SH 6 highlighted in red, business loops in blue | ||||
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| Length | 476.4 mi[1][a] (766.7 km) | |||
| Existed | April 4, 1917 (1917-04-04)–present | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 6 (SH 6) runs from theRed River, the Texas–Oklahoma state line, to northwest ofGalveston, where it is known as the Old Galveston Highway. In Sugar Land and Missouri City, it is known as Alvin-Sugarland Road and runs perpendicular toInterstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 (I-69/US 59). In theHouston area, it runs north toFarm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960), then northwest alongUS 290 to Hempstead, and south toWestheimer Road andAddicks, and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road. In theBryan–College Station area, it is known as theEarl Rudder Freeway. In Hearne, it is known as Market Street. In Calvert, it is known as Main Street. For most of its length, SH 6 is not alimited-access road. In 1997, theTexas Legislature designated SH 6 as theTexas Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.[2]

SH 6 was one of the original 25 state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaying theKing of Trails Highway.[3] From 1919, the routing mostly followed present-dayUS 75 fromOklahoma toDallas, thenUS 77 toWaco.
| Location | Stephens andThrockmorton counties |
|---|---|
| Existed | 1939–1945[4] |
On August 21, 1923, SH 6 was extended along the eastern Gulf Division branch ofSH 2 to keep SH 2 from having two separate highways with the same number.[5] In 1926, US 75 and US 77 were overlaid on northern SH 6 from Waco northward through the Dallas area to Denison, and US 75 was overlaid on the section from Houston to Galveston. In 1935, US 290 was overlaid on the section from Hempstead to Houston. While the routes were marked concurrently, the concurrent SH 6 kept its numbering until September 26, 1939, when SH 6 was truncated to the Gulf Division routing ending at Waco. It was rerouted south from Hempstead to Galveston, replacingSH 242 andSH 38.
On September 26, 1945, the roadway was extended northwest toBreckenridge overSH 67, continuing northwest to nearThrockmorton alongSH 157, which was decommissioned. That same day, the section in southeast Texas betweenHempstead andSugar Land was canceled, as it was redundant with the newFM 359. On August 20, 1952, the route was truncated on the north side, ending near Breckenridge. This section was transferred toUS 183. On September 26, 1967, SH 6 was rerouted to bypass Bremond, with the old route through Bremond transferred toSH 14 andFM 46. On November 1, 1968, the section between Hempstead and Sugar Land was re-established, as it was routed along US 290 until it reachedFM 1960, then replacing FM 1960 southward to where the southern branch of SH 6 intersected to what is now I-69/US 59 in Sugar Land. That portion of FM 1960 from US 290 to then US 90 at Addicks was built in the 1950s, replacing and rerouting some of what was known as Jackrabbit Road. In the early 1970s, the northern section underwent a massive rerouting due to realignments of numerous U.S. and state highways. On August 4, 1971, the section from Breckenridge south to Eastland was redesignated asSH 69. SH 6 was instead rerouted west along US 80 toCisco, then replacedUS 380 northwest to near Old Glory. The route was again extended on July 31, 1975, replacingSH 283 between Old Glory and Stamford northward to the Texas–Oklahoma border, completing the current routing of SH 6. The old route of SH 6 was transferred to new SH 283. On October 27, 1989, a section from US 90A to McKeever Road (McKeever Bypass) was added.[1]
A spur,SH 6A was designated on August 1, 1928, from SH 6 to Texas City.[6] On March 19, 1930, this route was renumbered asSH 146.
