Texas State Highway 159
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East end | Bus. US 290 at Hempstead | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
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State Highway 159 (SH 159) is a Texas state highway that runs from
Hempstead in Waller County. The route was designated on March 19, 1930 from SH 73 east to Hempstead as a renumbering of SH 73A. On December 8, 1932, it was extended west to northeast of La Grange, replacing part of SH 73, which had been rerouted further south earlier.[2] On September 26, 1939, SH 159 was extended to La Grange, replacing part of SH 237
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Route description
SH 159 begins at Bus. SH 71 in downtown La Grange and heads northeast. The highway intersects with SH 71 on the outskirts of La Grange.[3]
Junction list
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Bus. SH 71 | Western terminus of SH 159 | ||||
0.5 | 0.80 | SH 71 | |||
FM 2981 | |||||
6.5 | 10.5 | SH 237 | |||
FM 955 | |||||
14.7 | 23.7 | FM 1291 | Start of FM 1291 concurrency | ||
14.8 | 23.8 | FM 1291 | End of FM 1291 concurrency | ||
FM 954 | |||||
FM 1457 | |||||
Industry | 27.5 | 44.3 | FM 109 | ||
| 31.8 | 51.2 | FM 2754 | ||
FM 2502 | |||||
Bellville | 42.1 | 67.8 | SH 36 | Start of SH 36 concurrency | |
42.9 | 69.0 | FM 1456 | South end of FM 1456 | ||
43.2 | 69.5 | SH 36 | End of SH 36 concurrency | ||
43.3 | 69.7 | FM 529 | |||
| 51.8 | 83.4 | FM 1456 | North end of FM 1456 | |
FM 3346 | |||||
Bus. US 290 | Eastern terminus of SH 159 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 159". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Google (May 15, 2013). "Texas State Highway 159" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 15, 2013.