State Highway 185 or SH 185 is a Texas state highway that runs from Victoria south to the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 at Port O'Connor.

History

The route was originally designated by 1933 from Seadrift northwest to a connection with then-SH 57 (now SH 35

State Highway 35 (Texas)

State Highway 35, or SH 35, is a largely north–south highway in southeastern and southern Texas between Houston, junction of I-45 on the southeast side of the city and Corpus Christi, where it terminates on I-37....

). By 1939, the route was extended to Port O'Connor, replacing a portion of SH 29

State Highway 29 (Texas)

State Highway 29, or SH 29, runs from south of Menard east to SH 95 in Circleville via Mason, Llano, Burnet, Liberty Hill, and Georgetown in central Texas....

. In 1990, the route was extended north to Victoria, replacing Farm to Market Road 404.

Major intersections

County	Junction	Notes
Victoria Victoria County, Texas Victoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 84,088. Its county seat is Victoria. It is included in the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
Calhoun Calhoun County, Texas Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, the population was 20,647. Its county seat is Port Lavaca. It is a part of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area...