Texas State Highway 211
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| Hill County Parkway | ||||
SH 211 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 11.184 mi (17.999 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1986 – present | |||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length: | 3.7 mi (6.0 km) | |||
| South end: |
 US 90
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| North end: |
 FM 1957
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| Northern segment | ||||
| Length: | 7.4 mi (11.9 km) | |||
| South end: |
 FM 471
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| North end: |
 SH 16
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| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Bexar, Medina | |||
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State Highway 211 or SH 211 (Hill Country Parkway) is a 11.184-mile (17.999 km) state highway west of the city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. This route was designated in 1986 as an access route to the Texas Research Park. Portions of the route were built, but significant landowner opposition kept the connecting section from being completed. The completed sections of the route consist of a southern section from U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) north to Farm to Market Road 1957 (FM 1957) and a northern section from FM 471 north to SH 16. The Texas Transportation Commission has approved a pass-through toll agreement that Bexar County submitted in October 2008. This proposal will allow for development of a segment of SH 211 (Hill Country Parkway) from 1.33 miles south of FM 1957 to FM 471 and improvements to FM 1957 (Potranco Road) from Loop 1604 to the Medina County line. The completion of the section between FM 1957 (Potranco Road) to FM 471 (Culebra Road) will finally allow for seamless travel from Hwy 90 at the south end, north to SH 16 (Bandera Road). The improvements to FM 1957 (Potranco Road) will allow for the necessary widening of the two-lane roadway which is dealing with new suburban growth and traffic for which it wasn't built to handle.
The current alignment was designated in March 1986 from US 90 northward to SH 16. In November 1988, the designation was extended northeastward from SH 16 to FM 3351. Construction of the current segments of the highway were completed in the early 1990s. The southern portion was the first to be completed with the interchange at US 90 and the bridge over Lucas Creek completed in 1990. The northern portion was completed the following year in 1991 with the completion of the bridges over San Geronimo Creek.
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