U.S. Route 59 in Texas

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US Highway 59 marker
US Highway 59
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length612.169 mi[1] (985.191 km)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
West endMexico–US border in Laredo
Major intersections
North end US 59 / US 71 in Texarkana, AR
Location
CountiesWebb, Duval, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Goliad, Victoria, Jackson, Wharton, Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, Angelina, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby, Panola, Harrison, Marion, Cass, Bowie
Highway system
  • United States Numbered Highway System
SH 58 SH 59
US 59, co-signed with I-69, in Houston looking east
US 59, connects Texarkana to Laredo. It is also known as the Lloyd M. Bentsen Highway in honor of the late Democratic U.S. senator from Texas, who served from 1971 to 1992. This sign is located near Freer, the seat of Duval County east of Laredo.

U.S. Highway 59 (US 59) in the U.S. state of Texas is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U.S. senator from Texas. In northern Houston, US 59, co-signed with Interstate 69 (I-69), is the Eastex Freeway (from Downtown Houston to the Liberty County/Montgomery County line). To the south, which is also co-signed with I-69, it is the Southwest Freeway (from Rosenberg to Downtown Houston). The stretch of the Southwest Freeway just west of The Loop was formerly one of the busiest freeways in North America, with a peak AADT of 371,000 in 1998.[2]

US 59 (overlapped by US 71) actually straddles the border between Texas and Arkansas north of I-30 near Texarkana, with the east side of the highway on the Arkansas side and the west side of the highway on the Texas side. In the past, both highways remained on the border past I-30 as State Line Avenue to downtown Texarkana; today, only US 71 does so. Nearly 90 percent of this route is designated to become part of I-69 in the future. Currently 75-mile-per-hour (121 km/h) speed limits are allowed on US 59 in Duval County and portions of northern Polk County.

The total length of the southernmost segment of US 59 that passes through Texas and terminates at the Mexico–US border is 615 miles (990 km).

History[]

The US 96 designation was originally applied in 1926 from Rosenberg, Texas, near Houston, to Pharr in the Rio Grande valley. This diagonal route, south of U.S. 90, did not violate the convention of even numbers for east–west routes. The highway's east–west nature was boosted in 1934 when US 96 was rerouted from Alice to Laredo.

Route description[]

Laredo to Interstate 37[]

US 59 begins at the Mexico–US border with Loop 20 on the World Trade International Bridge over the Rio Grande in Laredo. The portion of US 59 that is co-signed with Loop 20 is also named the Bob Bullock Loop. At under 2 miles, the two highways run together concurrent with I-69W from the Mexico–US border until I-35 in Laredo, where I-69W temporarily ends. US 59 and Loop 20 continue to run together until just south of Lake Casa Blanca, where Loop 20 heads south to Mangana-Hein Road (and potentially into Mexico) and US 59 heads towards Freer; traveling in a mostly northeast direction. US 59 shares a short congruency with SH 44 in and around Freer. From Freer, US 59 passes through the southeastern part of McMullen County, but does not intersect any highways. The highway continues northeast, intersecting US 281 in George West, before intersecting I-37 about 55 miles north of Corpus Christi. Between Laredo and Interstate 37, US 59 passes through many rural areas and ranching sites. A significant portion of US 59 in Texas has a 75 MPH speed limit.

Interstate 37 to Houston[]

From I-37, US 59 heads northeast passing through Beeville. US 59 bypasses Victoria to the south, and becomes a divided highway, and has a series of interchanges, until it becomes a freeway south of Houston in Rosenberg and resumes the designation of I-69. Between Houston and Victoria, US 59 passes through Edna, Ganado, El Campo, and Wharton. US 59 intersects many major Texas highways in Houston, including I-10 (which goes to San Antonio and Beaumont) and I-45 (which goes to Dallas and Galveston).

