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{{short description|Highway in Texas}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
| state = TX
| type = US
| route = 290
| map = {{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 290.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US&nbsp;290 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 261.187
| length_ref = <ref name="TXDOT US 290">{{TxDOT|US|290|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref>
| established = 1927<ref name="TXDOT US 290"/>
| spur_type = US
| spur_of = 90
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=TX|I|10}} near [[Segovia, Texas|Segovia]]
| junction = {{plainlist|
*{{Jct|state=TX|US|87}} in [[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]]
*{{Jct|state=TX|US|281}} in [[Johnson City, Texas|Johnson City]]
*{{Jct|state=TX|I|35}} in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
*{{Jct|state=TX|US|183}} in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
*{{Jct|state=TX|US|77}} in [[Giddings, Texas|Giddings]]
}}
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=TX|I|610}} in [[Houston]]
| counties = [[Kimble County, Texas|Kimble]], [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie]], [[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco]], [[Hays County, Texas|Hays]], [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]], [[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop]], [[Lee County, Texas|Lee]], [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette]], [[Washington County, Texas|Washington]], [[Waller County, Texas|Waller]], [[Harris County, Texas|Harris]]
| previous_type = SH
| previous_route = 289
| next_type = SH
| next_route = 290
}}

'''U.S. Route 290''' ('''US 290''') is an east&ndash;west [[U.S. Highway]] located entirely within the state of [[Texas]]. Its western terminus is at [[Interstate 10 (Texas)|Interstate 10]] southeast of [[Segovia, Texas|Segovia]], and its eastern terminus is at [[Interstate 610 (Texas)|Interstate 610]] in northwest [[Houston]].<ref name="TXDOT US 290"/>  It is the main highway between [[Houston]] and [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and is a cutoff for travelers wanting to bypass [[San Antonio]] on [[Interstate 10 (Texas)|Interstate 10]]. Throughout its length west of Austin, US&nbsp;290 cuts across mountainous hills comprising the [[Texas Hill Country]] and the [[Edwards Plateau]]; between Austin and Houston, the highway then travels through gradually hilly grasslands and pine forests comprising the [[Gulf Coastal Plains]].

In its original designation in 1926, US&nbsp;290 originally traveled from [[U.S. Route 80 in Texas|US&nbsp;80]] in [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves County]] to terminate in San Antonio; though the highway still retains its designation from southeast of Segovia to [[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]], [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]] and [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|US&nbsp;87]] replaced much of the old routing in 1935. US&nbsp;290 also received several minor re-routings east of Austin in 1951 that moved it further north, eliminating the old SH&nbsp;20; the old routings were replaced by [[Texas State Highway 71|SH&nbsp;71]] and [[Texas State Highway 21|SH&nbsp;21]]. While US 290 does not directly connect to its parent route of [[U.S. Route 90]], ramps at its eastern terminus lead to US 90 and [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]].

==Route description==
US&nbsp;290 begins from [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]] roughly {{convert|12|mi|km}} southeast of [[Segovia, Texas|Segovia]]. It begins to travel due east through rural farmlands in the Texas Hill Country before reaching [[Harper, Texas|Harper]], where it is the main west–east road in the town.<ref name="Google Maps">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/30.2985557,-99.5426072/29.805401,-95.4538207/@30.2942574,-99.055018,8z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-97.4938997!2d30.3506565!3s0x8644c0e434901b55:0xdf0ab25175c2b1a7!1m0!3e0|title=Overview Map of US&nbsp;290|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref> Afterwards, US&nbsp;290 begins making slight curves as it crosses several creeks and tributaries until it joins [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|US&nbsp;87]] and runs as Main Street through [[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]]. The two highways travel together for eleven blocks in downtown Fredericksburg before US&nbsp;87 splits south of US&nbsp;290 at an intersection directly south of the [[National Museum of the Pacific War]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> Traveling due south, US&nbsp;290 returns to an eastward path after crossing the [[Pedernales River]], where it serves as a major artery for Fredericksburg's agricultural district, including [[Wildseed Farms]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> The highway then runs parallel to the Pedernales River, and after passing [[Stonewall, Texas|Stonewall]], serves the south side of [[Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park#LBJ Ranch|LBJ Ranch]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> As the Pedernales River arcs further north, US&nbsp;290 continues east through several wineries before approaching [[Johnson City, Texas|Johnson City]] and bordering the north side of the [[Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park#Johnson City|LBJ Johnson City Unit]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> US&nbsp;290 runs along Main Street throughout downtown Johnson City as it joins [[U.S. Route 281 in Texas|US&nbsp;281]] and heads south.<ref name="Google Maps"/>

