 State Highway 31 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 149.813 mi[1] (241.101 km) | |||
| Existed | 1919–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 84 nearWaco | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   US 80 /Spur 63 atLongview | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | McLennan,Hill,Navarro,Henderson,Smith,Gregg | |||
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State Highway 31 (SH 31) runs fromU.S. 84 northeast ofWaco viaCorsicana,Athens,Tyler,Kilgore toU.S. 80 inLongview.
SH 31 was a route proposed on October 9, 1917 to run from Waco northeast via Corsicana and Athens to Tyler, which remains the western portion of its current route to this day.[2] On November 27, 1922, the route had been extended northeast toGladewater, replacing part ofSH 15 so that SH 15 had only one route west of Gladewater. On October 26, 1932,SH 31 Spur was designated throughMalakoff.[3] On September 26, 1939, the section from Tyler to Gladewater was reassigned toU.S. 271 (which it had been cosigned with earlier), with SH 31 now being extended east to Kilgore over formerSH 176.SH 31 Spur was renumbered asSpur 63. On June 30, 1971, SH 31 was extended north to I-20 concurrent with US 259. WhenU.S. 259 was rerouted on July 25, 1985, SH 31 was extended northeast into Longview. In 2013, a new route was designated around Corsicana for a proposed bypass. Construction on the bypass began in 2016 and opened to traffic in 2021.[4][5]
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SH 31 begins at an interchange withUS 84 northeast ofWaco. The highway travels through rural areas ofMcLennan County, passing just north ofAxtell. SH 31 intersectsFM 939 then entersHill County. In Hill County, the highway bypasses the towns ofMount Calm andHubbard. EnteringNavarro County, SH 31 runs throughDawson and has an overlap withFM 709 through the town then intersectsFM 667 near Navarro Mills Lake. The highway then bypassesCorsicana, passing near or through the towns ofOak Valley,Retreat, andMildred and intersectsI-45 andUS 287 in southeast Corsicana. SH 31 passes just north of theRichland-Chambers Reservoir before entering the town ofPowell. The highway then travels through the town ofKerens before crossing theTrinity River intoHenderson County.
In Henderson County, the route becomes less rural. SH 31 passes just south of theCedar Creek Reservoir while serving the towns ofTrinidad andMalakoff. The highway then entersAthens, bypassing the town onLoop 7; along with Loop 7, SH 31 also has overlaps withUS 175 andSH 19 around Athens. SH 31 then leaves the loop in northeast Athens near an intersection withFM 317 then travels through the towns ofMurchison andBrownsboro. The highway crosses over the northwestern segment ofLake Palestine, travels throughChandler, then crosses theNeches River intoSmith County. SH 31 intersectsLoop 49 Toll and travels through suburban areas of Smith County before enteringTyler. The highway travels through Tyler along Front Street, passing just south of the downtown area and serves as the southern terminus ofUS 271 nearThe Health Science Center at UT Tyler, then leaves the city just after intersectingLoop 323 for a second time. Leaving Tyler, the highway's route becomes more rural again, traveling through wooded areas before enteringKilgore. In Kilgore, SH 31 has a brief overlap withUS 259 that lasts untilI-20. The highway has an interchange withLoop 281 then entersLongview. SH 31 turns in a more northward direction at South Street then ends atUS 80 near downtown, with the road continuing north asSpur 63.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McLennan | | 0.0– 0.4 | 0.0– 0.64 | US 84 / League Ranch Road –Waco,Mexia,Fairfield | Interchange |
| | 3.2 | 5.1 |   FM 1330 south –Axtell | Interchange | |
| | 5.0 | 8.0 |   FM 2311 west / Sutherland Road –Leroy | ||
| | 7.8 | 12.6 |  FM 939 south / County Line Road –Mart | ||
| Hill | | 12.1 | 19.5 |     Bus. SH 31-K toFM 339 –Mount Calm,Birome | Interchange; eastbound exit and entrance |
| | 12.5 | 20.1 | FM 339 –Mount Calm,Birome | Interchange; westbound exit and entrance | |
| | 13.0 | 20.9 | Bus. SH 31-K | Interchange; eastbound exit and entrance | |
| | 16.9 | 27.2 |  Bus. SH 31-C | Interchange | |
| | 18.4 | 29.6 |  FM 936 | Interchange | |
| Hubbard | 20.3 | 32.7 |  SH 171 –Hubbard,Coolidge | Interchange | |
| | 22.2 | 35.7 | Bus. SH 31-C | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Navarro | | 24.1 | 38.8 |   FM 709 east | |