Houston to Marshall[]

Leaving Houston, US 59 intersects Beltway 8 again on the northside of town, passing by Bush Intercontinental Airport and heads into Humble. Between Houston and Livingston, most of US 59 is a limited-access freeway but the I-69 designation temporarily ends at the Montgomery-Liberty county line. US 59 passes through or bypasses the towns of Cleveland and Livingston. 46 miles north of Livingston, US 59 bypasses Lufkin, where it overlaps US 69. After leaving Lufkin, US 59 crosses the Angelina River. 10 miles north of Lufkin, US 59 bypasses Nacogdoches and heads in an almost entirely east–west direction. Drivers wishing to stay on US 59 must turn left in Tenaha, where the highway intersects US 96 and ends its overlap with US 84. US 59 passes through Carthage before intersecting I-20 south of Marshall.

Marshall to Texarkana[]

US 59 intersects US 80 in Marshall, where US 59 is known as East End Boulevard (due to the fact the highway runs on the east side of town, near the city limits). US 59 passes through Jefferson, 15 miles west of Caddo Lake. US 59 passes through the towns of Linden and Atlanta before arriving in Bowie County. US 59 intersects SH 93 south of Texarkana, the old highway through the city. Shortly after, I-369 designation with US 59 when the freeway intersects Spur 151, where US 59 becomes a freeway on the westside of the city. Before US 59 intersects I-30, and overlaps I-30 until exit 223B, at the state line, I-369 designation ends. After leaving I-30, US 59 joins US 71, where both highways run on the state line between Texas and Arkansas, where both highways continue north towards DeQueen, Arkansas.

Future[]

Interstate 69 marker

Interstate 69

LocationVictoriaTenaha

Interstate 69W marker

Interstate 69W

LocationLaredoVictoria

Interstate 369 marker

Interstate 369

LocationTenahaTexarkana

US 59 is in the process of being upgraded between Laredo & Victoria, to become I-69W; Between Victoria & Tenaha, as I-69; and Tenaha & Texarkana, I-369. Segments of I-69 are currently designated: I-69W runs between Mexico and I-35, I-69 runs through the Houston Metro, and a segment of I-369 exists on the west side of Texarkana. The entire I-69 project in Texas does not have a completion date but according to AASHTO rules should be within 25 years of initial signage for each Segment of Independent Utility.

Exit list[]

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
WebbLaredoWorld Trade Bridge over Rio Grande
west end of I-69W / Loop 20 overlap
FM 1472 (Mines Road) – Laredo Colombia Solidarity Bridgeinterchange
I-35 / US 83 – San Antonio, Laredo

I-69W ends
Current east end of I-69W overlap; I-35 exit 8


west (Saunders Street) / Loop 20 south (Bob Bullock Loop) to I-35
interchange; east end of Loop 20 overlap
FM 2895 south – Aguilares
FM 2050 south – Bruni
Duval SH 44 west – Encinalsouth end of SH 44 overlap
Freer SH 16 – Tilden, Hebbronville, Falfurrias
SH 44 east – San Diegonorth end of SH 44 overlap

FM 2359 west to SH 16
McMullen
No major junctions
Live Oak
FM 624 to SH 16 – Orange Grove, Cotulla
FM 1359 south –
FM 3336 west
George West
US 281 / north – Three Rivers, Alice

south – George West
Future I-69C South
FM 799 east – Beevillesouth end of FM 799 overlap
FM 799 westnorth end of FM 799 overlap
I-37 – San Antonio, Corpus ChristiI-37 exit 56
FM 1596 north
Bee FM 796 south – Tynan
FM 1349 south
Blue Berry Hill FM 351 (truck route)
Beeville FM 673 north (Minnesota Street)

