Texas State Highway 96
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| League City Parkway | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 6.45 mi (10.38 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1994 – present | |||
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 I-45 at League City
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 SH 3
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| East end: |
 SH 146 at Kemah
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| Counties: | Galveston | |||
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State Highway 96 (SH 96), also known as League City Parkway, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway runs approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) between Interstate 45 and SH 146 in Galveston County, connecting the cities of League City and Kemah.
SH 96 begins in League City at I-45, just south of the Harris County line. From here, the highway travels to the east, crossing SH 3. It then passes over the Union Pacific Railroad line and has an incomplete interchange with the parallel Dickinson Avenue; access to the street is available from westbound SH 96 only, while traffic on the street can enter only eastbound SH 96. The route then crosses FM 270 before turning to the northeast, passing the site of the former Houston Gulf Airport. After intersections with several other surface streets, including the Columbia Memorial Parkway, SH 96 ends at SH 146 at the city line between League City and Kemah.
SH 96 was designated along its current route in 1994.
The SH 96 designation was previously used on a route from Raymondville to Harlingen, mainly along the Gulf Coast, beginning in 1926. By 1933, it was extended north to Corpus Christi. The route was truncated to Sinton by 1939, with an already-constructed section between Corpus Christi and Chapman Ranch transferred to SH 286. The remaining route was redesignated as U.S. Highway 77 in 1945 when that route was extended south.
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