Texas State Highway 286

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Texas State Highway 286 - Wikipedia

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State Highway 286

SH 286 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by TxDOT

Length

15.209 mi^[1] (24.477 km)

Existed

1939–present

Major junctions

South end

FM 70 at Chapman Ranch

SH 358 at Corpus Christi

North end

I-37 at Corpus Christi

Location

Country

United States

State

Texas

Highway system

Highways in Texas

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SH 285

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US 287

State Highway 286 (SH 286) is a Texas state highway running from downtown Corpus Christi south to Chapman Ranch. The route was designated on its current route in 1939. Before 1939, this route was known as SH 96, and was proposed to be extended to the southwest to Riviera. It is also locally known as the "Crosstown Expressway."^[2]

History

The route from Corpus Christi to Chapman Ranch was originally designated as a portion of SH 96 as early as 1933.^[3] The highway was redesignated to SH 286 on September 26, 1939.^[1]

Throughout much of 2017, construction was done to expand the freeway south to FM 43. The work was completed by the end of the year.

Route description

The route of SH 286 runs from FM 70 northward to I-37 in Dollywood in Nueces County.^[1] The southern terminus is located in rural Nueces County at FM 70 south of Corpus Christi. The highway heads north with intersections at FM 2444 and FM 43 before turning to the northeast and crossing Oso Creek near Cabaniss Field Naval Air Station. SH 286 becomes a freeway south of SH 357 (Saratoga Boulevard). The freeway portion of the highway is known as the Crosstown Expressway. As the freeway heads to the northeast, it has an interchange with SH 358 (South Padre Island Drive). The freeway continues to the northeast from the interchange through downtown Corpus Christi.^[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Nueces County. All exits are unnumbered.

Location	mi^[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Chapman Ranch	0.0	0.0	FM 70
	4.5	7.2	FM 2444 (Staples Street)
	7.0	11.3	FM 43 (Weber Road)	Interchange; south end of freeway
Corpus Christi	7.4	11.9	Greenwood Drive / Ayers Street
	7.8	12.6	SH 357 (Saratoga Boulevard)
	9.1	14.6	Holly Road
	10.3	16.6	SH 358 – Padre Island, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
	11.3	18.2	Gollihar Road
	11.7	18.8	Horne Road
	12.3	19.8	Tarlton Street / Port Avenue
	13.1	21.1	Baldwin Boulevard
	13.4	21.6	Morgan Avenue / 19th Street	Access to Spohn Memorial Hospital
	14.2	22.9	Laredo Street / Agnes Street
	14.7	23.7	Lipan Street / Comanche Street	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	15.0	24.1	Spur 407 (Leopard Street)	Northbound exit, southbound entrance
	15.2	24.5	I-37 / US 181 / Shoreline Boulevard – San Antonio, Int'l Airport	Exit 1C on I-37.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access