Texas State Highway 168
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State Highway 168 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 0.873 mi (1.405 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1986 – present | |||
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 SH 87 in Galveston
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| North end: | Entrance gate to U.S. Coast Guard station | |||
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State Highway 168 (SH 168 or TX 168) is a short state highway located entirely within the city of Galveston in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway connects SH 87 to Coast Guard Station Galveston, on the eastern portion of Galveston Island. At just under 0.9 miles (1.4 km) in length, the highway is the second-shortest in the state, and the shortest signed highway (SH165, which is shorter, is officially designated but not signed). The road travels along the edge of residential area for most of its length before it bends northeast and runs through a small marsh.
The route was first proposed in 1933; it would have traveled through Atascosia and Wilson counties. Portions of the proposal were replaced by SH 97 by at least 1936, while the rest was cancelled. State Highway 87 first followed the routing of SH 168, but was moved by 1961. A short railroad spur was built along the course of the route, and SH 168 was officially designated in 1986.
State Highway 168 begins at an at-grade intersection with SH 87, or Ferry Road, on the eastern portion of Galveston Island. The highway runs eastward for a short distance, being bordered by an apartment complex and a small gas station. After bending northward, the road enters rural areas, while following the course of a small, man-made drainage creek. The roadway continues northwest, bordered by marsh and brushland to the east and several resorts and apartment complexes to the west. It bends northeast and proceeds past a small portion of a U.S. Coast Guard station. The route splits away from the creek and continues past Corps Woods Nature Sanctuary, a major birdwatching destination. The highway intersects a small access road to the Coast Guard station, before continuing northward to its northern terminus, the main entrance gate to the Coast Guard facility. A small road continues inside the station from the gate.
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