Short cuts & road names

Short cuts & road names

Friday, 07 December 2007

Anderson Mill Road

Anderson Mill Road, not to be confused with Anderson Lane in central Austin, was named after Thomas Anderson who built a powder mill in the area in 1863 that was later converted into a cotton gin.

MoPac / Loop 1

MoPac, also known as Loop 1, is named for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad, which runs alongside the road and whose right of way was donated to create MoPac.

It is important to know that Loop 1 does not actually loop around, but is the term used for a route that connects highways.

Loop 360/Capital of Texas Highway

Loop 360, or Capital of Texas Hwy., like Loop 1, does not make a complete loop, but is rather named loop because it connects highways; in this case Loop 1 and Highways 290 / 71.

Jollyville Road

Jolllyville Road is named after John Grey Jolly, a Civil War veteran who farmed, ran a store and raised his family in the area in the 19th century.

Bull Creek / 2222 / Koenig Lane / Allandale / Northland

According to the City of Austin Watershed Department, the name Bull Creek came from famed Texas Ranger Richard Lincoln Preece, who killed the last buffalo in Travis County along the banks of the creek. According to the City of Austin, Koenig Lane is named for north Austin Developer Adolph Koenig. The proper pronunciation is Kay-Nig.

Lamar Boulevard

North Lamar, formerly known as Hwy. 81, Dallas Highway and Georgetown Hwy., has held its current name since the 1970s. The street was named after Mirabeau B. Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas, inaugurated on Dec. 1, 1838.

FM 1325 / UR 1325 / Burnet Road

FM 1325, renamed UR 1325 (urban road) in 1995, is better known as Burnet (pronounced burn-it). Burnet Road got its name because the road once formed part of the highway between Austin and Burnet. Today the road joins Loop 1 just north of Braker Lane and before Loop 1 turns into a toll road.

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