After traveling through additional hilly terrain, US&nbsp;290 splits east from US&nbsp;281 and twists through slopes in the Edwards Plateau, where an intersection with [[Ranch to Market Road 3232|RM&nbsp;3232]] in the unincorporated community of [[Henly, Texas|Henly]] provides access to [[Pedernales Falls State Park]]. US&nbsp;290 then curves south to serve downtown [[Dripping Springs, Texas|Dripping Springs]], and then serves various residential areas as it crosses into southwest [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> The highway then begins a concurrency with [[Texas State Highway 71|SH&nbsp;71]] at a series of traffic lights and travels through Austin's Oak Hill district before becoming a five-to-six-lane freeway. In the community of [[Sunset Valley, Texas|Sunset Valley]], US&nbsp;290 has interchanges with [[Texas State Highway Loop 1|Loop&nbsp;1]] (MoPac Expressway) and [[Texas State Highway Loop 360|Loop&nbsp;360]] (Capital of Texas Highway) providing access to the [[Barton Creek Greenbelt]], and is then designated as Ben White Boulevard while it travels through south-central Austin, crossing the [[Union Pacific Railroad|UPRR]] Austin Subdivision railroad in the process. Shortly afterward, US&nbsp;290 splits north from SH&nbsp;71 in a stack interchange to run concurrent with [[Interstate 35 in Texas|I-35]].<ref name="Google Maps"/>

[[File:The Y in Oak Hill Austin Texas 2018.jpg|thumb|left|The west end of US&nbsp;290's concurrency with SH&nbsp;71 is located near the Oak Hill district in Austin.]]
Upon beginning its concurrency with I-35, US&nbsp;290 travels through the suburban Riverside and Travis Heights districts while also serving [[St. Edward's University]]. After crossing the [[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]], I-35 and US 290 cut between downtown Austin and the East Cesar Chavez district, being the only major highways to serve the [[Austin Convention Center]] and the [[Texas State Capitol]]. Just prior to bordering the east side of the main [[University of Texas at Austin]] campus, I-35 and US&nbsp;290 split into two decks for about {{convert|2|mi|km}}, resurfacing close to the former [[Robert Mueller Municipal Airport|Mueller Airport]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> US&nbsp;290 then splits due east from I-35 southeast of the former [[Highland Mall]] as a four-lane freeway. Not long after, US&nbsp;290 has an interchange with [[U.S. Route 183 in Texas|US&nbsp;183]] and promptly becomes a tolled freeway designated as the Manor Expressway. It then travels through much of industrial East Austin and Daffan before reverting to a four-lane divided highway after an interchange with [[Texas State Highway 130|SH&nbsp;130]], less than a mile shy of [[Manor, Texas|Manor]].<ref name="Google Maps"/> US&nbsp;290 then makes its way through rolling meadows dotted with suburban areas in northeast Travis County, then travels through southern [[Elgin, Texas|Elgin]] where it forms a brief concurrency with [[Texas State Highway 95|SH&nbsp;95]]. Passing through the town of [[McDade, Texas|McDade]], US&nbsp;290 cuts through piney woods north of the [[Lost Pines Forest]] and has an interchange with [[Texas State Highway 21|SH&nbsp;21]] west of [[Paige, Texas|Paige]]. US&nbsp;290 continues east, running parallel to the [[Austin and Northwestern Railroad]] east branch until approaching [[Giddings, Texas|Giddings]], where the highway travels along Austin Street, intersecting [[U.S. Route 77 in Texas|US&nbsp;77]] near the town's center.<ref name="Google Maps"/>

