# 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 route from Cisco to Waco. On December 20, 1917, this became part of SH 18.
On November 20, 1917, an intercounty highway was designated from Goldthwaite to Temple. On January 24, 1918, the intercounty highway was extended to Cameron. On March 18, 1918, the intercounty highway was extended to Brenham. On March 20, 1918, SH 36 was designated as a route from Goldthwaite to Hearne. On January 23, 1919, SH 36 was extended to Richmond, and the old route had been changed to SH 36A. On March 19, 1919, SH 36 was extended to Freeport. On August 21, 1923, the sections from Temple to Goldthwaite and Richmond to Freeport were cancelled. On January 16, 1928, SH 36 was extended back to Freeport. On September 19, 1929, SH 36 was extended northwest to Hamilton. On December 18, 1932, the route was extended to Rising Star, with the section from Hamilton to Comanche replacing part of SH 22. On February 10, 1933, the section from Rising Star to Comanche was cancelled. On July 10, 1933, the route was extended to its current terminus in Abilene. On October 4, 1935, the section from Cross Plains to Comanche was cancelled. On January 21, 1936, the section from Abilene to Cross Plains was cancelled. Later that year, the section from Temple to Gatesville was cancelled. On September 22, 1936, the section from Abilene to SH 191 was restored. On February 11, 1937, the sections from Temple to a lateral road (now SH 317) and from Rising Star to Comanche were restored. On April 28, 1937, the section from Rising Star to Comanche was cancelled again, but the section from the lateral road to Gatesville was restored. On May 18, 1937, the section from the lateral road to Gatesville was cancelled again, but the section from Rising Star to Comanche was restored. On November 5, 1937, the section from the lateral road to Gatesville was restored again. On January 6, 1939, SH 36 had been rerouted on its current route south of Temple. On August 31, 1939, the section from SH 191 to Rising Star was restored, but the section from Rising Star to northwest of Comanche was cancelled. On December 10, 1946, the section from Rising Star to northwest of Comanche was restored. Only minor route changes to bypass Brenham on June 4, 1964, Temple on January 24, 1978, and Freeport on January 28, 1985 were made.
SH 36A was a spur route of SH 36 designated on January 23, 1919, splitting off at Cameron and traveling east to Hearne as a replacement for part of SH 36, which was rerouted. On August 21, 1923, the route had been renumbered as SH 69. An alternate routing just south of Temple, serving the town of Heidenheimer, was designated on May 25, 1925. A new SH 36A was designated on September 18, 1929, from Temple to Valley Mills. On March 19, 1930, it was renumbered as SH 153 (now SH 317). The alternate route of SH 36 through Heidenheimer was changed to SH 36A that day. On August 27, 1935, the route had been renumbered SH 221.
SH 36B was a spur route of the original routing of SH 36 designated on July 20, 1920, splitting off at Lampasas and travelling southeast to Georgetown. On January 15, 1923, it was extended to Brady. On August 21, 1923, it had been renumbered as SH 74 (now US 190 and US 183).

## Business routes

SH 36 has two business routes.

### Gatesville business loop

Business State Highway 36-E (Bus. SH 36-E), formerly Loop 452, is a 4.696-mile (7.557 km) long business loop that runs on the former routing of SH 36 through Gatesville. The road was bypassed on April 18, 1986, by SH 36 and designated Loop 452. The road was redesignated as Business SH 36-E on June 21, 1990.

### Brenham business loop

Business State Highway 36-J (Bus. SH 36-J), formerly Loop 283, is a 3.832-mile (6.167 km) long business loop that runs on the former routing of SH 36 through Brenham. The road was bypassed on June 4, 1964, and designated Loop 283. The road was designated as Business SH 36-J on June 21, 1990.

