U.S. Route 259

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U.S. Route 259
Length:	250 mi (402 km)
Formed:	1963[1]
South end:	U.S. 59 in Nacogdoches, TX
North end:	U.S. 59 S of Heavener, OK
United States Numbered Highways U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 259 is a north-south spur of U.S. Route 59 that runs for 250 miles (402 km) through rural areas of southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.

Contents 1 Termini 2 States Traversed 3 Major Cities 4 U.S. Route 259 Business 5 Intersections 6 History 7 Related US Routes 8 References

[edit] Termini

The highway's northern terminus is in the Ouachita Mountains, about 15 miles south of Heavener, Oklahoma, where it branches off of its parent route, U.S. 59. The southern terminus is near Nacogdoches, Texas, where it reunites with U.S. 59. For most of its length, US 259 lies 30-50 miles to the west of its parent route.

[edit] States Traversed

• Oklahoma
• Texas

[edit] Major Cities

• Idabel, Oklahoma
• Longview, Texas
• Nacogdoches, Texas

[edit] U.S. Route 259 Business

• Kilgore, Texas Since 2006

[edit] Intersections

U.S. 259 Intersects with the following Interstate Highways:

• Interstate 30 north of Naples, Texas
• Interstate 20 near Kilgore, Texas

[edit] History

In Texas, the highway was authorized in 1962 and assumed most of the route of the former State Highway 26.

In Kilgore, Texas, U.S. 259 is known as the Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway, as named by the Texas legislature^[2]

[edit] Related US Routes

• U.S. Route 59
• U.S. Route 159
• List of U.S. Routes

[edit] References

Browse numbered routes
< SH-251A	OK		US 266 >