[[File:Houston, TX - IH610 US290 - exit12 w18th st - Hempstead rd.jpg|thumb|I-610 at US 290's eastern terminus in Houston, before 2012]]
US&nbsp;290 travels southeast to [[Ledbetter, Texas|Ledbetter]], where it then travels through additional grassland before bounding northeast to [[Burton, Texas|Burton]]. The highway then enters [[Brenham, Texas|Brenham]], where it briefly joins [[Texas State Highway 36|SH&nbsp;36]] to serve [[Blinn College]] and bypass the city as a four-lane freeway. After exiting Brenham, US&nbsp;290 runs parallel to the old [[Washington County Railroad (1856–1868)|Washington County Railroad]] and goes through [[Chappell Hill, Texas|Chappell Hill]] to serve every historic landmark there, then crosses the [[Brazos River]] to move through a rural auto-industrial area.<ref name="Google Maps"/> [[Texas State Highway 6|SH&nbsp;6]] joins US&nbsp;290 north of [[Hempstead, Texas|Hempstead]], where the two highways become a four-lane freeway notable for its role as a [[hurricane evacuation route]]. Running parallel to the [[Houston and Texas Central Railway]] from the north, US&nbsp;290 finally comes right next to it roughly {{convert|3|mi|km}} prior to intersecting [[Texas State Highway 99|SH&nbsp;99]]. The highway is then designated as Northwest Freeway (legally as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway<ref>"[http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=79R&Bill=HB540 Bill: HB 540 Legislative Session: 79(R)]." ''[[Texas Legislature]]''. Retrieved on February 12, 2009.</ref>) as it travels through the suburb of [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress]], later splitting off SH&nbsp;6 to the south in the suburb of [[Jersey Village, Texas|Jersey Village]]. Following an interchange with the [[Sam Houston Tollway]], US&nbsp;290 serves several businesses and neighborhoods in northwest [[Houston]] before terminating at an interchange with [[Interstate 610 (Texas)|I-610]] west of the Lazybrook/Timbergrove district.<ref name="Google Maps"/>

==History==
===Texas State Highways 20 and 20A (1917–1951)===
{{Infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=SH-1917
|route=20
|location=[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]–[[Paige, Texas|Paige]]
|formed=1917
|deleted=1951
}}
On June 21, 1917, the department's Office of State Highway Engineer issued a proposal for the state highway system. The proposal included [[Texas State Highway 20|SH&nbsp;20]] originally planned as the [[Austin-Houston Highway]] between [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] and [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] by way of [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]], [[Giddings, Texas|Giddings]], [[Brenham, Texas|Brenham]], and [[Hempstead, Texas|Hempstead]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676699.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676699}}</ref> On July 17, 1917, the planned route was extended from Austin to [[Brady, Texas|Brady]] by way of [[Burnet, Texas|Burnet]], [[Llano, Texas|Llano]], and [[Mason, Texas|Mason]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676716.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676716}}</ref><ref name="Map 1917">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Department]], Office of State Highway Engineer|title=Map Showing Proposed System of State Highways|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6254|edition=June 1917|date=July 1917|cartography=John D. Miller|scale=¾"=25 mi.|access-date=July 21, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On December 17, 1918, SH&nbsp;20 was rerouted away from Bastrop, with the section from Austin to Bastrop transferred to [[Texas State Highway 3|SH&nbsp;3A]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676784.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676784}}</ref> The section of SH&nbsp;20 from Hempstead to Houston was cancelled as it was already part of the Gulf Division Branch of [[Texas State Highway 2|SH&nbsp;2]].

