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The fictional Gulf Oil gas station/barbecue joint seen in the 1974 cult classic horror movie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, is located on the highway south of Bastrop at 1073 SH 304, Bastrop, TX 78602. [4] In the movie, the establishment remains nameless but is donned with a "Coca-Cola/We Slaughter Barbecue" sign.
Loop 336 was designated on September 27, 1960, as a loop off SH 105 in Conroe. On November 20, 1984, the road was extended around the eastern and southern sides of Conroe to FM 2854 west of Conroe. On February 23, 1989, the road was extended north 1.1 miles (1.8 km) from FM 2854 to SH 105, replacing FM 3374 and completing the loop around Conroe.
The highway begins at an at-grade intersection with SH 72, located several miles east of the unincorporated community of Tilden, as a two-lane, paved road. McMullen County Road 304 (CR 304) proceeds southward from the intersection. RE 7 travels northward for a very short distance, before turning northeastward, proceeding through rural areas.
The Texas State Highway system was established in 1917 to create a structured network of roads that would enhance connectivity and support economic development across the state. The initial system included 22 state highways, many of which followed pre-existing trails and trade routes.
The fatality rate on Texas roadways for 2022 was 1.55 deaths per hundred million vehicle miles traveled, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. This is a 1.99% decrease from 2021 ...
Texas state highways are a network of highways owned and maintained by the U.S. state of Texas. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the state agency responsible for the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the system. Texas has the largest state highway system, followed closely by North Carolina's state highway system.
Texas traffic can feel like the worst in the nation. A recent study by Coast proves that feeling is pretty accurate.. Out of the 10 cities with the busiest highways in the south, the Lone Star ...
Driving on Texas highways can be deadly, especially in Dallas-Fort Worth. North Texas holds three of the 10 deadliest stretches of highway in the entire state, according to a study from Money Geek ...