Texas State Highway Loop 286

State Highway Loop 286
Route information
Length:	7.57 mi[1] (12.18 km)
Existed:	1955 – present
Major junctions
CW end:	US 82 at Paris
	US 271
CCW end:	US 82 at Paris
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← Loop 285 Loop 287 →

Loop 286 is a loop highway around Paris, Texas . Parts of it are co-signed as U.S. Highway 82 and U.S. Highway 271. Loop 286 is mostly a divided highway with partially controlled access, but parts of it on the south side of town near State Highway 19 are still 2 lanes.

Loop 286 forms part of the now-defunct Green Carpet Route that was supposed to stretch a 4-lane divided highway from Tulsa,Oklahoma to Houston, Texas. This project, started in the 1960s is still incomplete.

Exit list

The entire route is in Paris, Lamar County. All exits are unnumbered.

mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
			US 82 – Bonham	Beginning of US 82 concurrency
			FM 79
			US 271 north – Hugo	Beginning of US 271 concurrency
			Stillhouse Road	Access to Paris Regional Medical Center
			FM 195
			US 82 east – Clarksville Pine Mill Road	End of US 82 concurrency; separate clockwise exit and counterclockwise entrance for Pine Mill Road
			Bus. US 271	Access to northbound Loop 286 via loop ramp at US 271 South exit
			US 271 south – Mount Pleasant	End of US 271 concurrency
		End of divided highway
			FM 1507
		Beginning of divided highway
			FM 1497	At-grade intersection
			SH 19 / SH 24 – Cooper, Sulphur Springs
		End of divided highway
			FM 137	Right-in/right-out
		Beginning of divided highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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