US 181 Bus. / SH 202 east (Washington Street)
US 181 (truck route) – Kenedy, Karnes City, Skidmoreinterchange
GoliadBerclair FM 883 west –
FM 1351 west –
SH 239 west – , Kenedysouth end of SH 239 overlap
FM 1726 north
Goliad
US 77 Alt. / US 183 / SH 239 east – Cuero, Refugio, Goliad State Historical Park, Presidio Labahia, General Zaragoza Birthplace
north end of SH 239 overlap
Fannin FM 2987 – Fannininterchange
VictoriaVictoria3
US 77 north / north – Cuero, Hallettsville
interchange; north end of US 77 overlap
4 FM 446
6
US 77 south / north – Refugio, Corpus Christi
interchange; south end of US 77 overlap
7 US 77 south (via Spur 91) – Refugio, Corpus Christiinterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; future I-69E South; future I-69W West; future southern end of I-69
11 SH 185 – Victoria, Seadriftinterchange
12 US 87 – Victoria, Port Lavacainterchange
14 Loop 463 / Burroughsville Road – Hallettsville, Cuerointerchange
Telferner19
 / south / FM 1686 – Victoria, Telferner
interchange
Inez26 FM 444 – Inezinterchange; south end of freeway
Jackson30 FM 234 northinterchange
32 FM 234 – , Vanderbiltinterchange
Edna34  – Ednainterchange
36 SH 111 / FM 822 – Edna, Yoakum, Bay Cityinterchange
38  – Ednainterchange
40 FM 530 – Cordele, Hallettsvilleinterchange; north end of freeway
Ganado44  – Ganadointerchange
46 SH 172 / FM 710 – Ganado, La Wardinterchange
47  – Ganadointerchange
WhartonLouise51  / FM 647 – Louiseinterchange; no northbound entrance
52County Road 319interchange
54  / FM 1160 – Louiseinterchange
Hillje57 Loop 524 / FM 441 – Hilljeinterchange
El Campo59
 / US 59 Bus. north – El Campo
interchange
60 FM 1163interchange
61 SH 71 – Columbus, Palaciosinterchange
62 FM 1162interchange
64
 / US 59 Bus. south / FM 960 – El Campo
interchange
Pierce66 Loop 526 – Pierce
Wharton70

 / US 59 Bus. north / FM 961 to SH 60 – Wharton, Bay City
interchange
72 FM 102 – Wharton, Eagle Lakeinterchange
75
 / US 59 Bus. / SH 60 – Wharton, Bay City, Hungerford, Sealy
interchange
Hungerford77 FM 1161 – Spanish Campinterchange
79
 / US 59 Bus. south – Hungerford
southbound access only
Fort BendKendleton83 FM 2919 – Kendletoninterchange; no northbound entrance
84 Loop 541 – Kendletonsouthbound exit only; to be closed
86Doris RoadUnder construction
Beasley89 FM 360 / Loop 540 – Needvilleinterchange; southbound entrance and northbound exit
90Isleib Roadinterchange
92 Loop 540 – BeasleyNo southbound exit
Rosenberg94 Spur 10 (Patton Road / Hartledge Road)interchange; no northbound exit (closed until December 2021)
95 Spur 529 north / Cottonwood Church Road

I-69 begins
at-grade intersection; no northbound entrance nor access to Cottonwood Church southbound; Current south end of freeway; current south end of I-69 overlap
See Interstate 69 for concurrency
Liberty169 I-69 south / US 59 south
Fostoria Road

I-69 ends
Montgomery and Liberty County line; southbound exit to Fostoria Road currently closed, exit 167; current north end of Freeway; current north end of I-69 overlap
Cleveland171 SH 105 – Conroe, BeaumontUS 59 northbound exit is a left handed u-turn just north of the southbound exit;
Drivers must enter onto and cross over US 59 southbound lanes in order to take the southbound exit
172A (Washington Avenue)Interchange; south end of freeway
172B
SH 105 Bus. – Cleveland, Conroe
173 FM 2025 – Coldspring
174 (Washington Avenue)interchange; north end of freeway
San Jacinto177
FM 2914 east to FM 3460
Shepherd453A
453B
Loop 424 / FM 3460 – Shepherdinterchange; signed as exits 453A southbound and 453B northbound
451CFrontage RoadSouthbound exit only
451B SH 150 / FM 223 – Rye, Shepherd, Coldspringinterchange; signed as exit 451B northbound; not signed southbound
Loop 424no left turn northbound
FM 1127 east
PolkGoodrich north

