Texas State Highway 155
State Highway 155 (SH 155) is a highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Palestine to Linden as a mostly divided highway by way of Tyler.
State Highway 155 | ||||
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SH 155 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 111.75 mi[1] (179.84 km) | |||
| Existed | by 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 79 / SH 19 in Palestine | |||
 US 175 in Frankston Loop 49 Toll in Tyler US 69 in Tyler US 271 from Tyler to Owentown I-20 in Owentown US 80 in Big Sandy US 271 in Gilmer US 259 near Gilmer | ||||
| North end |    Future I-369 / US 59 in Linden | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Anderson, Henderson, Smith, Upshur, Marion, Cass | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway.
Route description
SH 155 begins at US 79 / SH 19 in Palestine northeastward via Frankston to SH 64 at Tyler. Just north of Frankston, a series of three causeways, one measuring a mile in length, crosses Lake Palestine and passes through the resort towns of Coffee City and Dogwood City. Located on the county line, Coffee City is home to a number of liquor stores to serve Tyler residents, due to the fact that Tyler was situated in a dry county until 2012. From Tyler the route continues to the junction of US 271 and SH 31; and then from a point on US 271 northeast of Tyler, northeastward via Big Sandy, Gilmer, Avinger to US 59 (Future I-369) at Linden, a total approximate distance of 123.4 miles (198.6 km).[2][3] The route is concurrent with US 271 on two separate sections in the city of Tyler and the town of Gilmer.
Nearly the entire route consists of a divided highway posted at 70 mph. For many years, one of the sole remaining two-lane segments and a source of congestion was a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch extending from Frankston to Pert. Construction to build a parallel southbound lane commenced in early 2007 and was completed in 2011, upgrading this stretch of Highway 155 to a full 4-lane divided highway.
History
SH 155 was originally designated on March 19, 1930 on a route from Gilmer to Marshall. On December 22, 1936, it was extended southwest to Tyler.[4] On September 26, 1939, the section from Marshall to Gilmer was transferred to SH 154 when it was extended east from Quitman.[5] The route was extended south to Palestine and north to Linden on May 18, 1944. On August 28, 1958, SH 155 was signed, but not designated, along Spur 226. On August 29, 1990, Spur 226 was cancelled and transferred to SH 155 officially. Spur 226 was reused for a route in Terrell on July 11, 2017.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2][3] | km | Destinations[2][3] | Notes |
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| Anderson | Palestine | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 79 / SH 19 (Palestine Avenue) | |
| 0.70– 0.80 | 1.13– 1.29 |  Loop 256 | Diamond interchange | ||
| Frankston | 21.30 | 34.28 | US 175 | ||
| Henderson | Ledbetter Bay | 26.30– 26.90 | 42.33– 43.29 | Bridge | |
| Coffee City | 27.30 | 43.94 |   FM 3506 north | Southern terminus of FM 3506 | |
| Lake Palestine | 27.80– 28.90 | 44.74– 46.51 | Bridge | ||
| Smith | Tyler | 37.00– 37.10 | 59.55– 59.71 | Loop 49 Toll | Diamond interchange |
| 40.20 | 64.70 |   SH 57 east (Grande Boulevard) | |||
| 42.10 | 67.75 |   Loop 323 – Airport | |||
| 44.50 | 71.62 |    US 69 north / SH 64 west / SH 110 north (Glenwood Boulevard) – Airport | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 69 / SH 64 / SH 110 | ||
| 45.20 | 72.74 |  US 69 south (Broadway) | terminus of concurrency with US 69 | ||
| 45.80 | 73.71 | SH 64 east (5th Street) / SH 110 south (Beckham Avenue) | Northern terminus of concurrency with SH 64 / SH 110 | ||
| 46.80 | 75.32 |  SH 31 south / US 271 (Front Street) | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | ||
| 50.00 | 80.47 | Loop 323 | |||
| 50.70 | 81.59 |  To Loop 323 | |||
| Owentown | 54.90 | 88.35 | US 271 north – Gladewater | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | |
| 56.90– 57.10 | 91.57– 91.89 | I-20 – Dallas, Longview | Diamond interchange; exit 567 on I-20 | ||
| Upshur | Big Sandy | 67.40 | 108.47 | US 80 west – Mineola | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 80 |
| 68.30 | 109.92 | US 80 east – Longview | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 80 | ||
| Gilmer | 81.70 | 131.48 | US 271 south – Gladewater | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | |
| 82.10 | 132.13 |  SH 300 south | Northern terminus of SH 300 | ||
| 82.90 | 133.41 |  SH 154 (Marshall Street) | |||
| 83.20 | 133.90 | US 271 north | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | ||
| | 98.80– 98.90 | 159.00– 159.16 | US 259 – Longview, Daingerfield | Diamond interchange | |
| Lake O' the Pines | 100.50– 100.70 | 161.74– 162.06 | Bridge | ||
| Marion | | 102.80 | 165.44 |  FM 729 – Lone Star, Jefferson | |
| Cass | Avinger | 109.90 | 176.87 |  SH 49 – Hughes Springs, Daingerfield, Jefferson | |
| Linden | 123.30 | 198.43 |  SH 8 north – New Boston | Southern terminus of SH 8 | |
| 123.40 | 198.59 | US 59 (Future I-369) – Business District, Atlanta, Jefferson | U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 369 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 155". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- Google (January 21, 2016). "Texas State Highway 155" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- Google (January 21, 2016). "Texas State Highway 155" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 21, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "Marshall-Gilmer Highway Number Changed to 154". The Marshall News Messenger. March 8, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved September 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to Texas State Highway 155 at Wikimedia Commons