Texas State Highway 29

State Highway 29
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	143.3 mi[1] (230.6 km)
Existed	before 1939–present
Major junctions
West end	US 83 near Menard
Major intersections	US 377 in Mason US 87 in Mason US 281 in Burnet US 183 in Liberty Hill I-35 in Georgetown SH 130 Toll in Georgetown
East end	SH 95 near Circleville
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Menard, Mason, Llano, Burnet, Williamson
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 28 → I-30

State Highway 29 (SH 29) runs from 3.0 miles (4.8 km) south of

In Georgetown, SH 29 is known as University Avenue and is the main east–west artery through the city, passing in front of Southwestern University, which has been on the same road since its Georgetown campus opened in 1873.

An open house meeting at East View High School in Georgetown was held on September 1, 2015. The meeting's purpose was to review the upcoming plans on widening SH 29 from 2 lanes (80 ft.) to 6 lanes (160 ft.). Construction will not start until after the Summer of 2016 and will occur from Southwestern Blvd extending all the way to Hwy 95 in Circleville, TX.

Previous routes

SH 29 was proposed on October 8, 1917 on a route from

SH 29A was a proposed spur route designated on March 19, 1919, splitting at Luling and travelling northwest through San Marcos to Johnson City.^[14] On August 21, 1923, it had been renumbered SH 80, which the west end was shortened to end in San Marcos.^[15] SH 29A was under a feasibility study from Mason to Menard on February 20, 1928.^[16] On June 22, 1928, the feasibility study was completed, and SH 29A was designated.^[17] On March 19, 1930, this had been renumbered as SH 151.

SH 29B was a proposed spur route designated on January 15, 1923 from

Leaving Burnet, SH 29 travels through the towns of Bertram and Liberty Hill before intersecting US 183 at Seward Junction north of Leander. SH 29 then arrives in Georgetown, where it intersects I-35 and serves as the south boundary for Southwestern University. On the east side of town, SH 29 intersects SH 130 then travels through unincorporated Williamson County before ending at SH 95 north of Taylor.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Menard	​	0.00	0.00	US 83 – Junction, Menard	Western terminus; Interchange
	​	8.60	13.84	FM 2092 west – Menard
	RM 1221 south – London
	​	16.29	26.22	FM 1311 north
RM 1222 north – Brady
	​	29.34	47.22	US 377 south – Junction	West end of US 377 overlap
	US 377 north – Brady	East end of US 377 overlap; West end of US 87 overlap
		34.92	56.20	RM 1871 south – Fredericksburg	East end of US 87 overlap
		34.97	56.28	RM 386 north – Fredonia
	​	44.30	71.29	RM 1900 north
RM 2768 south – Castell
	​	65.94	106.12	SH 71 west – Brady	West end of SH 71 overlap
	Llano	68.77	110.67	SH 16 / SH 71 east – Comanche, Fredericksburg, Marble Falls	East end of SH 71 overlap
	​	70.29	113.12	RM 2241 north – Paradise Point
	​	83.14	133.80	RM 1431 – Paradise Point, Marble Falls
	Buchanan Dam	84.68	136.28	SH 261 north – Paradise Point
		87.39	140.64	State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River
RM 690 north
	​	89.13	143.44	PR 4 south – Inks Lake State Park, Longhorn Cavern State Park
	​	94.86	152.66	RM 2341 west
	Burnet	98.21	158.05	US 281 – Lampasas, Marble Falls
	Bertram	108.62	174.81	RM 243 south	West end of RM 243 overlap
		108.80	175.10	RM 1174 north (Grange Street) – Florence	East end of RM 243 overlap; West end of RM 1174 overlap
		109.11	175.60	RM 1174 south – Balcones Canyonlands	East end of RM 1174 overlap
Loop 332 east – Liberty Hill
	119.12	191.71	RM 1869 – Balcones Canyonlands
	119.49	192.30	Loop 332 west – Liberty Hill
	121.47	195.49	US 183 – Lampasas, Austin
	Georgetown	133.09	214.19	I-35 – Belton, Austin	I-35 exit 261.
		133.90	215.49	I-35 BL (Austin Avenue)
		136.83	220.21	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport	SH 130 exit 415.
	FM 1660 south – Hutto
	​	148.92	239.66	SH 95 – Temple, Taylor
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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