In June 2016, a section of the highway inEastland County betweenCisco andAlbany was destroyed due tomajor flooding.[7]


SH 6 begins at an intersection withI-45 andSH 3 inBayou Vista, and proceeds to the northwest, paralleling the ATSF railroad tracks. The highway makes a mostly straight line through Galveston, Brazoria, and Fort Bend Counties, passing through the city ofAlvin. As the highway traverses through Sugar Land, it makes a turn to the north after passing intersections with I-69/US 59 and Alternate US 90. The highway continues north into western Harris County, reaching the Westpark Tollway and I-10. It then intersects US 290 in CyFair, joining it as they travel to the northwest, thus finishing a large routing around the southern and western portions of Houston. The route continues northwest with US 290 as a limited-access highway. At Hockley, the highway veers to the right, forking from an old alignment of the highway, and bypassing the cities of Waller and Hempstead to the north. At Hempstead, it splits from US 290 and turns northward into Grimes County, where it bypasses the city of Navasota, while Business SH 6 passes through town. The highway then turns northwest again, crossing into Brazos County. The highway starts another bypass here, going around the Bryan–College Station area to the northeast, while the business route goes through these cities. On the northeast side of Bryan, the highway meets US 190, and they travel together to the northwest out of the region. SH 6 splits with US 190 in the town of Hearne, but joins US 79 before that route splits to the northeast about a mile north of town. SH 6 then continues northwest, traveling through lesser populated farmlands, before approaching Waco. Before entering Waco, it turns southwest on Loop 340, and bypasses Waco to the south. It reaches an intersection with I-35, and then turns to the northwest again, crossing overLake Waco. The highway continues northwest and west through more farmland regions in Central Texas, before reaching an intersection with I-20 just south ofEastland. The route briefly turns west, traveling along the former route of US 80, before turning back to the northwest atCisco. As it continues, it is briefly concurrent with US 180/US 277 in north central Texas. Just northwest ofStamford, the highway makes its final turn to the north at an intersection with SH 283. The highway then travels through sparsely populated areas of Haskell, Knox, Foard, and Hardeman counties before ending north ofQuanah at the Red River, where it meetsOklahoma State Highway 6.
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| County | Location | mi[8] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Galveston | La Marque | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-45 exit 7B | |||
| Hitchcock | 4.9 | 7.9 | |||||
| 5.9 | 9.5 | ||||||
| Santa Fe | 9.2 | 14.8 | Southern end of FM 646 concurrency | ||||
| 9.7 | 15.6 | Northern end of FM 646 concurrency | |||||
| 11.2 | 18.0 | ||||||
| Brazoria | Alvin | 18.7 | 30.1 | Interchange; SH 35 is planned to be co-signed withSH 99 in the future | |||
| 19.6 | 31.5 | ||||||
| 19.8 | 31.9 | ||||||
| Manvel | 27.0 | 43.5 | |||||
| 29.8 | 48.0 | Interchange | |||||
| Fort Bend | Arcola | 33.9 | 54.6 | Interchange | |||
| Missouri City | 37.0 | 59.5 | Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road | Interchange | |||
| 41.6 | 66.9 | ||||||
| Sugar Land | 45.7 | 73.5 | I-69/US 59 exit 109; interchange. | ||||
| 46.6 | 75.0 | Brooks Street | FormerSpur 58[9][10] | ||||
| 47.0 | 75.6 | University Boulevard | Interchange | ||||
| 47.8 | 76.9 | Interchange | |||||
| Harris | Houston | 54.3 | 87.4 | Interchange | |||
| 56.3 | 90.6 | ||||||