| Dawson | 26.5 | 42.6 | FM 709 east –Dawson | West end of FM 709 overlap | |
| 26.7 | 43.0 | FM 709 west –Spring Hill | East end of FM 709 overlap | ||
| | 30.8 | 49.6 |   FM 667 north –Navarro Mills | ||
| | 33.5 | 53.9 |  FM 55 north –Blooming Grove | West end of FM 55 overlap | |
| | 33.9 | 54.6 | FM 55 south | East end of FM 55 overlap | |
| | 38.9 | 62.6 |  FM 1126 –Barry | ||
| | 40.3 | 64.9 |  FM 2452 south –Corbet | ||
| | 41.1 | 66.1 |  Bus. SH 31-D east –Corsicana | ||
| Retreat | 44.0 | 70.8 |  FM 2555 | Interchange | |
| 45.5 | 73.2 | FM 709 | Interchange | ||
| Corsicana | 46.7 | 75.2 |  I-45 | I-45 exit 227 | |
| 48.0 | 77.2 |  US 287 –Corsicana,Palestine | Interchange | ||
| | 52.9 | 85.1 | Bus. SH 31-D west –Corsicana | ||
| | 55.0 | 88.5 |  FM 1129 north –Roane | ||
| Powell | 56.2 | 90.4 |   FM 633 south toFM 1393 | ||
| | 58.2 | 93.7 | FM 1393 south toFM 633 | ||
| Kerens | 61.9 | 99.6 |  FM 636 north | ||
| 62.3 | 100.3 |  SH 309 south toUS 287 –Goodlow | |||
| | 67.5 | 108.6 |  FM 3096 south –Samaria | ||
| Henderson | Trinidad | 70.2 | 113.0 |   SH 274 north /FM 764 south –Seven Points,Tool,Trinidad Business District | |
| 70.9 | 114.1 |  FM 1667 south | |||
| Malakoff | 75.2 | 121.0 |   SH 198 north /FM 2636 south –Gun Barrel City,Caney City,Log Cabin,Cross Roads | ||
| | 79.7 | 128.3 |  FM 753 south | ||
| Athens | 81.5 | 131.2 |     Loop 7 west /Bus. SH 31-H east –Downtown Athens,Airport | Interchange; west end of Loop 7 overlap; access to UT Health Athens | |
| 83.9 | 135.0 |  US 175 west /Bus. US 175 east –Mabank,Downtown Athens | Interchange; west end of US 175 overlap | ||
| 85.6 | 137.8 |   SH 19 north /Bus. SH 19-J south –Canton,Downtown Athens | Interchange; west end of SH 19 overlap | ||
| 87.5 | 140.8 |  FM 1616 | |||
| 88.0 | 141.6 | Bus. SH 31-H west /Loop 7 south (US 175 east /SH 19 south) –Airport | Interchange; east end of Loop 7, US 175, and SH 19 overlaps; access to UT Health Athens | ||
| 88.4 | 142.3 |  FM 317 east –Leagueville | |||
| Murchison | 93.3 | 150.2 |  FM 773 north (North Second Street) –Ben Wheeler | ||
| | 95.5 | 153.7 |  FM 1803 south / County Road 3823 | West end of FM 1803 overlap | |
| | 96.3 | 155.0 | FM 1803 north / County Road 3622 | East end of FM 1803 overlap | |
| Brownsboro | 100.6 | 161.9 |  FM 607 south –Leagueville,La Rue | ||
| 101.7 | 163.7 |  FM 314 –Edom,Poynor,Moore Station | |||
| 102.1 | 164.3 |  FM 3204 east | |||
| | 107.0 | 172.2 | FM 3204 west | ||
| Chandler | 109.8 | 176.7 |  FM 315 (North Broad Street) | ||
| Smith | | 112.4 | 180.9 |  FM 2661 | |
| | 113.7 | 183.0 |  Loop 49 Toll | ||
| | 115.0 | 185.1 |  Spur 364 east | ||
| | 115.6 | 186.0 |  FM 206 south | ||
| | 116.1 | 186.8 |  Spur 164 south / County Road 1125 | ||
| Tyler | 118.4 | 190.5 |  Loop 323 | ||
| 118.8 | 191.2 |  Loop 235 east (Chandler Highway) | |||
| 120.0 | 193.1 |    US 69 /SH 64 /SH 110 (South Glenwood Boulevard) | |||
| 121.2 | 195.1 |   SH 155 /US 271 north (South Beckham Avenue) | Access toThe Health Science Center at UT Tyler | ||
| 121.4 | 195.4 | Saunders Avenue / Fleishel Avenue | Interchange | ||
| 122.4 | 197.0 |  Loop 124 east (Old Henderson Highway) –Henderson | |||
| 122.8 | 197.6 | Loop 323 (South Southeast Loop 323) | |||
| | 125.6 | 202.1 |  FM 850 west | West end of FM 850 overlap | |
| | 125.7 | 202.3 | FM 850 east –Overton | East end of FM 850 overlap | |
| | 128.5 | 206.8 |  FM 2908 north | ||
| | 132.1 | 212.6 |  FM 757 north / County Road 21 –Starrville | ||
| Gregg | | 140.3 | 225.8 |  FM 2767 west | |
| | 140.7 | 226.4 |  FM 3053 –Liberty City,Overton | ||
| | 142.8 | 229.8 |  FM 1639 south | ||
| | 142.9 | 230.0 |  FM 2012 south | ||
| Kilgore | 145.1 | 233.5 |  SH 135 –Gladewater,Overton | Interchange | |
| 146.6 | 235.9 |  SH 42 –White Oak,Kilgore Business District | |||
| 147.8 | 237.9 |   Bus. US 259 south /FM 349 east –Kilgore | West end of US 259 Bus. overlap | ||
| 149.1 | 240.0 |  US 259 south /Bus. US 259 ends –Henderson | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; east end of US 259 Bus. overlap; west end of US 259 overlap | ||
| | 149.9 | 241.2 |  I-20 /US 259 north –Dallas | I-20 exit 589 westbound, 589A-B eastbound; east end of US 259 overlap | |
| | 150.3 | 241.9 |  FM 1252 west | ||
| Longview | 154.4 | 248.5 |  Loop 281 | Interchange | |
| 155.7 | 250.6 |  FM 2205 west | |||
| 156.5 | 251.9 | US 80 (West Marshall Avenue) /Spur 63 north –Gladewater,Marshall | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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SH 31 has four business routes.
