Texas State Highway 155

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State Highway 155
Length: 111.75[1] mi (179.84 km)
Formed: by 1939
Southwest end: US 79/SH 19 at Palestine
Major
junctions:
US 175

US 69
US 271
I 20
US 80
US 259

Northeast end: US 59 at Linden
Highways in Texas
< SH 154 SH 156 >

State Highway 155 or SH 155 runs from U.S. Route 79 in Palestine northeastward via Frankston to State Highway 64 at Tyler; and from another point on SH 64 northward to junction of US 271 and State Highway 31; and then from a point on US 271 northeast of Tyler, northeastward via Big Sandy, Gilmer, Avinger to US 59 at Linden, a total approximate distance of 108.0 miles.

From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway.

[edit] Route history

SH 155 was originally designated by 1933 on a route from Gilmer to Marshall. This route was reassigned by 1939 to SH 154 when it was extended east from Quitman. SH 155 was instead assigned to the route between Gilmer and Tyler. The route wa extended south to Palestine and north to Linden in 1944, completing the current route.

[edit] Counties and junctions

County Junction Notes
Anderson US 79/SH 19Palestine
US 175Frankston
Henderson no intersections
Smith SL 49Tyler
SH 57 – Tyler
US 59/SH 64/SH 110 – Tyler
SH 31 – Tyler
US 271 – Tyler
I 20
FM 16 – Winona
Upshur US 80Big Sandy
US 271 – Gilmer
SH 154 – Gilmer
Cass SH 49Avinger
US 59Linden

[edit] References

  1. ^ Texas Department of Transportation, [1]


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