| 59.7 | 96.1 | I-10 exit 751 | |||||
| 66.3 | 106.7 | ||||||
| 69.1 | 111.2 | Hempstead Highway / Jackrabbit Road | Interchange | ||||
| 69.6 | 112.0 | Southern end of US 290 concurrency; interchange | |||||
| seeUS 290 | |||||||
| Waller | Hempstead | 101.1 | 162.7 | Northern end of US 290 concurrency; interchange | |||
| Howth | 104.6 | 168.3 | |||||
| | 107.4 | 172.8 | |||||
| Grimes | | 112.3 | 180.7 | Interchange under construction[11] | |||
| | 114.1 | 183.6 | |||||
| | 114.8 | 184.8 | |||||
| | 117.1 | 188.5 | Interchange; no northbound entrance | ||||
| Navasota | 119.4 | 192.2 | Interchange | ||||
| 120.6 | 194.1 | Interchange | |||||
| 122.0 | 196.3 | Interchange | |||||
| 123.6 | 198.9 | Interchange; southbound exit only and northbound entrance | |||||
| Brazos | | 124.4 | 200.2 | Interchange; southern end of freeway | |||
| | 128.6 | 207.0 | Westward Ho | ||||
| | 131.5 | 211.6 | |||||
| | 133.5 | 214.8 | Mesa Verde Drive / Southern Pointe Parkway | ||||
| College Station | 135.6 | 218.2 | Nantucket Drive | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| 136.1 | 219.0 | ||||||
| 137.4 | 221.1 | Barron Road | |||||
| 138.8 | 223.4 | Access to College Station Medical Center | |||||
| 139.7 | 224.8 | ||||||
| 140.0 | 225.3 | ||||||
| 142.0 | 228.5 | Southwest Parkway / Raintree Drive | |||||
| 142.1 | 228.7 | ||||||
| 143.1 | 230.3 | ||||||
| Bryan | 144.2 | 232.1 | Access to St. Joseph Regional Health Center | ||||
| 145.7 | 234.5 | ||||||
| 146.5 | 235.8 | Old Reliance Road / MLK Jr. Street | |||||
| 147.9 | 238.0 | Southern end of US 190 concurrency | |||||
| 149.6 | 240.8 | ||||||
| 150.5 | 242.2 | Woodville Road | |||||
| 152.5 | 245.4 | No northbound exit | |||||
| 153.0 | 246.2 | Interchange; northern end of freeway | |||||
| Brazos–Robertson county line | Benchley | 155.3 | 249.9 | Interchange | |||
| Robertson | | 162.6 | 261.7 | ||||
| Hearne | 167.9 | 270.2 | Northern end of US 190 concurrency; southern end of US 79 concurrency; interchange | ||||
| 169.5 | 272.8 | ||||||
| | 169.8 | 273.3 | Northern end of US 79 concurrency; interchange | ||||
| Calvert | 176.5 | 284.0 | Southern end of FM 1644 concurrency | ||||
| 176.6 | 284.2 | Northern end of FM 1644 concurrency | |||||
| 177.0 | 284.9 | ||||||
| | 180.2 | 290.0 | |||||
| Bremond | 186.7 | 300.5 | |||||
| 187.0 | 300.9 | ||||||
| 188.6 | 303.5 | ||||||
| Falls | 191.0 | 307.4 | |||||
| | 192.6 | 310.0 | |||||
| Reagan | 194.7 | 313.3 | Interchange; northbound access viaBus. SH 6 | ||||
| Marlin | 201.3 | 324.0 | Interchange | ||||
| 203.6 | 327.7 | Interchange | |||||
| 204.9 | 329.8 | Interchange | |||||
| 206.0 | 331.5 | Interchange | |||||
| | 209.3 | 336.8 | |||||
| Perry | 212.2 | 341.5 | |||||
| McLennan | Riesel | 216.4 | 348.3 | ||||
| | 219.8 | 353.7 | Interchange | ||||
| | 221.8 | 357.0 | |||||
| | 223.4 | 359.5 | |||||
| Waco | 226.7 | 364.8 | Interchange; southern end of Loop 340 concurrency | ||||
| | 227.9 | 366.8 | Frontage Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; interchange | |||
| Waco | 228.2 | 367.3 | Interchange | ||||
| 229.6 | 369.5 | 12th Street | Interchange | ||||
| Robinson | 231.7 | 372.9 | Interchange | ||||
| 232.9 | 374.8 | Southern end of freeway; I-35 exit 330, access to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center | |||||
| Waco | 234.4 | 377.2 | No direct northbound exit (signed at I-35) | ||||
| 234.6 | 377.6 | Beverly Drive | No southbound exit | ||||
| 235.4 | 378.8 | ||||||
| 236.0 | 379.8 | Northern end of Loop 340 concurrency, access to Providence Medical Center | |||||
| 236.4 | 380.4 | Access to Providence Medical Center | |||||
| 237.5 | 382.2 | ||||||
| 238.3 | 383.5 | Lake Waco,Midway Park | |||||
