Texas State Highway 146

SH 146 was designated on March 19, 1930, from SH 6/US 75 northward to Texas City as a renumbering of SH 6A. On July 2, 1932, SH 146 was extended north to Dayton.[2] On August 3, 1932, SH 146 was extended north to Cleveland (the plan was to delete SH 132 when this extension was completed).[3] On September 22, 1932, this extension was canceled, and SH 146 was instead extended north to Livingston, replacing SH 132.[4] On December 16, 1967, SH 146 was relocated east of Liberty. On February 21, 1984, SH 146 was extended south from SH 3 to I-45. On March 28, 1996, SH 146 was relocated in Baytown replacing Loop 201. The old route of SH 146 was redesignated as Business State Highway 146-E.

Spur 201 was designated on December 17, 1941, from SH 146 in Black Duck Bay to Main Street. On September 23, 1959, Spur 201 was redesignated as Loop 201 and was extended to SH 146 at McKinney Road. On October 22, 1976, Loop 201 was extended to SH 146 at Ferry Road. On March 28, 1996, Loop 201 was redesignated as part of SH 146.

SH 146 begins at its southern terminus at Interstate 45 in Bayou Vista, running concurrent with Loop 197 for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km). It then heads northwest and interchanging with SH 3. It then passes by Moses Lake and runs by Trinity Bay. Between Bayview and Kemah, it intersects SH 96. The route then interchanges SH 225 before crossing at the Fred Hartman Bridge over the Houston Ship Channel. In Baytown, the highway forms one of its business routes and then interchanges SH 330 before looping east. It then interchanges I-10 before entering Mont Belvieu. After heading north and entering Dayton, SH 146 meets US 90 and runs concurrent with it until reaching Liberty, intersecting SH 321 and Loop 227. It also crosses over the Trinity River before entering Liberty. After separating from US 90, the route heads north, then northeast after intersecting Loop 227, passing by the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge and then passing through Hardin. It intersects SH 105 in Moss Hill as it proceeds north. The route then passes through Rye and by Ace before reaching Livingston. It intersects US 190 before reaching its northern terminus at US 59 (future Interstate 69 corridor).

SH 146 has two business routes.