{{Infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=SH-1917
|route=20A
|location=Between [[Kerrville, Texas|Kerrville]] and [[Junction, Texas|Junction]]–[[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]]
|formed=1928
|deleted=1930
}}
On November 19, 1917, an intercounty highway from Austin through [[Johnson City, Texas|Johnson City]] to [[Fredericksburg, Texas|Fredericksburg]] was designated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676739.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676739}}</ref> On January 20, 1919, this was changed to an auxiliary route of Highway 20, Highway 20A.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676785.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676785}}</ref><ref name="Map 1919">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Department]]|title=Highway Map, State of Texas|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6183|edition=October 1, 1919|scale=1"=25 mi.|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070217/http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6183|url-status=dead}}</ref> The highway routes remained unchanged in a 1922 proposal that rated both routes as "second class" under a three-tier system.<ref name="Map 1922">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Department]]|title=Highway Map of the State of Texas|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6184|edition=December 1, 1922|scale=1"=20 mi.|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070032/http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6184|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 21, 1923, SH&nbsp;20 in the new highway system was routed over the previously proposed Highway 20A from Fredericksburg to Austin and then over the proposed Highway&nbsp;20 to Hempstead as a second class highway. The old route to [[Leander, Texas|Leander]] was cancelled, and northwest of there became part of [[Texas State Highway 43|SH&nbsp;43]] when it was extended southwest. In 1924, the state highway department assumed responsibility to maintain all state highways which were previously maintained by the counties. The following year, state lawmakers vest the department with the authority to acquire right of way, survey, plan, and build highways.<ref name="TxDOT history">{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.tx.us/about_us/1930_1917.htm|title=TxDOT History: 1917–1930|publisher=[[Texas Department of Transportation]]|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-date=February 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216224822/https://www.dot.state.tx.us/about_us/1930_1917.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 10, 1925, SH&nbsp;20 was given a third class extension to [[Kerrville, Texas|Kerrville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676912.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676912}}</ref> On February 20, 1928, SH&nbsp;20 was given an auxiliary route SH&nbsp;20A from Fredericksburg to a point on the highway between Kerrville and [[Junction, Texas|Junction]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676988.pdf|title=TxDOT Minute Order 003676988}}</ref> All of the highway from Fredericksburg to Hempstead was classified as a "secondary federal highway". The portion between Fredericksburg and Kerrville along with the new auxiliary route were classified as "state highways" eligible for state aid only.<ref name="Map 1928">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Commission]]|title=Official Highway Map of Texas|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=7990|orig-year=1928|date=March 1, 1929 |edition=Revised |scale=1⅛"=20 mi.|access-date=July 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510021731/https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=7990|archive-date=May 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On March 19, 1930, the SH&nbsp;20 designation was dropped over the Fredericksburg to Kerrville highway (replaced by an extended [[Texas State Highway 81|SH&nbsp;81]]) and extended instead over the auxiliary route SH&nbsp;20A. In 1933 the road was described between Fredericksburg and Hempstead as paved except for the portion in [[Hays County, Texas|Hays County]] around [[Dripping Springs, Texas|Dripping Springs]] and a short portion west of [[Elgin, Texas|Elgin]] that were described as surfaced. The portion west of Fredericksburg toward Junction was graded earth.<ref name="Map 1933">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Commission]]|title=Official Map of the Highway System of Texas|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6188|edition=June 15, 1933|cartography=R. M. Stene|scale=⅞"=30 mi.|section=M16-N24|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-date=June 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065938/http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6188|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1935, US 290 was routed over SH&nbsp;20 except for the portion between Austin and [[Paige, Texas|Paige]] where US 290 was routed further south through [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]].<ref name="US 290">{{TxDOT|US|290|access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref> By 1936, the formerly surfaced portion west of Elgin had been paved, but the Hays County portion remained merely surfaced. West of Fredericksburg, the [[Gillespie County, Texas|Gillespie County]] portion had been surfaced while the [[Kimble County, Texas|Kimble County]] portion remained as an improved earth road.<ref name="Map 1936">{{cite map|publisher=[[Texas State Highway Commission]]|title=Official Map of the Highway System of Texas|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6193|edition=Centennial|date=March 1, 1936|version=Corrected|cartography=R. M. Stene|scale=1"=29 mi.|access-date=July 21, 2010|archive-date=February 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221081326/https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/aris/maps/maplookup.php?mapnum=6193|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 26, 1939, the SH&nbsp;20 designation was dropped along all portions of the route running along US&nbsp;290 as a result of that day's general redescription of the state highway system, leaving SH&nbsp;20 as a greatly shortened route running from Austin to US&nbsp;290 near Paige. On May 23, 1951, US&nbsp;290 was relocated away from Bastrop northward along SH&nbsp;20 which was then decommissioned.<ref name="SH&nbsp;20">{{TxDOT|SH|20|access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref>

