State Highway 47 | ||||
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| Riverside Parkway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.146 mi[1] (11.500 km) | |||
| Existed | 1987–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 60atCollege Station | |||
| Major intersections |  FM 1179inBryan FM 1688 in Bryan | |||
| North end |  SH 21 near Bryan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Brazos | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 47 (SH 47) runs from FM 60 near Easterwood Airport and Texas A&M University Research Park in College StationtoSH 21atTexas A&M University-Riverside near Bryan. This highway was designated on January 28, 1987.
SH 47 was originally planned on August 21, 1923, along a previous section of SH 1A and SH 1C from near the Texas–Arkansas–Louisiana tripoint, northwest through Atlanta, then northeast through Texarkana to the Arkansas state line north of Texarkana.[2] On June 24, 1931, the highway was rerouted west from Atlanta to Daingerfield, replacing SH 48, while the old route southeast of Atlanta became part of SH 77[3] On April 19, 1938, SH 47 Bypass was designated from SH 47 to SH 1.[4] SH 47 Bypass extended north to SH 5 on October 24, 1938.[5] On September 26, 1939, this classification was canceled when the route was transferred to SH 11. SH 47 Bypass became Loop 14.
The entire route is in Brazos County. All exits are unnumbered.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| College Station | 0.00 | 0.00 |   FM 60 east – College Station, Texas A&M University | Southern terminus; serves Easterwood Airport | |
| Bryan | 0.8 | 1.3 |  FM 60 west / HSC Parkway | Northbound signed as HSC Pkwy. only | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | FM 1179 east (Villa Maria Road) / Jones Road | North end of expressway | ||
| 3.4 | 5.5 | FM 1688 east (Leonard Road) | |||
| | 7.2 | 11.6 | SH 21 – Caldwell, Bryan | Partial interchange; western terminus; no access from SH 21 westbound | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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