Texas State Highway Loop 494
State highway in Texas
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Loop 494 is a state highway loop in the Greater Houston area of Texas. It is 9.7 miles (15.6 km) in length and is a former routing of US 59 in the area.[1]
State Highway Loop 494 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.79 mi[1] (15.76 km) | |||
| Existed | 1970–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-69 / US 59 in Houston | |||
 SH 99 Toll at New Caney | ||||
| North end | I-69 / US 59 in New Caney | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Harris, Montgomery | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
Loop 494 begins at I-69/US 59 just south of the Harris–Montgomery county line.[2] The route travels northward, paralleling the freeway to its west. It passes the community of Kingwood and the unincorporated area of Porter before reaching New Caney, where it has a brief concurrency with FM 1485. Shortly thereafter, it connects once again with I-69/US 59, where the Loop 494 designation ends.[1][3]
History
Loop 494 was designated on October 2, 1970, after US 59 was moved to the extension of the Eastex Freeway into Montgomery County.[1]
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Harris | Houston | I-69 / US 59 – Humble, Downtown Houston | I-69/US 59 exit 151; southern terminus just south of Hamblen Road at the Montgomery/Harris County line. | ||
| Montgomery | Porter |   FM 1314 north – Williams Airport | |||
| New Caney |   SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway) to I-69 / US 59 – Spring, Baytown | Access to eastbound Grand Parkway via Texas U-turn at I-69/US 59 | |||
  FM 1485 east – Huffman | South end of FM 1485 concurrency | ||||
 FM 1485 west – Conroe | North end of FM 1485 concurrency | ||||
| I-69 / US 59 – Cleveland | I-69/US 59 exit 159(B); northern terminus. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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