===Other original routings===
In its original designation in the late 1920s, US&nbsp;290 traveled from an intersection with [[U.S. Route 80 in Texas|US&nbsp;80]] in western [[Reeves County, Texas|Reeves County]] to an eastern terminus in [[San Antonio]]. On March 1, 1935, US&nbsp;290 was re-routed further north to terminate in Houston, and the previous alignment from Fredericksburg to San Antonio was redesignated as [[U.S. Route 87 in Texas|US&nbsp;87]].<ref name="TXDOT US 290"/><ref name="TXDOT US 87">{{TxDOT|US|87|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref> Following the 1935 re-routing, US&nbsp;290 traveled through much of its present-day routing, with the exception of a designation traveling through Austin and [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]] before following the [[Old San Antonio Road]] to Paige. On May 23, 1951, US&nbsp;290 was rerouted further north to Elgin, while the original routing was transferred to SH 71 from Austin to Bastrop, and SH 21 from Bastrop to Paige.<ref name="TxDOT SH 21">{{TxDOT|SH|21|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="TxDOT SH 71">{{TxDOT|SH|71|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref>

Through Austin, US&nbsp;290 originally followed Lamar Boulevard and Cesar Chavez Street to I-35 (then [[U.S. Route 81 in Texas|US&nbsp;81]]). On May 30, 1951, US&nbsp;290 and SH&nbsp;71 were both rerouted onto their present-day designations on Ben White Boulevard, and the old designations were transferred to [[Texas State Highway Loop 343|Loop&nbsp;343]].<ref name="TX LOOP 343">{{TxDOT|SL|343|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>

On November 21, 1991, the US&nbsp;290 designation was deleted between the old US&nbsp;80 junction and its current western terminus southeast of Segovia due to being supplanted by I-10. Much of the old route near [[Sheffield, Texas|Sheffield]] became [[Texas State Highway 290|SH 290]]. Other former alignments that are part of the state highway system include the [[Fort Stockton, Texas|Fort Stockton]] and [[Balmorhea, Texas|Balmorhea]] [[business routes of Interstate 10]], [[Ranch to Market Road 1312|RM 1312]] between [[Ozona, Texas|Ozona]] and [[Sonora, Texas|Sonora]], [[Ranch to Market Road 3130|RM 3130]] between Sonora and [[Roosevelt, Kimble County, Texas|Roosevelt]], and [[Ranch to Market Road 1674|RM 1674]] between Roosevelt and [[Junction, Texas|Junction]].<ref name="TXDOT US 290"/><ref name="TxDOT SH 290">{{TxDOT|SH|290|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="TxDOT BI 10-F">{{TxDOT|BI|10|F|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="TxDOT BI 10-G">{{TxDOT|BI|10|G|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="TxDOT RM 1312">{{TxDOT|RM|1312|access-date=August 9, 2013}}</ref><ref name="TxDOT RM 3130">{{TxDOT|RM|3130|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="TxDOT RM 1674">{{TxDOT|RM|1674|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>