  Business State Highway 31-C | |
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| Location | Hubbard |
| Length | 4.6 mi[6] (7.4 km) |
Business State Highway 31-C (Bus. SH 31-C) is a business loop that runs throughHubbard. The highway is known locally as North 4th Street.
The entire route is inHill County.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SH 31 | Interchange | |
| | 1.5 | 2.4 | FM 936 south | ||
| Hubbard | 3.4 | 5.5 | SH 171 –Hillsboro,Mexia | ||
| | 4.6 | 7.4 | SH 31 | Interchange | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 Business State Highway 31-D | |
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| Location | Navarro County |
| Length | 10.5 mi[7] (16.9 km) |
| Existed | 2013[1]–present |
Business State Highway 31-D (Bus. SH 31-D) is a business loop that runs throughCorsicana. The route was designated in 2013.
The highway is known locally as 7th Avenue or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Just east ofFM 2555 (45th Street) the road passes byNavarro College.
The entire route is inNavarro County.
| Location | mi[7] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 31 | ||
| Corsicana | 2.9 | 4.7 | FM 2555 (North 45th Street) | Access to Navarro Regional Hospital | |
| 5.3 | 8.5 |  SH 22 west /FM 709 west (South 15th Street) –Barry,Pursley | Access to Navarro Regional Hospital | ||
| 5.9 | 9.5 |  I-45 BL (South 7th Street) | Interchange | ||
| 7.0 | 11.3 | I-45 (US 287) –Ennis,Richland | I-45 exit 231 | ||
| | 10.5 | 16.9 | SH 31 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 Business State Highway 31-H | |
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| Location | Athens |
| Length | 5.754 mi[8] (9.260 km) |
| Existed | May 27, 2004[8]–present |
Business State Highway 31-H (Bus. SH 31-H) is a business loop that runs throughAthens. The route was designated in 2004 when SH 31 was re-routed alongLoop 7.
The highway is known locally as Corsicana Street west of downtown and east of downtown it is known as Tyler Street and briefly runs along Prairieville Street for a block near the Henderson County Courthouse. SH 31 Bus. H has an overlap withUS 175 Bus. in the western part of town.
The entire route is inAthens,Henderson County.
| mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 31 /Loop 7 –Corsicana,Mabank | Interchange | ||
| 2.4 | 3.9 | Bus. US 175 west –Kaufman | West end of US 175 Bus. overlap | ||
| 3.2 | 5.1 |  Bus. US 175 east (Corsicana Street) /FM 2494 south (Prairieville Street) –Jacksonville,Trinity Valley Community College | East end of US 175 Bus. overlap | ||
| 3.4 | 5.5 | Bus. SH 19-J (Palestine Street) –Airport | Access to UT Health Athens | ||
| 4.8 | 7.7 |  FM 2495 east (Flat Creek Road) –Lake Athens | |||
| 5.5 | 8.9 | FM 1616 north | |||
| 6.4 | 10.3 | SH 31 /Loop 7 (US 175 /SH 19) –Corsicana,Jacksonville | Interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 Business State Highway 31-K | |
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| Location | Mount Calm |
| Length | 0.8 mi[10] (1,300 m) |
| Existed | July 30, 2015[10]–present |
Business State Highway 31-K (Bus. SH 31-K) is a business loop that runs nearMount Calm. The road was designated on July 30, 2015 when SH 31 was rerouted to the west.
Both ends of the highway have no access to westbound SH 31 with traffic only be able to access eastbound SH 31. The only highway SH 31 Bus. K intersects between its termini isFM 339.
The entire route is inHill County.
| Location | mi[11] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 31 east | ||
| Mount Calm | 0.3 | 0.48 | FM 339 to SH 31 west –Birome | ||
| | 0.8 | 1.3 | SH 31 east –Hubbard | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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