FM 1988 to FM 2665
interchange
south – Goodrich
Livingston436A
436B

 / north / FM 1988 south – Livingston, Woodville, Lake Livingston State Park
interchange; south end of freeway; signed as exits 436A southbound and 436B northbound to I-69 Bus./US 59 Bus.; no exit number signed for US 59 north to FM 1988
436D
434B
Frontage Roadsigned as exits 434B southbound and 436D northbound
US 190 – Huntsville, Livingston, Jasper
434D
432B
Frontage Road – Pedigo Parksigned as exits 432B (on US 59 south) and 434D (on US 59 north), access to Memorial Medical Center

SH 146 south /  / south – Downtown Livingston, Liberty
interchange; north end of freeway; no direct northbound exit (signed at exit 434D)
Loop 116 north
Leggett Loop 116 south
FM 942 north – Camden, Corrigansouth end of FM 942 overlap
FM 942 southnorth end of FM 942 overlap
Moscow FM 62 east – Camden
Loop 177
FM 350 south – Livingston
Corrigan FM 942 south – Camden, Leggett
US 287 – Groveton, Woodville
FM 352 east (Stryker Road)
FM 1987 north –
FM 357 north / FM 1987 south – ,
AngelinaDiboll Loop 210 (Thompson Street) / FM 1818 east (Dennis Street) – Zavalla
Loop 210 (North Hines Street)
FM 2497 north
Burke FM 2108 east
FM 324 north
Lufkin FM 819 (College Drive) – Angelina College
391 FM 3482 (Whitehouse Drive)interchange; south end of freeway

 / north (South First Street) / Loop 287 east – Groveton, Crockett
south end of Loop 287 overlap; US 59 north follows exit 390; access to FM 1877, access to Woodland Heights Medical Center
Tulane Driveno direct northbound exit
FM 58 (Chestnut Street)interchange; north end of freeway
US 69 south ( north) – Huntington, Woodville, Beaumontinterchange; south end of US 69 overlap
FM 841 (Ford Chapel Road)interchange
FM 325 (Lufkin Avenue)interchange; no direct northbound exit (signed at FM 841)
SH 103 (Atkinson Drive) – Etoile, Milaminterchange

US 69 north / Loop 287 west /  / south – Tyler, Dallas, Crockett
interchange; north end of US Bus. 69 / Loop 287 overlap; access to FM 2021 west and FM 3521 east; US 59 north follows exit 386B
FM 3439
Redland FM 2021 – Pollok
FM 843 west
Nacogdoches FM 2782 north
Nacogdoches
 / north (South Street) / SH 7 / SH 21 / Loop 224 east – San Augustine, Center
interchange; south end of SH 7/SH 21/Loop 224 overlap; US 59 south follows exit 59S

SH 7 west / SH 7-N Bus. east (Fredonia Street) – Pollok, Crockett,
interchange; north end of SH 7 overlap
FM 225 (Durst Street) – Douglass, Cushinginterchange

SH 21 west / east (Douglass Road) – Alto, Crockett, Elkhart
interchange; north end of SH 21 overlap
FM 2609 north (Austin Street)northbound access only
FM 1638 (Old Tyler Road) / FM 3314 (Lone Star Road)interchange
Loop 224 west (Stallings Drive) / Westward Driveinterchange; north end of Loop 224 overlap
FM 343 (Industrial Boulevard) – Cushinginterchange
Redfield
US 259 north /  / south – Henderson, Longview, Nacogdoches, SFASU
interchange
FM 2864 north
Appleby FM 941 south
FM 2435 north
FM 2476 south
Garrison FM 95 south – Chirenosouth end of FM 95 overlap
FM 138 east – Center
FM 95 north – Concordnorth end of FM 95 overlap
Rusk
No major junctions
Shelby FM 2667 south –
Timpson US 84 west – Rusk, Palestinesouth end of US 84 overlap
SH 87 south – Center, Hemphill
FM 947 east – Tenaha
south
FM 1645 south
Tenaha FM 2141 south
FM 947 west (West Drive) – Timpsonsouth end of FM 947 overlap
FM 947 east (Main Street)north end of FM 947 overlap
Loop 157 (Center Street) – Center, Marshall
US 84 east / US 96 south / I-69 – Logansport, Mansfield, Center, Jasperinterchange; north end of US 84 overlap; future south end of I-369 overlap; US 84 to the east will be upgraded to I-69 in future
Loop 157 south (North Center Street) – Center
Panola FM 999 west – Gary,
FM 2517 – Deadwood
Carthage

north / north to SH 149 – Mount Enterprise, Henderson, Longview
interchange
FM 699 / Forsythe Street – , Center

