History
Loop 275 was originally formed in 1939 as an alternate route for US 81, which traversed Austin at that time. In 1954, US 81 was realigned to form the Interregional Highway, which would later form the initial alignment for Interstate 35. Loop 275 was re-designated Business US 81. The name was reverted to the Loop 275 name in 1975.
At that time, Loop 275 followed Lamar Boulevard to downtown Austin. From there it followed Guadalupe Street and 1st Street over to Congress Avenue, where it crossed the Colorado River at the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge and then continued south to eventually rejoin Interstate 35.
Lamar Boulevard and Congress Avenue are main arterial roads through Austin, and in 1986, maintenance of the central segments of those roads was returned to the city of Austin at its request. This resulted in the two-segment configuration of Loop 275 seen today.
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