crossing the
Guadalupe River, Loop 337 turns towards the south at the Common Street intersection. The route comes to an end at I-35 on the northeastern side of the city, while SH 46 continues on to the south toward
Seguin.
Junction list
References
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Transportation in Comal County, Texas
New Braunfels, Texas