===Freeway upgrades===
====Austin====
{{Infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=Toll
|route=290
|alternate_name=Manor Expressway
|location=[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]–[[Manor, Texas|Manor]]
|formed=2014
}}
[[Image:Us290_and_I35_austin.jpg|thumb|left|175px|The [[Interstate 35 in Texas|I-35]] and US 290 junction in [[Austin, Texas|Austin.]]]]
In Austin, US&nbsp;290 initially received two different freeway upgrades; the first took place circa the 1970s from the north interchange with I-35 near Highland Mall to US&nbsp;183 east of the Coronado Hills district, while the second took place in the late 1990s and early 2000s from the Williamson Creek crossing in the Oak Hill district to the south interchange with I-35 near St. Edward's University.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Austin Daily Texan|title=Construction to cause road-closure on I-35|work=newspaper|date=August 1, 2000|page=6}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority]] began constructing a third freeway upgrade from the existing interchange with US&nbsp;183 to the crossing at Gilleland Creek west of Manor; this designation, known as the Manor Expressway, was completed on May 17, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=290 East Manor Expressway Toll Road|url=http://www.mobilityauthority.com/information/manor-expressway.php|publisher=CTRMA|access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref>

====Houston====
Prior to construction of the Northwest Freeway, US&nbsp;290 through Houston followed Hempstead Highway, which runs parallel to the freeway approximately one-half mile to the southwest. The eastern terminus of US&nbsp;290 was also approximately one mile to the southeast at the intersection of Hempstead Highway, Washington Avenue and Old Katy Road.

The interchange with [[Interstate 610 (Texas)|I-610]] and first part of [[frontage road]]s opened in 1963.  The first freeway section opened in 1975. In 1982, freeway main lanes completed to just inside [[Texas State Highway Beltway 8|Beltway&nbsp;8]]. In 1990, the [[stack interchange]] with Beltway 8 were completed. From 1984 to 2005, the main lanes outside Beltway 8 were completed.<ref name="Houston Freeways">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscarmail.net/houstonfreeways/ebook/CH4_spokes_pp184-271_72.pdf |title=Houston Freeways |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721021717/http://www.oscarmail.net/houstonfreeways/ebook/CH4_spokes_pp184-271_72.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The freeway was constructed to only three lanes in each direction, but a major investment study in 2002 requested expansion to five lanes in each direction inside Beltway&nbsp;8 and four lanes in each direction from Beltway&nbsp;8 to the then-proposed [[Texas State Highway 99|SH&nbsp;99]].<ref name="Houston Freeways"/>

==Future==
In 2011, two members of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], [[John Culberson]] and [[Michael T. McCaul]], asked TxDOT to advocate for the relabeling of US&nbsp;290 as an interstate highway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cyfair-news/article/Officials-favoring-upgrade-by-TXDOT-2180292.php |title=Officials favoring upgrade by TXDOT |author=Foster, Robin |date=September 20, 2011|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|access-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref>

Due to heavy congestion on US&nbsp;290 in Austin's Oak Hill district, in 2022 CTRMA began upgrading US&nbsp;290 to a freeway between the east intersection of Circle Drive and the existing end of the current freeway at Old Fredericksburg Road;<ref name="oakhillparkway">{{cite web|url=https://www.txdot.gov/oakhillparkway/about.html|title=About the Oak Hill Parkway - Oak Hill Parkway|publisher=CTRMA|access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> this expansion is known as the Oak Hill Parkway.

