Business Loop I-35 - Georgetown
Former Business Route
Business Loop I-35M in Georgetown was a 5.1 mile route signed along Austin Avenue (old U.S. 81) from Exit 259 to a wye interchange at Exit 262. It was commissioned on January 14, 1991. Cancellation of the route occurred by actions on July 6, 2006, when a 1.8 mile segment between RM 2243 (Leander Road) west and RM 2338 (Williams Drive) north was turned over to the city of Georgetown. This left state maintained segments to the south as newly numbered State Spur 26 and the north as State Spur 158.
Further changes occurred when RM 2338 was truncated from within the city of Georgetown on July 25, 2008. This left SS 158 with a dangling end at Williams Drive until May 31, 2012, when the 0.2 mile long link between Austin Avenue and IH 35 at Exit 261 was added back to the state system. Furthermore, the north end changed with the extension of Lakeway Drive east from Airport Road to SS 158.