Texas State Highway 321

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Loop 573 at Cleveland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
← SH 320→ SH 322

State Highway 321 (SH 321) is a north–south highway in southeastern Texas, starting at

US 90 in Dayton and ending at Loop 573 in Cleveland
. The route was designated on October 30, 1939.

In Cleveland, SH 321 is also known as Houston Street, providing the main street for downtown Cleveland. It is a two lane urban highway with a left turn lane as it travels throughout Cleveland, until roughly 3/4 of a mile northeast of the city limit. From Loop 573, on southward until junction with SH 105, SH 321 is also known as SH 105. In the city of Dayton, it is referred to as North Cleveland Street, passing through residential Dayton as a 4-lane urban highway, before narrowing back down to a 2-lane rural State Highway.

SH 321 is part of the eastern Greater Houston area evacuation route, providing a corridor for communities such as Baytown, Kemah, and Pasadena.

History

Based on Handbook of Texas article about Tarkington Prairie, SH 321 is believed to cover part of the Nacogdoches-Lynchburg trail, being the Old Wells store (as it is referred to on the historical marker) sits along the trail, and SH 321 runs directly in front of the building.

Historical markers

  • Old Wells Store, Tarkington Prairie: Roughly 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Cleveland where CR 2274 meets SH 321.
  • Burton B. Tarkington, Tarkington Prairie: Roughly 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southeast of Cleveland in front of the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department, near CR 2249 and CR 2250 on SH 321.
  • John Cherry, Ryan Cemetery: on SH 321, 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Cleveland.

Route Description

The southern terminus of SH 321 is at

Loop 573, while SH 105 turns south and become concurrent with Loop 573.[2]

Ghost towns

Martha is on State Highway 321, three miles (4.8 km) north of Dayton.

Lyric was 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of the route of present-day SH 321, ten miles (16 km) east of Cleveland.

Macedonia is five miles (8.0 km) northeast of the junction of SH 321 and FM 1008 sixteen miles northwest of Liberty.

Future

The Houston-Galveston Area Council long term plans (by 2025) show plans to expand SH 321 to an urban four lane divided highway with left turn lane, south out of Cleveland until SH 105 cuts east (6–8 miles south of Cleveland).

Junction list

The entire route is in Liberty County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
DaytonSouth Cleveland StreetContinuation south of US 90/SH 146
US 90 / SH 146 – Liberty, Crosby, Baytown
FM 1008 north / FM 1960 west (Clayton Street) – Kenefick, Huffman, Humble
FM 686
​
FM 1008 – Kenefick
​
FM 163 – Tarkington Prairie
​
 SH 105 east – Beaumont		South end of SH 105 concurrency
Bus. SH 105 west – Conroe
North end of SH 105 concurrency; south end of SH 105 Business concurrency
FM 787
(Bonham Avenue)		Former SH 105
FM 1010
(College Avenue)
Bus. SH 105 west
Former alignment of US 59; north end of SH 105 Business concurrency; westbound SH 105 Business continues via Loop 573 south
West Houston StreetContinuation west of Loop 573
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 321". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  2. ^ Google (2008-03-04). "overview map of SH 321" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-03-04.

Sources

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