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The first mention of Loop 1 in public record was in 1929. In 1944, the City of Austin Planning Commission (CMAC) proposed that the highway be built in parts of the under-utilized right of way owned by the MoPac Railroad. Thus, the highway was eventually given the nickname "MoPac" for its proximity to the railroad.
Loop 360 is a 13.99-mile (22.51 km) loop route in Austin in the U.S. state of Texas.Loop 360, also known as the Capital of Texas Highway, [2] is a scenic highway winding through the hills of West Austin.
U.S. Route 183 (US 183) is a north-south U.S. highway that begins in Texas in Refugio at an intersection with US 77 (Future I-69E) concurrent with US 77 Alt. The highway runs through many small communities with Austin being the only major city along its route.
CapMetro Rapid is a bus rapid transit [2] service in Austin, Texas, owned and operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (). [3] It currently consists of two routes which run north-south served by stations designed by McKinney York Architects.
Major displacements of commercial properties were required to build the Austin expansions. Most of the freeway had a 150-foot (46 m) wide right-of-way which was expanded to over 300 feet (91 m), and the western segment, which opened in 1998, was built on an 80-foot (24 m) right-of-way.
It proceeds east along MLK Boulevard for 6.3 miles (10.1 km), passing by Morris Williams Golf Course and US 183 before leaving the Austin city limits. The route passes FM 973 south of Lake Walter E. Long and continues east and southeast for 22.6 miles (36.4 km), passing through the villages of Utley and Webberville before terminating at an ...
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Farm to Market Road 734 (FM 734) is a 19.3-mile (31.1 km) farm-to-market road in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is the state-maintained portion of Parmer Lane, a major arterial road in the region.