| 239.7 | 385.8 | Lake Waco,Speegleville Park | |||||
| | 241.5 | 388.7 | Speegleville Road | ||||
| | 243.2 | 391.4 | Interchange; northern end of freeway | ||||
| | 244.9 | 394.1 | |||||
| Bosque | Valley Mills | 256.0 | 412.0 | ||||
| 256.2 | 412.3 | ||||||
| | 256.8 | 413.3 | |||||
| | 259.2 | 417.1 | |||||
| | 263.6 | 424.2 | |||||
| Clifton | 267.5 | 430.5 | |||||
| 268.4 | 431.9 | ||||||
| | 271.3 | 436.6 | |||||
| Meridian | 278.5 | 448.2 | |||||
| Iredell | 291.6 | 469.3 | |||||
| | 292.1 | 470.1 | |||||
| Hamilton | Hico | 301.0 | 484.4 | ||||
| 301.3 | 484.9 | Southern end of US 281 concurrency | |||||
| Erath | | 305.8 | 492.1 | Northern end of US 281 concurrency | |||
| Alexander | 313.4 | 504.4 | |||||
| Dublin | 321.6 | 517.6 | |||||
| 321.7 | 517.7 | Southern end of FM 219 concurrency | |||||
| 322.2 | 518.5 | Northern end of FM 219 concurrency | |||||
| | 323.8 | 521.1 | Interchange | ||||
| Comanche | | 329.2 | 529.8 | ||||
| De Leon | 334.2 | 537.8 | Southern end of SH 16 concurrency | ||||
| 334.8 | 538.8 | Northern end of SH 16 concurrency | |||||
| Eastland | Gorman | 344.3 | 554.1 | ||||
| 344.8 | 554.9 | Southern end of FM 8 concurrency | |||||
| 345.2 | 555.5 | Northern end of FM 8 concurrency | |||||
| | 349.0 | 561.7 | |||||
| | 354.4 | 570.4 | |||||
| Carbon | 355.4 | 572.0 | |||||
| Punkin Center | 358.6 | 577.1 | |||||
| | 362.5 | 583.4 | I-20 exit 340 | ||||
| Eastland | 364.7 | 586.9 | |||||
| 365.5 | 588.2 | ||||||
| | 368.9 | 593.7 | |||||
| Cisco | 374.2 | 602.2 | Southern end of US 183 Truck concurrency | ||||
| 374.4 | 602.5 | Northern end of US 183 Truck concurrency; southern end of US 183 concurrency | |||||
| 374.6 | 602.9 | Northern end of US 183 concurrency | |||||
| | 376.9 | 606.6 | |||||
| | 382.7 | 615.9 | |||||
| Callahan | | 389.9 | 627.5 | ||||
| Shackelford | Moran | 392.7 | 632.0 | ||||
| 393.0 | 632.5 | ||||||
| Sedwick | 397.6 | 639.9 | |||||
| | 406.7 | 654.5 | |||||
| Albany | 408.2 | 656.9 | Southern end of US 180 / US 283 concurrency | ||||
| 408.7 | 657.7 | Northern end of US 283 concurrency | |||||
| | 415.8 | 669.2 | Interchange | ||||
| | 426.7 | 686.7 | Northern end of US 180 concurrency | ||||
| | 429.0 | 690.4 | |||||
| Jones | Lueders | 430.2 | 692.3 | ||||
| | 436.9 | 703.1 | Southern end of FM 600 concurrency | ||||
| Avoca | 437.3 | 703.8 | Northern end of FM 600 concurrency | ||||
| | 440.8 | 709.4 | |||||
| | 442.5 | 712.1 | |||||
| Stamford | 444.0 | 714.5 | |||||
| 445.1 | 716.3 | Southern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency;traffic circle aroundU.S. Post Office | |||||
| Haskell | 446.8 | 719.1 | Interchange; northern end of US 277 Bus. concurrency; southern end of SH 283 concurrency | ||||
| | 454.3 | 731.1 | Northern end of SH 283 concurrency | ||||
| | 457.9 | 736.9 | |||||
| | 458.2 | 737.4 | |||||
| Rule | 466.2 | 750.3 | |||||
| | 469.7 | 755.9 | Southern end of FM 2407 concurrency | ||||
| | 470.0 | 756.4 | Northern end of FM 2407 concurrency | ||||
| Rochester | 473.7 | 762.3 | |||||
| O'Brien | 478.2 | 769.6 | |||||
| Knox | Knox City | 481.3 | 774.6 | ||||
| | 483.3 | 777.8 | |||||
| | 486.2 | 782.5 | |||||
| Benjamin | 493.4 | 794.1 | |||||
| | 504.3 | 811.6 | Southern end of FM 1756 concurrency | ||||
| | 505.2 | 813.0 | Northern end of FM 1756 concurrency | ||||
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| Quanah | |||||||
| Southern end of Spur 133 concurrency | |||||||
| Northern end of Spur 133 concurrency | |||||||
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| | Oklahoma state line (Red River bridge) | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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SH 6 has fourbusiness routes.
