Texas State Highway 495


State Highway 495 is a state highway in the Lower [Rio Grande Valley|Rio Grande Valley] in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, that connects Texas State Highway 364 in Palmview with Farm to Market Road 1423, northeast of Alamo. The route was designated in 2001, replacing Farm to Market Road 495. It runs parallel to U.S. [Route 83 in Texas|US 83] for its entire route. In McAllen, the route is also known as Pecan Boulevard.

Route description

SH 495 begins at SH 364 in Palmview near I-2/US 83. The highway heads east along Pecan Boulevard through Mission to an intersection with SH 107. It has an intersection with FM 494 before entering McAllen. In McAllen, the highway has intersections with FM 2220, FM 1926, SH 336, and FM 2061. As it enters Pharr, the highway passes under I-69C/US 281, intersecting the freeway's frontage roads. The highway continues east into Alamo to an intersection with FM 907. The highway continues east, leaving Alamo, to its eastern terminus at FM 1423.

History

FM 495 was designated on June 26, 1945, running from Ware Road, northwest of McAllen, east to Val Verde Road, northeast of Alamo. On February 25, 1949, the route was extended south to US 83. On September 7, 1949, the section from FM 1423 to US 83 was transferred to FM 1423. On December 17, 1952, the route was extended west to State [Highway 107 |SH 107] on the north side of Mission. On August 29, 1989, it was again extended west, this time to connect with US 83 in Palmview. The route was redesignated SH 495 on January 23, 2001, and was extended westward to Abram Road to make a new connection with US 83; one section was transferred to SH 364.

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