| State: | TX |
| Type: | SH |
| Route: | 495 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | SH 495; highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 17.731 |
| Length Round: | 3 |
| Established: | January 25, 2001 |
| Direction A: | West |
| Direction B: | East |
| Previous Type: | I |
| Previous Route: | 410 |
| Next Type: | SH |
| Next Route: | 550 |
State Highway 495 (SH 495) is a 17.731miles state highway in the Rio Grande Valley in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, that connects Texas State Highway 364 (SH 364) in Palmview with Farm to Market Road 1423 (FM 1423), northeaset of Alamo. The route was designated in 2001, replacing Farm to Market Road 495 (FM 495). It runs parallel to US 83 for its entire route. In McAllen, the route is also known as Pecan Boulevard.
SH 495 begins at SH 364 (La Homa Road) in Palmview near I-2/US 83. The highway heads east along Pecan Boulevard through Mission to an intersection with SH 107 (Conway Avenue). It has an intersection with FM 494 (Shary Road) before entering McAllen. In McAllen, the highway has intersections with FM 2220 (Ware Road), FM 1926 (23rd Street), SH 336 (10th Street), and FM 2061 (McColl Street). As it enters Pharr, the highway passes under I-69C/US 281, intersecting the freeway's frontage roads. The highway continues east into Alamo to an intersection with FM 907. The highway continues east, leaving Alamo, to its eastern terminus at FM 1423 (Val Verde Road).
FM 495 was designated on June 26, 1945, running from Ware Road, northwest of McAllen, east to Val Verde Road, northeast of Alamo. On February 25, 1949, the route was extended south to US 83. On September 7, 1949, the section from FM 1423 to US 83 was transferred to FM 1423. On December 17, 1952, the route was extended west to SH 107 on the north side of Mission. On August 29, 1989, it was again extended west, this time to connect with US 83 in Palmview. The route was redesignated SH 495 on January 23, 2001, and was extended westward to Abram Road to make a new connection with US 83; one section was transferred to SH 364.