| Location | Marlin |
|---|---|
| Length | 5.328 mi[12] (8.575 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |

Business State Highway 6-N (Bus. SH 6-N, formerlyLoop 23) is abusiness loop that runs from SH 6 nearMarlin in central Texas. The road was bypassed on November 30, 1978 by SH 6 and designated Loop 23. The road was redesignated as Business SH 6-N on June 21, 1990.[12][13]
The entire route is inFalls County.
| Location | mi[14] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | Interchange | ||
| | 1.2 | 1.9 | |||
| Marlin | 3.3 | 5.3 | |||
| 3.8 | 6.1 | ||||
| 4.4 | 7.1 | ||||
| | 5.3 | 8.5 | Interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
| Location | Reagan |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.754 mi[15] (1,213 m) |
| Existed | 2015–present |
Business State Highway 6-P (Bus. SH 6-P) is a 0.754-mile-long (1.213 km) business loop that runs nearReagan. The road was bypassed on June 25, 2015, by SH 6 when it was rerouted west.[16] Bus. SH 6-P shares a short, one-block concurrency withFM 413 through Reagan. Both ends of the route are only accessible directly from SH 6 northbound. Access to SH 6 southbound can only be reached via an interchange with SH 6 and FM 413.[15]
Major intersections
The entire route is inReagan,Falls County.
| mi[15] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | Western terminus; access to SH 6 north only | |||
| 0.246 | 0.396 | Western end of FM 413 concurrency; access to SH 6 south via FM 413 | |||
| 0.312 | 0.502 | Eastern end of FM 413 concurrency | |||
| 0.754 | 1.213 | Western terminus; access to SH 6 north only | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| Location | Bryan-College Station |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.477 mi[17] (20.080 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |

Business State Highway 6-R (Bus. SH 6-R, formerlyLoop 507) is abusiness loop that runs through the cities ofBryan andCollege Station. The highway is known locally asTexas Avenue in both cities and runs along the eastern boundary ofTexas A&M University in College Station.
The route was created in 1990 with the re-designation ofLoop 507. Loop 507 was designated in 1972 when SH 6 was re-routed along a bypass around Bryan and College Station.[18]
The entire route is inBrazos County.
| Location | mi[19] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus; access to SH 6 south only | ||
| 1.1 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2.5 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2.9 | 4.7 | ||||
| 3.8 | 6.1 | ||||
| Bryan | 5.4 | 8.7 | |||
| 7.9 | 12.7 | ||||
| 8.9 | 14.3 | ||||
| 12.5 | 20.1 | Interchange; northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
| Location | Navasota |
|---|---|
| Length | 6.316 mi[20] (10.165 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |

Business State Highway 6-S (Bus. SH 6-S, formerlyLoop 508) is abusiness loop that runs throughNavasota on La Salle Avenue. The route was created in 1972 when SH 6 was rerouted further north and east around town; it is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) long. The road was redesignated as Bus. SH 6-S on June 21, 1990.[20]