Texas State Highway 103

State Highway 103 (SH 103) is a state highway that runs through east Texas from an intersection with SH 7 near the Neches River through Lufkin to an intersection with SH 21 near the Louisiana state border. The route was originally designated in 1926.

State Highway 103
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	63.05 mi[1] (101.47 km)
Existed	by 1933–present
Major junctions
West end	SH 7 near Redtown
	US 69 at Lufkin Future I-69/US 59 at Lufkin US 96
East end	SH 21
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← SH 102 SH 104 →

Route description

SH 103 begins at an intersection with SH 7 just east of the Neches River. It then travels generally eastward to the western outskirts of Lufkin. The route then briefly travels northeast along State Loop 287 and US Route 69 before entering Lufkin coinciding with the business route of US 69. At Atkinson Drive, it turns east and proceeds out of town. It crosses two arms of Lake Sam Rayburn before reaching its eastern terminus at SH 21 just west of Milam, and 10 miles from the Louisiana border. The entire route covers 63.05 miles.

History

Historic SH 103

SH 103 was originally designated on February 17, 1925 from Centerville east through Crockett to Lufkin, and SH 103 was conditional on location and construction.[2] On March 28, 1927, another SH 103 was created as a renumbering of SH 104 from Ranger to Morton Valley (as it was unsure if the other SH 103 would be built). This SH 103 was eliminated by 1930. As a result, there was only one SH 103 from Centerville east through Crockett to Lufkin. On December 1, 1930, SH 103 was cancelled.[3] SH 103 was restored on January 22, 1931.[4] By 1933, the route had only been built between Crockett and Ratcliff, and was only an improved earth road. On July 15, 1935, only the already constructed section from Crockett to Ratcliff remained.[5] The section from Ratcliff to Lufkin was restored on February 25, 1937.[6] On September 26, 1939, the western section from Crockett to Ratcliff was reassigned to SH 7. On October 30, 1939, before signage was changed, SH 103 extended east to Milam, replacing SH 293 (note that SH 103 was to be taken over by SH 293 on September 26, 1939). By 1940, sections around Lufkin were completed, but did not connect to earthen roads to the west. On January 22, 1940, the section of SH 103 from Ratcliff to the Neches River was cancelled. On March 26, 1942, SH 102 was extended west 3.5 miles from the Neches River. On September 14, 1944, SH 103 was extended west to Ratcliff. On June 14, 1961, SH 103 was truncated to rerouted SH 7, which was built along a new route and part of cancelled FM 327 (the rest of FM 327 became part of FM 1819). On June 21, 1990, one small section of SH 103 from Loop 287 to Business US 59 was transferred to Business US 69.

A spur route, SH 103A, was designated on January 23, 1939 from Lufkin to Milam.[7] On September 26, 1939, SH 103A was renumbered as SH 293.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Angelina	​			SH 7 – Crockett, Nacogdoches
	​			FM 1819 north
	​			FM 2021 east – Clawson
	​			FM 706 south	west end of FM 706 overlap
	​			FM 706 north	east end of FM 706 overlap
	Lufkin			Loop 287 south (North John Redditt Drive) / Spur 339 south (North Raguet Street) – Downtown District	west end of Loop 287 overlap
				Loop 36 south – Keltys
				US 69 north / FM 2680 north – Tyler	interchange; west end of US 69 Bus. overlap
				US 69 south / Loop 287 north (Ellen Trout Drive) – Nacogdoches, Beaumont, Houston	interchange; east end of Loop 287 overlap
				FM 2251 north
				Bus. I-69 / Bus. US 59 north (North Timberland Drive)	west end of Bus. I-69/US 59 Bus. overlap
				Loop 266 south (Hoskins Street)
				Bus. I-69 / Bus. US 59 south / Bus. US 69 south (North Timberland Drive) to SH 94 / East Atkinson Drive – Downtown District	east end of Bus. I-69/US 59 Bus. / US 69 Bus. overlap
				Future I-69 / US 59 / US 69 / Loop 287 (North Medford Drive) – Houston, Nacogdoches	interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69
				FM 842
	​			FM 326 south
	​			FM 1669 south – Huntington	west end of FM 1669 overlap
	​			FM 1669 north – Marion Ferry Park	east end of FM 1669 overlap
Nacogdoches	Etoile			FM 226 north – Woden, Nacogdoches	west end of FM 226 overlap
				FM 226 south – Shirley Creek Park	east end of FM 226 overlap
	​			FM 95 north – Chireno
San Augustine	​			FM 1277 – Broaddus
	​			FM 1992 north
	​			SH 147 south – Broaddus, Zavalla	west end of SH 147 overlap
	​			SH 147 north – San Augustine	east end of SH 147 overlap
	​			FM 705 – San Augustine
	​			FM 3279 south
	Chinquapin			FM 1751
	​			US 96 – Bronson, San Augustine	interchange
	Rebecca			FM 3229 south
Sabine	​			FM 1 south / FM 3229 north – Bronson	west end of FM 1 overlap
	​			FM 1 north – Rosevine	east end of FM 1 overlap
	Rosevine			FM 1592 – San Augustine, Hemphill
	​			FM 2784 south (Woodland Hills)
	​			SH 21 – Milam, San Augustine
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 103". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
2. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676899.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673799.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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5. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673871.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673893.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. (PDF) https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676256.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)