## Proposed future Alternate 36

A group calling itself the Highway 36A Coalition has proposed a new highway (tentatively titled Highway 36A) which would run between SH 36 at Pleak and another planned route in Waller County (the proposed Prairie Parkway), ultimately connecting to SH 6 north of Hempstead. According to the Coalition, the new highway would be limited access (along with improvements to the existing Highway 36 between Freeport and Pleak) and provide a western bypass of the Greater Houston area (as well as a new hurricane evacuation corridor).

## Major intersections

| County | Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Brazoria | Freeport | FM 1495 – Surfside Beach, Quintana County Park, Quintana Beach, Bryan Beach, Port Freeport, Brazos Harbor | South end of SH 288 overlap |
| Brazoria | Freeport | SH 288 north – Freeport, Angleton, Houston | Interchange; north end of SH 288 overlap |
| Brazoria | ​ | Bridge over Brazos River | Bridge over Brazos River |
| Brazoria | ​ | FM 2004 north / FM 2611 south – Lake Jackson, Angleton, Houston | |
| Brazoria | Brazoria | FM 521 west – Wadsworth | South end of FM 521 overlap |
| Brazoria | Brazoria | SH 332 east / FM 521 east – Clute, Lake Jackson | North end of FM 521 overlap |
| Brazoria | ​ | FM 522 south | |
| Brazoria | West Columbia | Bus. SH 35 (17th Street) – Sweeny, Bay City, Angleton, Business District | |
| Brazoria | West Columbia | SH 35 – Pledger, Angleton, Business District, Varner-Hogg State Historic Site | |
| Brazoria | Damon | FM 1462 east – Rosharon, Brazos Bend State Park | |
| Fort Bend | Guy | FM 1994 north | |
| Fort Bend | ​ | FM 442 west – Boling | |
| Fort Bend | Needville | FM 360 north – Needville | |
| Fort Bend | Needville | FM 1236 south – Business District, Historic Downtown | |
| Fort Bend | ​ | FM 361 south – Fairchild | |
| Fort Bend | Pleak | FM 2218 north – Richmond | |
| Fort Bend | Rosenberg | I-69 / US 59 – Victoria, Houston | I-69/US 59 exit 97 |
| Fort Bend | Rosenberg | FM 1640 (Avenue I) | |
| Fort Bend | Rosenberg | US 90 Alt. east (Avenue H) / FM 723 north – Fulshear, Richmond, Historic Downtown District | South end of US 90 Alt. overlap |
| Fort Bend | Rosenberg | Spur 529 south – Wharton | |
| Fort Bend | Rosenberg | US 90 Alt. west – Eagle Lake | North end of US 90 Alt. overlap |
| Fort Bend | Rosenberg | Spur 10 south | |
| Fort Bend | ​ | FM 1489 – Simonton | |
| Austin | Wallis | FM 1952 south – Tavener | |
| Austin | Wallis | FM 1093 east – Fulshear | South end of FM 1093 overlap |
| Austin | Wallis | SH 60 south – Wharton | |
| Austin | ​ | FM 1093 west – Eagle Lake | North end of FM 1093 overlap |
| Austin | Sealy | FM 3013 west – Eagle Lake | |
| Austin | Sealy | I-10 – Columbus, San Antonio, Houston | I-10 exit 720 |
| Austin | Sealy | Loop 350 north (South Circle) to US 90 | |
| Austin | Sealy | Loop 350 south (North Circle) to US 90 | |
| Austin | Sealy | FM 1094 west – New Ulm | |
| Austin | Sealy | FM 2187 west | |
| Austin | ​ | FM 331 north – Burleigh | |
| Austin | ​ | FM 949 west – Cat Spring | |
| Austin | Bellville | FM 2429 south – Cat Spring | |
| Austin | Bellville | SH 159 east – Hempstead | South end of SH 159 overlap |