In Houston, the [[Harris County Toll Road Authority]] is planning to construct toll managed lanes along and adjacent to the US&nbsp;290 right-of-way, to be called the Hempstead Tollway.<ref name="Houston Freeways"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hctra.org/about_construction2/hempsteadus-290-managed-lanes.html|title=Hempstead/US 290 Managed Lanes|publisher=HCTRA|access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref>{{Clear}}

==Major intersections==
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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|mile=46.686
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{{TXint
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|road={{jct|state=TX|RR|1|dir1=east}}
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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|mile=57.581
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{{TXint
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|location=none
|mile=60.764
|road={{jct|state=TX|RR|1|dir1=west}}
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{{TXint
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|mile=62.612
|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1320|dir1=north|location1=[[Sandy, Blanco County, Texas|Sandy]]}}
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{{TXint
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|mile2=271.334
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{{TXint
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|road={{jct|state=TX|RM|2766|dir1=east|location1=[[Pedernales Falls State Park]]}}
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{{TXint
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|mile2=77.139
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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|cspan=2
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|mile=87.508
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{{TXint
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|mile=
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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}}
{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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}}
{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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}}
{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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|mile=195.449
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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|mile=197.590
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{{TXint
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|mile=199.990
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{{TXint
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|mile=204.659
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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|mile=218.782
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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{{TXint
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}}
{{TXint
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}}
{{TXint
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|mile2=272.467
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{{TXint
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|mile2=273.748
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|notes=
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{{TXint
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|mile=273.404
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{{TXint
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|mile=273.228
|mile2=274.185
|road=Mangum Road&nbsp;/ Dacoma Street&nbsp;/ 18th Street&nbsp;/ Hempstead Road
|notes=No eastbound entrance
}}
{{TXint
|type=hov
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|dir1=east|road|Hempstead Road/Katy Road|location1=NW Transit Center|location2=[[Downtown Houston|Downtown]]}}
|notes=Eastbound exit for 290 Express Lane; eastern end of HOV/toll lanes at I-10, exit&nbsp;763
}}
{{TXint
|road={{jct|state=TX|I|610}}
|mile=274.372
|notes=Eastern terminus; I-610 exit 13A; [[directional T interchange|redesigned tri-stack interchange]]
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur,etc,hov,incomplete,closed}}

==Business routes==
US&nbsp;290 currently has three [[business route]]s and one former loop.

===Dripping Springs===
{{infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=Loop
|route=64
|location=[[Dripping Springs, Texas|Dripping Springs]]
|length_mi=0.55
|length_ref=<ref name="Loop 64">{{TxDOT|SL|64|access-date=December 19, 2020|link=no}}</ref>
|established=September 1, 1958
|deleted=June 27, 2003
}}
'''Loop 64''' is a former business loop of US&nbsp;290 through the town of [[Dripping Springs, Texas|Dripping Springs]]. The highway was designated in 1958 along the former route of US 290 through the town along Mercer Street when the main highway was re-routed two blocks to the south. Loop 64 was removed from the state highway system in 2003 and returned to the city of Dripping Springs for maintenance.<ref name="Loop 64"/>

