Brenham U.S. Route 290

business u.s. route 290-f original routing of us 290 through town of brenham. route 4.59 miles (7.39 km) in length. route designated texas state highway loop 318 290 290 on january 18, 1960. on february 28, 1973, section then-sh 90 westward became part of sh 105. established in 1990 when mainline of us 290 rerouted along sh 36 around western , southern sides of brenham. routing begins west of town @ intersection sh 36. business route continues east downtown on main street. before reaching downtown, route splits 2 parallel one-way streets: main street carrying westbound traffic , alamo street carrying eastbound traffic. passes through downtown, meeting business routing of state highway 36 , western terminus of sh 105. @ intersection, business route turns south on market street, , continues out of brenham, rejoining mainline us 290 near intersection fm 577.

an earlier route, designated loop 318, designated on april 23, 1957, loop along old route of 380 (now sh 6). on july 18, 1957, became part of fm 880 , spur connection.