Spur 5 is located in
Houston. It begins at the intersection of Emancipation Avenue (formerly known as Dowling Street), Calhoun Street, and Jefferson Street in Houston's
Third Ward. It has a brief concurrency with
I-45 until that route's exit 44B, at which point it travels south as a freeway with frontage roads, passing the eastern side of the
University of Houston campus. The mainlanes end prior to the intersection with University Drive, while the frontage roads continue to the route's southern terminus at
US 90 Alt. Spur 5 was designated on October 29, 1998, on the current route. Plans call for the highway to eventually become a new freeway route for
SH 35 through the southern Houston area. Known as the Alvin Freeway, planning on the project moved forward in 2023 after 15 years of delays. The freeway will be constructed in two phases with an estimated cost of $366 million.
Spur 5 (1950) The first use of the Spur 5 designation was in Hays County, from
US 81 west to Burleson Street in
Kyle, as a replacement of a section of
Loop 5. Spur 5 was cancelled on October 27, 1952, and transferred to FM 150 (now
RM 150).
Spur 5 (1958) The next use of the Spur 5 designation was in Chambers County, from the intersection of
FM 1406 and
SH 124 in
Winnie north to
I-10. On October 31, 1962, the section from FM 1406 to
SH 73 was transferred to SH 124. The remainder of Spur 5 was cancelled on August 4, 1988, by district request and transferred to
FM 1663. ==Spur 6==