Texas State Highway 225
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 15.6 mi (25.1 km) | |||
| Existed: | by 1936 – present | |||
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| West end: | Broadway & Lawndale Streets at Houston | |||
 I-610 in Houston  Beltway 8 / Sam Houston Tollway in Pasadena
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 SH 146 in La Porte
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State Highway 225, or SH 225, is an east–west freeway in the Houston area between the Interstate 610 Loop in Houston and State Highway 146 in La Porte. It is identified as the La Porte Freeway over its entire length except for Pasadena where it is called the Pasadena Freeway. The freeway passes near several refineries, chemical plants, and tank farms as it passes through Pasadena and Deer Park.
The La Porte-Houston highway was dedicated in 1929, following a route along most of the current alignment. The highway was designated as SH 225 between 1933 and 1936, with the western terminus of the route at US 75.
The first section of freeway along the route was authorized in 1945 and opened in 1952. It connected the Gulf Freeway (then still designated US 75) with the La Porte-Houston highway. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officially designated the new freeway section as part of SH 225 in 1954, with the western terminus now at State Highway 35.
The alignment for the freeway replacement of the La Porte-Houston highway was set during the 1950s. The route passed through a part of Milby Park, which caused legal problems due to a clause in the will that deeded the park land to the city. The city of Houston refused to sell the right-of-way, so TxDOT acquired it via condemnation, triggering a lawsuit by Milby's daughter that was resolved in 1961.
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