 State Highway 103 | ||||
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 SH 103, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 63.05 mi[1] (101.47 km) | |||
| Existed | by 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 7 nearRedtown | |||
| Major intersections |  US 69 atLufkin   Future I-69 /US 59 at Lufkin US 96 nearBronson | |||
| East end |  SH 21 nearMilam | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 103 (SH 103) is a state highway that runs through east Texas from an intersection withSH 7 near theNeches River throughLufkin to an intersection withSH 21 near theLouisiana state line. The route was originally designated in 1926.
SH 103 begins at an intersection withSH 7 just east of theNeches River. It then travels generally eastward to the western outskirts ofLufkin. The route then briefly travels northeast along State Loop 287 and US Route 69 before entering Lufkin coinciding with the business route of US 69. At Atkinson Drive, it turns east and proceeds out of town. It crosses two arms ofLake Sam Rayburn before reaching its eastern terminus atSH 21 just west ofMilam, and 10 miles from the Louisiana state line. The entire route covers 63.05 miles.
SH 103 was originally designated on February 17, 1925 from Centerville east through Crockett to Lufkin, and SH 103 was conditional on location and construction.[2] On March 28, 1927, another SH 103 was created as a renumbering ofSH 104 fromRanger toMorton Valley (as it was unsure if the other SH 103 would be built). This SH 103 was eliminated by 1930. As a result, there was only one SH 103 from Centerville east through Crockett to Lufkin. On December 1, 1930, SH 103 was cancelled.[3] SH 103 was restored on January 22, 1931.[4] By 1933, the route had only been built between Crockett andRatcliff, and was only an improved earth road. On July 15, 1935, only the already constructed section from Crockett to Ratcliff remained.[5] The section from Ratcliff to Lufkin was restored on February 25, 1937.[6] On January 26, 1939, SH 103 was extended east to Milam.[7] On September 26, 1939, the western section from Crockett to Ratcliff was reassigned to SH 7 (the original plan was to reroute it northeast over SH 266 to Nacogdoches), and the remainder was redesignated asSH 293 as originally planned. On October 30, 1939, before signage was changed, SH 293 was changed back to SH 103. By 1940, sections around Lufkin were completed, but did not connect to earthen roads to the west. On January 22, 1940, the section of SH 103 from Ratcliff to the Neches River was cancelled. On March 26, 1942, SH 103 was extended west 3.5 miles from the Neches River. On September 14, 1944, SH 103 was extended west to Ratcliff. On June 14, 1961, SH 103 was truncated to rerouted SH 7, which was built along a new route and part of cancelledFM 327 (the rest of FM 327 became part ofFM 1819). On June 21, 1990, one small section of SH 103 fromLoop 287 to Business US 59 was transferred to Business US 69.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina | | SH 7 –Crockett,Nacogdoches | |||
| |   FM 1819 north | ||||
| |   FM 2021 east –Clawson | ||||
| |   FM 706 south | west end of FM 706 overlap | |||
| | FM 706 north | east end of FM 706 overlap | |||
| Lufkin |   Loop 287 south (North John Redditt Drive) /Spur 339 south (North Raguet Street) – Downtown District | west end of Loop 287 overlap | |||
 Loop 36 south –Keltys | |||||
 US 69 north /FM 2680 north –Tyler | interchange; west end ofUS 69 Bus. overlap | ||||
| US 69 south /Loop 287 north (Ellen Trout Drive) –Nacogdoches,Beaumont,Houston | interchange; east end of Loop 287 overlap | ||||
 FM 2251 north | |||||
  I-69 BL /Bus. US 59 north (North Timberland Drive) | west end of Bus. I-69/US 59 Bus. overlap | ||||
 Loop 266 south (Hoskins Street) | |||||
  I-69 BL /Bus. US 59 south /Bus. US 69 south (North Timberland Drive) toSH 94 / East Atkinson Drive – Downtown District | east end of Bus. I-69/US 59 Bus. / US 69 Bus. overlap | ||||
| Future I-69 /US 59 /US 69 /Loop 287 (North Medford Drive) –Houston,Nacogdoches | interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69 | ||||
 FM 842 | |||||
| |  FM 326 south | ||||
| |  FM 1669 south –Huntington | west end of FM 1669 overlap | |||
| | FM 1669 north –Marion Ferry Park | east end of FM 1669 overlap | |||
| Nacogdoches | Etoile |  FM 226 north –Woden,Nacogdoches | west end of FM 226 overlap | ||
| FM 226 south –Shirley Creek Park | east end of FM 226 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 95 north –Chireno | ||||
| San Augustine | |  FM 1277 –Broaddus | |||
| |  FM 1992 north | ||||
| |  SH 147 south –Broaddus,Zavalla | west end of SH 147 overlap | |||
| | SH 147 north –San Augustine | east end of SH 147 overlap | |||
| |  FM 705 –San Augustine | ||||
| |  FM 3279 south | ||||
| Chinquapin |  FM 1751 | ||||
| | US 96 –Bronson,San Augustine | interchange | |||
| Rebecca |  FM 3229 south | ||||
| Sabine | |  FM 1 south /FM 3229 north –Bronson | west end of FM 1 overlap | ||
| | FM 1 north –Rosevine | east end of FM 1 overlap | |||
| Rosevine |  FM 1592 –San Augustine,Hemphill | ||||
| |  FM 2784 south (Woodland Hills) | ||||
| | SH 21 –Milam,San Augustine | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
