Texas Park Road 100
Park Road 100 (PR 100) is a Park Road in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway is located in the Rio Grande Valley of the state in Cameron County. The highway runs along South Padre Island through the town of the same name.
Ocean Boulevard | ||||
PR 100 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 13.918 mi[1] (22.399 km) | |||
Existed | February 29, 1968–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
North end | Padre Island National Seashore | |||
Location | ||||
Counties | Cameron | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
PR 100 begins at the Queen Isabella Causeway in Port Isabel, with the highway continuing west as State Highway 100. The 2.37 mile bridge crosses Laguna Madre and is the only road connecting South Padre Island to the mainland. After crossing Laguna Madre, the highway enters the town of South Padre Island and intersects itself near the Schlitterbahn water park and resort. The section of Park Road 100 south of this intersection acts as a spur for the southernmost part of the island. PR 100 runs north through the island/city, passing by many resorts, bars and restaurants. Just north of Edwin King Atwood Park the highway runs about half a mile between both the Laguna Madre and the Gulf of Mexico, before running only a few feet east of the former. The highway dead-ends shortly after entering into the Padre Island National Seashore.
Junction list
The entire road is in Cameron County.
Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Port Isabel | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
Laguna Madre | 2.3 | 3.7 | Queen Isabella Causeway | ||
South Padre Island | 2.7 | 4.3 | Spur serving southernmost portion of island | ||
Padre Island National Seashore | 13.9 | 22.4 | Road dead ends | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Park Road No. 100". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- Google (May 31, 2015). "Highway Overview Map of Park Road 100" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 31, 2015.