Texas State Highway 202

State Highway 202 (SH 202) is a Texas state highway between Beeville and Refugio. The route was designated on January 9, 1934 from George West to Beeville as a restoration of the easternmost portion of the old SH 127 (which was reused on another road in 1932).^[2] On November 19, 1935, it was extended west to Fowlerton.^[3] On December 21, 1936, it was extended east to Refugio.^[4] By 1938, SH 202 was extended west to Cotulla (restoring more of the old SH 127) and east to Refugio. On September 26, 1939, the section of SH 202 west of George West was transferred to SH 72. On October 30, 1939, before signage was changed, SH 202 was extended to Laredo, replacing SH 257 (note that SH 202 east of George West was to be transferred to SH 257 on September 26, 1939). On August 24, 1954, the section from Laredo to Beeville became the new routing of U.S. Route 59, and was pared back to its present routing.

State Highway 202
SH 202, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	29.767 mi^[1] (47.905 km)
Existed	1939–present
Major junctions
West end	Future I-69W / US 59 / Bus. US 181 in Beeville
Major intersections	US 181 in Beeville
East end	US 183 / US 77 Alt. in Refugio
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 201 → SH 203
← SH 256 SH 257 → SH 258

Route description

SH 202 begins at a junction with US 59 (Future I-69W) and US 181 Bus. in Beeville. It heads south from this junction through Beeville briefly concurrent with US 181 Bus. until the two split with US 181 Bus. heading south and SH 202 heading east. The highway continues to the east through Beeville to an intersection with FM 351. Heading towards the east, the highway continues to a junction with US 181. The highway continues to the east to an intersection with FM 2441. SH 202 reaches its eastern terminus at US 183 and US 77 Alt. in Refugio.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Bee	Beeville			US 59 (Future I-69W) / Bus. US 181	West end of US 181 Bus. concurrency; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69W
				Bus. US 181	East end of US 181 Bus. concurrency
				FM 351
	​			US 181
	​			FM 2441
Refugio	Refugio			US 183 / US 77 Alt.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 202". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 8, 1934. (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
3. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 18, 1935. (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
4. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 21, 1936. (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.