| Austin | Bellville | FM 1456 east (North Bell Street) – Buckhorn | traffic circle around Austin County Courthouse |
| Austin | Bellville | SH 159 west – La Grange | North end of SH 159 overlap |
| Austin | ​ | Loop 497 – Kenney | Interchange |
| Austin | ​ | Hall Road | interchange |
| Austin | ​ | Loop 497 – Kenney | |
| Washington | Brenham | FM 109 south – Industry | |
| Washington | Brenham | US 290 east / Bus. SH 36 north – Downtown Brenham, Houston | interchange; south end of US 290 overlap; south end of freeway |
| Washington | Brenham | Lubbock Street / Industrial Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Washington | Brenham | FM 389 – Blinn College, Industrial Park | |
| Washington | Brenham | Old Mill Creek Road | |
| Washington | Brenham | US 290 west / Bus. US 290 east – Austin, Brenham | interchange; north end of US 290 overlap; north end of freeway |
| Washington | Brenham | FM 577 south | |
| Washington | Brenham | Bus. SH 36 south – Brenham | Interchange; no southbound entrance |
| Washington | ​ | FM 390 – Gay Hill, Burton, Independence | |
| Washington | Quarry | FM 1948 south – Somerville Dam and Reservoir | |
| Burleson | Somerville | FM 1361 east | |
| Burleson | Lyons | FM 60 east – Snook, College Station | South end of FM 60 overlap |
| Burleson | Lyons | FM 60 west – Lake Somerville Birch Creek Unit | North end of FM 60 overlap |
| Burleson | ​ | FM 976 west – Deanville, Lake Somerville State Park Birch Creek Unit | |
| Burleson | Caldwell | FM 166 east – Tunis | |
| Burleson | Caldwell | Loop 83 (Buck Street) – Business District | |
| Burleson | Caldwell | SH 21 – Bastrop, Bryan | |
| Burleson | ​ | FM 1363 west – Chriesman | |
| Milam | Milano | US 79 north / US 190 east – Hearne | South end of US 79 / US 190 overlap, future I-14 |
| Milam | Milano | FM 3242 north | |
| Milam | Milano | US 79 south – Rockdale | North end of US 79 overlap |
| Milam | ​ | US 77 south – Rockdale | South end of US 77 overlap |
| Milam | ​ | FM 2095 east – Gause, Hearne | |
| Milam | Cameron | US 77 north (North Travis Avenue) – Rosebud | North end of US 77 overlap |
| Milam | Cameron | FM 1600 south (North Crockett Avenue) | |
| Milam | Cameron | FM 2269 north | |
| Milam | ​ | FM 845 east | |
| Milam | Pettibone | FM 486 south – Thorndale | |
| Milam | Buckholts | FM 1915 south | South end of FM 1915 overlap |
| Milam | Buckholts | FM 1915 north | North end of FM 1915 overlap |
| Bell | Rogers | FM 2184 north – New Colony | south end of FM 2184 overlap |
| Bell | Rogers | FM 437 – Davilla, Holland, Zabcikville | |
| Bell | Rogers | FM 2184 south – Joe Lee | north end of FM 2184 overlap |
| Bell | ​ | Bus. US 190 west | |
| Bell | ​ | FM 436 – Little River-Academy | Interchange; no direct southbound exit (signed at FM 93) |
| Bell | ​ | FM 93 – Belton | Interchange |
| Bell | ​ | Bus. US 190 east | |
| Bell | ​ | FM 3117 east – Oscar | |
| Bell | Temple | SH 95 south / Loop 363 north to I-35 north – Waco, Taylor | Interchange; south end of Loop 363 overlap |
| Bell | Temple | Spur 290 north – Temple | interchange; south end of freeway |
| Bell | Temple | To 5th Street (1st Street) / Spur 290 | |
| Bell | Temple | FM 1741 (31st Street) | Access to Scott & White Memorial Hospital |
| Bell | Temple | 57th Street / Thornton Lane | |
