 State Highway 495 | ||||
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 SH 495; highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.731 mi[1] (28.535 km) | |||
| Existed | January 25, 2001–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 364 inPalmview | |||
| Major intersections |   I-69C /US 281 inPharr | |||
| East end |  FM 1423 northeast ofAlamo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Hidalgo | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 495 (SH 495) is a 17.731-mile (28.535 km)state highway in theRio Grande Valley inHidalgo County,Texas, United States, that connectsTexas State Highway 364 (SH 364) inPalmview withFarm to Market Road 1423 (FM 1423), northeast ofAlamo. The route was designated in 2001, replacingFarm to Market Road 495 (FM 495). It runs parallel toUS 83 for its entire route. InMcAllen, the route is also known as Pecan Boulevard.
SH 495 begins at SH 364 (La Homa Road) in Palmview nearI-2/US 83. The highway heads east along Pecan Boulevard throughMission to an intersection withSH 107 (Conway Avenue). It has an intersection withFM 494 (Shary Road) before enteringMcAllen. In McAllen, the highway has intersections withFM 2220 (Ware Road),FM 1926 (23rd Street),SH 336 (10th Street), andFM 2061 (McColl Street). As it entersPharr, the highway passes underI-69C/US 281, intersecting the freeway's frontage roads. The highway continues east into Alamo to an intersection withFM 907. The highway continues east, leaving Alamo, to its eastern terminus at FM 1423 (Val Verde Road).[2]
FM 495 was designated on June 26, 1945, running from Ware Road, northwest of McAllen, east to Val Verde Road, northeast of Alamo. On February 25, 1949, the route was extended south to US 83. On September 7, 1949, the section from FM 1423 to US 83 was transferred to FM 1423. On December 17, 1952, the route was extended west toSH 107 on the north side of Mission. On August 29, 1989, it was again extended west, this time to connect with US 83 in Palmview. The route was redesignated SH 495 on January 23, 2001, and was extended westward to Abram Road to make a new connection with US 83; one section was transferred to SH 364.
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The entire route is inHidalgo County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Palmview | 0.000 | 0.000 | East Veterans Boulevard | Continuation west from western terminus | |
| SH 364 (La Homa Road) | Western terminus | ||||
| Mission |  SH 107 (Conway Avenue) | ||||
 FM 494 (Shary Road) | |||||
| McAllen |  FM 2220 (Ware Road) | ||||
 FM 1926 (23rd Street) | |||||
 SH 336 (10th Street) | |||||
 FM 2061 (McColl Street) | |||||
| Pharr | I-69C /US 281 (Cage Boulevard) | I-69C exit 1A southbound; interchange | |||
| Alamo–Alamo line |  FM 907 (Alamo Road) | ||||
| | 17.731 | 28.535 | FM 1423 (Valverde Road) | Eastern terminus; T intersection | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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