Texas State Highway Spur 53
Encyclopedia
Spur 53 is a state highway spur in San Antonio
, Texas
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to the southern side of the University of Texas at San Antonio
. State maintenance begins along UTSA Boulevard at a point approximately 200 ft (61 m) west of the main southern entrance of UTSA at Edward Ximenes Avenue. The route travels east, passing the headquarters of Valero Energy Corporation, before the Spur 53 designation ends at Interstate 10 Exit #557. UTSA Boulevard continues to the east under local jurisdiction.
. This designation was canceled in 1953, when the mileage for that route was transferred to FM 2114.
The current route was designated in 1980.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Route description
Spur 53 provides access from Interstate 10Interstate 10 in Texas
Interstate 10 is the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the U.S. state of Texas, it runs east from El Paso, near the border with New Mexico, through San Antonio and Houston to the border with Louisiana in Orange, Texas....
to the southern side of the University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...
. State maintenance begins along UTSA Boulevard at a point approximately 200 ft (61 m) west of the main southern entrance of UTSA at Edward Ximenes Avenue. The route travels east, passing the headquarters of Valero Energy Corporation, before the Spur 53 designation ends at Interstate 10 Exit #557. UTSA Boulevard continues to the east under local jurisdiction.
History
A previous route known as Spur 53 was designated in 1939, connecting with US 81 in the town of WestWest, Texas
West is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,692 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. This designation was canceled in 1953, when the mileage for that route was transferred to FM 2114.
The current route was designated in 1980.