State Highway 294
SH 294, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	42.18 mi[1] (67.88 km)
Existed	1939–present
Major junctions
West end	US 79 / US 84 near Oakwood
Major intersections	US 287 / SH 19 at Elkhart
East end	SH 21 at Alto
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 293 → SH 295

State Highway 294 (SH 294) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 84 (US 79/US 84) east to Alto in East Texas. The 42-mile-long (68 km) route was designated on September 26, 1939 along its current route, replacing part of State Highway 7 (SH 7).

Route description

SH 294 begins at an intersection with US 79/US 84 in far southwestern Anderson County and proceeds to the east through agricultural and forested areas.^[2][3] The route intersects US 287/SH 19 in the town of Elkhart, and is concurrent with those two routes to the southeast towards Crockett.^[4] Just southeast of town, SH 294 splits from US 287/SH 19 and continues to the east through the southern portion of Anderson County.^[5] The route then crosses the Neches River into Cherokee County.^[6] It then continues through the southwest section of the county before reaching its terminus at SH 21 in Alto.^[7]

History

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The route of SH 294 was originally slated to be an eastward extension of SH 7 as early as 1933. On September 26, 1939, SH 7 was rerouted across a number of already-built routes further to the south. A few sections of the original route had already been constructed, including the bridge across the Neches River, and those that had not already been assigned to SH 7 were designated SH 294.

Major junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Anderson	​			US 79 / US 84
	​			US 287 / SH 19 – Elkhart
Cherokee	​			SH 21 – Alto
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References