Texas State Highway 155

State Highway 155 marker

State Highway 155
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 111.75 mi[1] (179.84 km)
Existed: by 1939 – present
Major junctions
Southwest end: US 79/SH 19 at Palestine
 

US 175
Loop 49
US 69
US 271
I-20
US 80

US 259
Northeast end: US 59 at Linden
Highway system
SH 154SH 156

State Highway 155 or SH 155 runs from U.S. Highway 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 (Future I-369) at Linden, a total approximate distance of 111.75 miles (179.84 km).

Nearly the entire route is a divided highway. One of the sole remaining two-lane segments is a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch extending from Frankston to Pert, however starting in early 2007, the right of way was being cleared and graded for the eventual upgrade to a divided highway. The route is concurrent with US 271 on two separate sections, one in the city of Tyler, and once in the town of Gilmer. SH 155 is the shorter route of the two between these cities.

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

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 was extended south to Palestine and north to Linden in 1944, completing the current route.

Counties and junctions

County Junction Notes
Anderson US 79/SH 19 Palestine
Loop 256 Palestine
US 175 Frankston
Henderson FM 3506 Coffee City
Smith Loop 49 Tyler
SH 57 Tyler
Loop 323 Tyler
US 69 / SH 64 / SH 110 Tyler start of multiplex with US 69, SH 64, SH 110
US 69 Tyler end of multiplex with US 69
SH 64 / SH 110 Tyler end of multiplex with SH 64 and SH 110
SH 31 and

US 271 Tyler

start of multiplex with US 271
Loop 323 Tyler
Loop 323 Tyler
US 271 Owentown end of multiplex with US 271
I-20
Upshur US 80 Big Sandy start of multiplex with US 80
US 80 Big Sandy end of multiplex with US 80
US 271 Gilmer start of multiplex with US 271
SH 300 Gilmer
SH 154 Gilmer
US 271 Gilmer end of multiplex with US 271
US 259
Marion FM 729
Cass SH 49 Avinger
SH 8 Linden
US 59 Linden Future I-369

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "State Highway No. 155". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.