baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɐ bˈeɪsɪk hˈaɪweɪ hɐdbɪn bˈɪlt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈɪɾiz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn fɹʌm bˈʌfəlˌoʊ saʊθwˈɛst vˈaɪə dʒˈuːɪt ænd nˈoːɹmeɪndʒˌiː tə nˌævɐsˈoʊɾə; ɹᵻɹˈaʊɾᵻd ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tə ðə mˈædɪsənvˌɪl tə nˌævɐsˈoʊɾɚ ɹˈaʊt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd æz stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ˈeɪ, wˌɪtʃ bɹˈæntʃt ˈɔf ðə mˈeɪn stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ɪn mˈædɪsənvˌɪl.
By 1922, a basic highway had been built between the cities (designated October 20, 1919 from  Buffalo southwest via Jewett and Normangee to Navasota; rerouted on July 20, 1920 to the Madisonville to Navasota route), which was designated as State Highway 32A, which branched off the main State Highway 32 in Madisonville.