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Texas State Highway 495

State Highway 495 marker

State Highway 495
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 17.736 mi (28.543 km)
Existed: 2001 – present
Major junctions
West end: SH 364 at Mission
  I-69C / US 281 in Pharr
East end: FM 1423 near Alamo
Highway system
SH 365 SH 550

State Highway 495 marker

State Highway 495 or SH 495 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs between Mission and Alamo in Deep South Texas. This route was designated in 2001, replacing Farm to Market Road 495. This route runs parallel to US 83 for its entire route. In McAllen, the route is also known as Pecan Blvd.

SH 495 begins at SH 364 (La Homa Road) in Palmview near I-2/US 83. The highway heads east along Pecan Boulevard through Mission to an intersection with SH 107 (Conway Avenue). It has an intersection with FM 494 (Shary Road) before entering McAllen. In McAllen, the highway has several major intersections with Farm to Market Roads to include FM 2220 (Ware Road), FM 1926 (23rd Street), SH 336 (10th Street) and FM 2061 (McColl Street). As it enters Pharr, the highway passes under the I-69C/US 281 freeway with intersections with the freeway's frontage roads. The highway continues east into Alamo to an intersection with FM 907. The highway continues east to its eastern terminus at FM 1423 (Val Verde Road).


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