Texas State Highway 29

Historic SH 29

SH 29 was proposed on October 8, 1917 on a route from Port O'Connor to Austin.[2] On August 21, 1923, the section from Port Lavaca to Port O'Connor was cancelled. On January 21, 1924, SH 29 was extended to Mason, replacing the section of SH 43 from Leander to Mason and SH 29 was extended on a new route from Austin to Leander.[3] On July 27, 1926, SH 29 was extended back to Port O'Connor. On January 17, 1928, SH 29 was extended to Rocksprings.[4] On October 25, 1932, the southwest end was shortened to Junction.[5] On February 14, 1933, it was extended back to Rocksprings.[5] On June 20, 1933, the southeast end was truncated to north of Cuero, with the portion southeast of there transferred to SH 27.[6] On March 13, 1934, SH 29 was extended through Goliad to Refugio, ending near Gregory, replacing SH 190 and part of SH 119.[7] On July 17, 1934, SH 29 was rerouted to end in Karnes City, replacing part of SH 80 and part of SH 112. On November 27, 1934, SH 29 Spur was created in Goliad.[8] On January 19, 1935, it was rerouted back to Refugio over part of SH 80. The old route was transferred back to SH 80 and SH 112.[9] On February 28, 1935, SH 29 Spur in Goliad was taken over.[10] On July 15, 1935, the sections from Cuero to SH 119 and La Bahia Mission to Gregory were cancelled.[11] On September 22, 1936, the section from Cuero to SH 119 was restored.[12] On November 23, 1937, the section from La Bahia Mission to Gregory was restored.[13] On September 26, 1939, SH 29 Spur was renumbered as Spur 71. On May 23, 1951, the stretch from Liberty Hill to Gregory was reassigned to U.S. Highway 183, and the section from Mason to Rocksprings was reassigned to U.S. Highway 377. On August 22, 1951, SH 29 was extended farther east along former SH 104 from Liberty Hill to Circleville, and was also extended west from Mason along former SH 151 to Eldorado. By 1966, SH 29 had been signed along part of RM 33, all of RM 1980, FM 1257, and part of FM 305 to I-10. On June 30, 1977, the section from Menard to Eldorado, along with the signed section west of Eldorado, was redesignated U.S. Highway 190. In December 1985, SH 29 lost its 3 miles concurrent with US 83 into Menard, shortening SH 29 to its current designation.

Historic SH 29A

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 Cuero to San Antonio.[18] On August 21, 1923, it had been renumbered SH 81, which extended northwest to Bandera over part of SH 27.[15]