Texas Park Road 1
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 33.591 mi (54.059 km) | |||
| Existed: | September 26, 1939 – present | |||
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 SH 21 in Bastrop
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 FM 153 near Smithville
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| Counties: | Bastrop | |||
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| Location: | Bastrop State Park |
| Length: | 3.988 mi (6.418 km) |
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| Location: | Bastrop State Park |
| Length: | 0.483 mi (0.777 km) |
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| Location: | Bastrop State Park–Buescher State Park |
| Length: | 11.196 mi (18.018 km) |
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| Location: | Bastrop State Park |
| Length: | 0.106 mi (0.171 km) |
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| Location: | Buescher State Park |
| Length: | 0.948 mi (1.526 km) |
Park Road 1 (PR 1) is a Park Road located in Bastrop and Buescher state parks, in the central region of the U.S. state of Texas. The highway is approximately 33.6 miles (54.1 km) long, and passes through mainly rural park land. PR 1 also includes most main roads in the two parks. Because of this, the highway has been divided into five different routes; they are PR 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, and 1E. PR 1C makes up most of the route, while three of the segments are less than a mile long. The route was first drafted by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933, as a scenic drive between the two parks. It was constructed in 1939 and has been extended and altered multiple times since.
Park Road 1 is divided into five suffixed routes, numbered from 1A to 1E. The longest of the five routes is PR 1C, at approximately 11.2 miles (18.0 km) long, and the shortest of the routes is PR 1D, at just barely over 0.1 miles (0.16 km) long. Roads 1A, 1B, and 1D are located completely within Bastrop State Park. Park Road 1E is the only one of the routes to be located completely within Buescher State Park, and PR 1C is the only route that traveling between both parks. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) publishes yearly reports of highway's annual average daily traffic (AADT), with counts usually taken near intersections. PR 1 generally has a low AADT, with most areas of the highway having a daily count below 100 vehicles. The highest traveled point along the road is at PR 1C's intersection with County Route 174 (CR 174), with an average count of 690 vehicles. The least traveled point on the roadway is just east of the CR 174 intersection, with a daily count of just 30 vehicles. No portion of the highway is listed as part of the National Highway System (NHS), a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.
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