Texas State Highway Spur 529 is a
spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A Bypass route, bypass or beltway is not considered a spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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that remains within
Fort Bend County. The highway begins at
Interstate 69 (I-69)/
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) southwest of
Rosenberg, continues to the northeast and ends at an intersection with
U.S. Route 90 Alternate (US 90 Alt.) and
Texas State Highway 36
State Highway 36 (SH 36) runs from Freeport to Abilene. It was designated as the 36th Division Memorial Highway between Cameron and Sealy by the Texas Legislature in 1985.
History
SH 36 was originally proposed on November 21, 1917, as a rou ...
(SH 36) inside the western part of Rosenberg.
History
On August 23, 1976, Spur 529 was designated to run from US 90 Alt. in Rosenberg southwest to US 59.
[ The 1955 ]United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on Mar ...
(USGS) map of Richmond showed that US 59 and US 90 Alt. shared the same right-of-way as far as the western edge of Rosenberg. At that point, US 59 forked to the southwest toward Beasley, alongside the Texas and New Orleans Railroad
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad (TNO) was an American rail company in Texas and Louisiana. It operated of railroad in 1934; by 1961, remained when it merged with parent company Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific.
Morgan's Louisian ...
. The 1971 USGS map showed the new US 59 (now dual signed as I-69/US 59) freeway passing to the south of Rosenberg. Spur 529 was labeled in purple which meant that the change occurred between 1971 and the 1980 map revision.
Route description
Spur 529 begins at a stop sign on I-69/US 59 southwest of Rosenberg. At that point I-69/US 59 is a four lane divided highway called the Southwest Freeway. Because Spur 529 intersects I-69/US 59 at a right angle, it first goes about to the north. The two-lane Spur 529 then turns to the northeast next to the Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad is a Railroad classes, Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United Stat ...
tracks, and continues in a straight line until near its northern terminus. Spur 529 passes a few large manufacturing establishments before the Seabourne Meadows subdivision appears on the right. After about the highway intersects FM 1640, also called Avenue I. In the last , Spur 529 curves to the east into Avenue H and ends at a stop sign at US 90 Alt. and SH 36.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Fort Bend County, Texas