| Bell | Temple | I-35 (US 190 west) – Waco, Austin | North end of US 190 overlap, future I-14; I-35 exit 299 |
| Bell | Temple | Wildflower Lane | Southbound exit only |
| Bell | Temple | FM 2305 – Lake Belton | interchange; north end of freeway |
| Bell | Temple | SH 53 east / Loop 363 north to I-35 – Temple | North end of Loop 363 overlap |
| Bell | Temple | SH 317 – Belton, Moody | Interchange |
| Bell | ​ | FM 2409 north – White Hall | |
| Coryell | ​ | SH 236 north / FM 1114 south – The Grove, McGregor, Mother Neff State Park | |
| Coryell | ​ | FM 184 south | |
| Coryell | Flat | FM 931 – Leon Junction | |
| Coryell | ​ | FM 1829 north – Mound | |
| Coryell | Gatesville | FM 107 east – Moody | |
| Coryell | Gatesville | Bus. SH 36 west – Gatesville | |
| Coryell | Gatesville | US 84 – Evant, Waco | Interchange |
| Coryell | ​ | FM 929 – Coryell City, Woodman State Jail, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hughes Unit | |
| Coryell | ​ | Bus. SH 36 east (State School Road) / FM 215 | Interchange |
| Coryell | ​ | FM 182 north – Turnersville | |
| Coryell | ​ | FM 2955 north – Pancake | |
| Coryell | Jonesboro | FM 217 east – Mosheim | |
| Hamilton | Jonesboro | FM 1602 north – Fairy | |
| Hamilton | Hamilton | SH 22 east – Meridian | east end of SH 22 overlap |
| Hamilton | Hamilton | US 281 (Rice Street) – Lampasas, Evant, Stephenville, Hico | west end of SH 22 overlap |
| Hamilton | Hamilton | FM 218 west – Pottsville, Goldthwaite | |
| Comanche | Siloam | FM 1702 – Energy, Dublin | |
| Comanche | Gustine | Loop 130 west (Speed Street North) | |
| Comanche | Gustine | Loop 130 east (Main Street East) | |
| Comanche | ​ | FM 1476 – Pettit, Newburg, Proctor | |
| Comanche | ​ | US 67 north / US 377 north – Stephenville | east end of US 67/US 377 overlap |
| Comanche | Comanche | SH 16 – Goldthwaite | |
| Comanche | Comanche | US 67 south / US 377 south – Brownwood | west end of US 67/ US 377 overlap |
| Comanche | Comanche | FM 1689 west – Sidney, May | |
| Comanche | Comanche | FM Spur 2247 east (West Wrights Avenue) | |
| Comanche | ​ | FM 589 west – Sidney | |
| Comanche | ​ | FM 588 north – Beattie | |
| Comanche | Stag Creek | FM 1477 south | east end of FM 1477 overlap |
| Comanche | ​ | FM 1477 north – Sipe Springs | west end of FM 1477 overlap |
| Eastland | Chuckville | FM 587 east – De Leon, Carbon | |
| Eastland | Rising Star | US 183 | |
| Eastland | ​ | FM 583 south | |
| Eastland | ​ | FM 569 north | |
| Eastland | ​ | FM 374 east | east end of FM 374 overlap |
| Eastland | ​ | FM 374 west | west end of FM 374 overlap |
| Callahan | Cross Plains | SH 206 to SH 279 – Brownwood, Coleman, Cisco | |
| Callahan | ​ | FM 2707 south | |
| Callahan | Rowden | FM 2287 east | |
| Callahan | ​ | US 283 – Coleman, Baird | |
| Callahan | Denton | FM 604 – Oplin, Clyde | |
| Callahan | ​ | FM 603 north – Eula | |
| Callahan | ​ | FM 1178 south – Dudley | |
| Callahan | ​ | FM 1750 north – Potosi | |
| Taylor | Abilene | FM 18 east – Clyde | |
| Taylor | Abilene | Loop 322 to I-20 / US 83 / US 84 | interchange |
| Taylor | Abilene | FM 1750 south (Oldham Lane) – Potosi | |
| Taylor | Abilene | Bus. US 83 (Treadaway Boulevard) – Winters, Coleman, Anson | |
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