TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 249

'State Highway 249', or more commonly 'SH 249', is a generally north-south highway in Southeast Texas. The current northern terminus of the highway is in Pinehurst at the intersection of FM 1774 and FM 149. The Southern terminus is in North Houston at Interstate 45.
'SH 249' is also called the 'Tomball Parkway' from Tomball to Beltway 8. From inside 'Beltway 8' to 'I 45', it is called 'West Mount Houston'. Current plans call for the highway to extend to Bryan/College Station, as such it is sometimes called the 'Aggie Expressway' as Texas A&M University is located in the Bryan/College Station area. It is possible that from Tomball north to Bryan/College Station, the highway could become a toll road to help pay for construction costs.^[2]
Originally a part of FM 149, the highway was given the designation of SH 249 in 1988^[3]. The highway's importance grew after Compaq Computer Corporation moved its headquarters close to the intersection of SH 249 and Louetta Rd^[4]. In 2003, a portion of SH 249 in Tomball was renamed BS 249-B from Hicks Road to Holdreith Road. This is due to a bypass that is currently under construction that will bypass Tomball on the west side of the city.

Contents

Major Intersections (from South to North)

Points of Interest (from South to North)

Exit list

References

Major Intersections (from South to North)

★ Interstate 45

★ Antoine Rd.

★ Bammel N. Houston/ N. Houston Rosslyn Rd.

★ Sam Houston Toll Rd/Beltway 8

★ FM 1960

★ Grant Rd.

★ Cypresswood Drive

★ Louetta Rd.

★ Jones Rd.

★ Spring-Cypress Rd.

★ Boudreaux Rd.

★ FM 2920

★ FM 1774/ FM 149

Points of Interest (from South to North)

★ Sam Houston Race park (Actually on Sam Houston Tollway, but near SH 249)

★ Willowbrook Mall at FM 1960

★ Compaq Computer Headquarters at Louetta Rd.

★ Tomball College near Spring Creek in Tomball

Exit list

Destinations	Notes
Sam Houston Tollway east	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; also a direct ramp from the tollway east to SH 249 north
Greens Road, Gessner Road
Grant Road, Schroeder Road, Perry Road
Cypresswood Drive	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
Chasewood Park Drive, Compaq Center Drive, Perry Road, Cypresswood Drive
Louetta Road, Jones Road

References

1. Texas Department of Transportation, [1]
2. Bryan-College Station Eagle, Brazos Valley Council considers toll road to fund transportation needs [2]
3. Texas Department of Transportation, [3]
4. Houston freeways, [4]