// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was Texas State Highway 347 lonely? It was a road to nowhere, 347 times.

State Highway 347
SH 347, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	11.441 mi (18.413 km)
Existed	1942–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 87 in Port Arthur
North end	US 69 / US 96 / US 287 in Beaumont
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 346 → SH 348

State Highway 347 (SH 347) is a Texas state highway that runs northwest from Port Arthur to the southern edge of Beaumont. The highway is signed south–north. It was designated on November 25, 1942 along the old route of US 69.

Route description

SH 347 begins at SH 87 in Port Arthur. The highway heads northwest, crossing SH 73, Spur 136 and FM 365. SH 347 then enters Nederland and has a junction with FM 366. Continuing northwest, the highway enters Beaumont and ends at US 69/US 96/US 287 in the southern end of the city at Spur 380 ( Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway)

Junction list

The entire route is in Jefferson County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Port Arthur	0.0	0.0	SH 87 (Gulfway Drive)
	1.7	2.7	SH 73 – Winnie, Groves	Interchange
	3.3	5.3	Spur 136 east	Interchange
Nederland	5.1	8.2	FM 365 – Fannett, Port Neches	Interchange
​	7.0	11.3	FM 366 – Port Neches	Interchange; no southbound entrance
Beaumont	11.6	18.7	US 69 north / US 96 north / US 287 north	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access