The Loop 64 designation was previously used for a highway in [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]]. This Loop 64 was designated in 1939, running from [[Texas State Highway 31|SH 31]] southeast to a point on the [[St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas|St. Louis Southwestern Railroad]] in [[Trinidad, Texas|Trinidad]]. The highway was cancelled and combined with [[Farm to Market Road 764|FM 764]] in 1948.<ref>{{TxDOT|FM|764|access-date=December 19, 2020|link=no}}</ref>
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===Brenham===
{{infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=US-Bus
|route=290
|name=Business U.S. Highway 290-F
|location=[[Brenham, Texas|Brenham]]
|length_mi=4.590
|length_round=2
|length_ref=<ref name="TxDOT BU 290-F">{{TxDOT|BU|290|F|access-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref>
|formed=1990
}}
'''Business U.S. Highway 290-F (Bus. US&nbsp;290)''' is the original routing of US&nbsp;290 through the town of [[Brenham, Texas|Brenham]]. The route is {{convert|4.59|mi|km}} in length. The route was designated as '''Loop 318''' throughout its entire length on January 18, 1960. On February 28, 1973, the section from then-SH 90 westward became part of SH 105. It was established in 1990 when the mainline of US&nbsp;290 was rerouted along with [[Texas State Highway 36|SH&nbsp;36]] around the western and southern sides of Brenham.<ref name="TxDOT BU 290-F"/> The routing begins to the west of town at an intersection with SH&nbsp;36. The business route continues east into downtown on Main Street. Before reaching downtown, the route splits into two parallel one-way streets: Main Street carrying westbound traffic and Alamo Street carrying eastbound traffic. It passes through downtown, meeting the business routing of State Highway 36 and the western terminus of [[Texas State Highway 105|SH&nbsp;105]]. At this intersection, the business route turns south on Market Street, and continues out of Brenham, rejoining the mainline US&nbsp;290 near an intersection with [[Farm to Market Road 577|FM&nbsp;577]].<ref name="Mapbook 1646">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1646|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref>
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===Hempstead–Hockley===
{{infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=US-Bus
|route=290
|name=Business U.S. Highway 290-H
|location=[[Hempstead, Texas|Hempstead]]–[[Hockley, Texas|Hockley]]
|length_mi=16.991
|length_round=3
|length_ref=<ref name="TxDOT BU 290-H" />
|formed=1995
}}
'''Business U.S. Highway 290-H (Bus. US&nbsp;290)''' is the original routing of US&nbsp;290 through the towns of [[Hempstead, Texas|Hempstead]], [[Waller, Texas|Waller]], and [[Hockley, Texas|Hockley]]. This route was designated between 1995 and 1998 in stages as a limited-access bypass route was constructed to the north of these towns.<ref name="TxDOT BU 290-H">{{TxDOT|BU|290|H|access-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref> It begins at the interchange with US&nbsp;290 and SH&nbsp;6 and travels south into Hempstead along 10th Street.<ref name="Mapbook 1647">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1647|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Mapbook 1648">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1648|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> At an intersection with [[Texas State Highway 159|SH&nbsp;159]], the business route turns east onto Austin Street and subsequently runs parallel to the adjacent railroad after leaving Hempstead city limits. It intersects several amenities in [[Prairie View, Texas|Prairie View]] before serving downtown Waller while designated as Hempstead Road.<ref name="Mapbook 1698">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1698|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Mapbook 1699">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1699|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref> After passing through several industrial facilities and serving downtown Hockley, the business route becomes US&nbsp;290's southbound frontage road just prior to the interchange with Badtke Road.
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===Cypress===
{{infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=US-Bus
|route=290
|name=Business U.S. Highway 290-L
|location=[[Cypress, Texas|Cypress]]
|length_mi=1.396
|length_round=3
|length_ref=<ref name="TxDOT BU 290-L" />
|formed=1993
}}
'''Business U.S. Highway 290-L (Bus. US&nbsp;290)''' is the original routing of US&nbsp;290 through the town of [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress]]. The route was designated in 1993 as a limited-access bypass was built to the northeast of the original routing.<ref name="TxDOT BU 290-L">{{TxDOT|BU|290|L|access-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref> At roughly {{convert|1.3|mi|km}}, it is US&nbsp;290's shortest designated business route, serving the south side of Cypress's shopping area near the Fry Road and Spring Cypress Road interchanges.<ref name="Mapbook 1750">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1750|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 23, 2022}}</ref>
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====Former Austin business route====
{{infobox road small
|state=TX
|type=US-Bus
|route=290
|name=
|formed=1961
|decommissioned=1970s
|location=[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
}}

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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
{{Commons category|U.S. Route 290}}
*[http://usends.com/290.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 290]

{{US 90}}
{{Austin Streets}}

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[[Category:U.S. Highways in Texas|90-2]]
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[[Category:Transportation in Gillespie County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Blanco County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Hays County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Travis County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Bastrop County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Lee County, Texas]]
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[[Category:Transportation in Washington County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Waller County, Texas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Harris County, Texas]]