Texas State Highway 218 Explained

State:TX
Alternate Name:Pat Booker Road
Type:SH
Route:218
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SH 218; highlighted in red
Length Mi:3.985
Length Round:3
Established:1935
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: at Live Oak
Junction: at Universal City
Terminus B: at Randolph Air Force Base
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:217
Next Type:SH
Next Route:219

State Highway 218 (SH 218), also known as Pat Booker Road, is a short state highway in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Interstate 35 to Randolph Air Force Base at Farm to Market Road 78. The highway is located in Greater San Antonio, and connects the cities of Live Oak and Universal City.

History

SH 218 has existed in its current alignment since June 11, 1935 to serve as an access road to Randolph Air Force Base from U.S. Highway 81 (now I-35).[1]

Route description

SH 218 splits from I-35 just west of the I-35/Loop 1604 interchange in Live Oak and heads towards the east-southeast. About a half mile from I-35, SH 218 intersects Loop 1604 via a diamond interchange. The highway continues towards the southeast through Universal City, until it ends at FM 78 at the main gate of Randolph Air Force Base after just .[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minutes of the 205th Meeting of the Texas Highway Commission. June 11, 1935.
  2. Google Maps. Overview map of State Highway 218. 2008-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080220201329/http://maps.google.com/. 2008-02-20.