 State Highway Loop 7 | ||||
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| Jed Robinson Loop Dewitt C. Greer Loop | ||||
 SH Loop 7; highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.6 mi (26.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 2005–present | |||
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| Beltway around Athens | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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Loop 7 is a beltway in the U.S. state of Texas around the town of Athens. The highway additionally serves as a bypass for U.S. Highway 175 (US 175), State Highway 19 (SH 19), and SH 31 around the town.
Loop 7 officially begins at an interchange with SH 31 (West Corsicana Street) west of downtown Athens. SH 31 overlaps with Loop 7 and the two highways turn northeast before having an interchange with US 175; that highway then joins the overlap as well. The beltway turns towards the east and has an interchange with SH 19; SH 19 joins the beltway. Loop 7 continues to run east with SH 31 leaving at an interchange with Business SH 31 (Bus. SH 31, East Tyler Street). Loop 7 turns south at the interchange and has an interchange with Farm to Market Road 2495 (FM 2495). Loop 7 starts turning southeast with US 175 leaving at an interchange with Bus. US 175 (E. Corsicana Street). After US 175 leaves the beltway, Loop 7 turns west with SH 19 leaving at an interchange with Bus. SH 19 (South Palestine Street). After SH 19 leaves the beltway, Loop 7 travels without any concurrences and has an interchange with FM 59 and FM 2494. After the FM 2494 interchange, Loop 7 turns north before arriving back at its start point with SH 31 (West Corsicana Street).
State Highway Loop 7 | |
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| Location | Jasper County |
| Existed | September 26, 1939–January 26, 1965 |
A previous route numbered Loop 7 was designated on September 26, 1939, as a loop off US 59 (now US 96) through Jasper as a renumbering of SH 8 Spur. On June 12, 1945, the road was reassigned to old US 96 while the former route of Loop 7 became a portion of US 96. This Loop 7 was cancelled on January 26, 1965.
The section of Loop 7 from SH 31 (West Corsicana Street) to FM 317 was originally the westernmost section of FM 317. This portion of FM 317 was redesignated as Loop 7 on January 28, 2005. On May 30, 2013, SH 31 was rerouted around Athens, bypassing the town and overlapping with Loop 7.
The entire route is in Henderson County. All exits are unnumbered.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Athens | 0.0 | 0.0 |     SH 31 west / Bus. SH 31 east – Corsicana, Athens | Interchange; counter-clockwise end of SH 31 concurrency | |
 US 175 west / Bus. US 175 east – Mabank, Athens | Interchange; counter-clockwise end of US 175 concurrency | ||||
   SH 19 north / Bus. SH 19 south – Canton, Athens | Interchange; counter-clockwise end of SH 19 concurrency | ||||
 FM 1616 north – Murchison | |||||
| SH 31 east / Bus. SH 31 west – Tyler, Athens | Interchange; clockwise end of SH 31 concurrency | ||||
 FM 2495 – Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center | Interchange | ||||
| US 175 west / Bus. US 175 east – Jacksonville, Athens | Interchange; clockwise end of US 175 concurrency | ||||
| SH 19 south / Bus. SH 19 north – Palestine, Athens | Interchange; clockwise end of SH 19 concurrency | ||||
| |  FM 59 – Cayuga, Athens | Interchange | |||
| | 16.6 | 26.7 |  FM 2494 | Interchange | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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