US 79 north / south / Shelby Street – Greenwood, Shreveport
interchange; south end of US 79 overlap

US 79 south / south – Henderson, Tatum, Panola College
interchange; north end of US 79 overlap
FM 124 west – Beckville
FM 2792 north
FM 1794 – Tatum, De BerryFuture interchange [3]
Harrison FM 1186 south
FM 2983 north
FM 2625 – , , Waskom
Marshall I-20 – Longview, Dallas, ShreveportI-20 exit 617
SH 43 south (East Pinecrest Drive) – Henderson, Tatum, Wiley Collegesouth end of SH 43 overlap
FM 31 south (East Travis Street) – Elysian Fields, Starr State Historical Park, De Berry
US 80 (East Grand Avenue / Victory Drive) – Hallsville, Longview, Waskom
SH 43 north (Karnack Highway) – Karnack, Caddo Lake, Caddo Lake State Park, Atlantanorth end of SH 43 overlap

Loop 390 (Ernest F. Smith Parkway) to US 80 – Longview, Gilmer, Shreveport, East Texas Baptist University, Karnack
FM 1793 north
Woodlawn FM 1997 south
Marion FM 2208 – Karnack, Jefferson Historical Riverfront District, , Longview
Jefferson SH 49 / FM 134 south (Broadway) – Daingerfield, Lake O' The Pines, Jefferson Historical Riverfront District, Vivian
FM 1324 east
Cass FM 2683 east – Lodi
Linden
SH 155 to SH 8 – New Boston, Gilmer
north (South Main Street)
FM 125 (Kildare Road) – Business District, Kildare,
FM 1841 east – Bivins, Atlanta
SH 11 west (East Houston Street) – Hughes Springs, Pittsburg
FM 2328 southsouth end of FM 2328 overlap
FM 2328 north – north end of FM 2328 overlap
Atlanta SH 77 west – Naples, Douglassvillesouth end of SH 77 overlap

SH 77 east (Pinecrest Drive) / FM 249 east (West Main Street) to SH 43 – Downtown Atlanta, Shreveport, Vivian
north end of SH 77 overlap
SH 43 south (Louise Street) – Downtown Atlanta, Marshall
Queen City Loop 236 north / FM 2791 west (Hickory Street) – Antioch, Douglassville, Queen City, Bloomburg
FM 96 west (Lanark Street) – Wright Patman Lake South Shore, Atlanta State Park
Loop 236 south – Queen City
FM 2327 north –
FM 2327 south –
FM 3129 south – Domino, BloomburgInterchange
Bowie FM 2148 west – Wright Patman Lake North Shore, Redwater
FM 3244 east
FM 2516 east (Buchanan Loop Road)
Eylau FM 989 (Kings Highway) – Wake Village, Nash
Texarkana


SH 93 north (Lake Drive) / Loop 151 east (South Bishop Road) to I-30 east / US 71 / FM 3527 (Leopard Drive) – Downtown Texarkana, Little Rock, Shreveport

I-369 begins
interchange; Current south end of I-369 overlap
See Interstate 369 for concurrency
I-30 west – Dallas

I-369 ends
north end of I-369 overlap; south end of I-30 overlap; US 59 south follows exit 220A
220B FM 559 (Richmond Road) / Pavilion Parkway
222 SH 93 / FM 1397 (Summerhill Road)
I-30 east / US 59 north / US 71 (State Line Avenue) – Little Rock, AshdownArkansas state line; north end of I-30 overlap; south end of US 71 overlap; US 59 north follows exit 223
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Tolled
  •       Unopened

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 59". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  2. ^ "TexasFreeway > Houston > Photo Gallery > US 59 > The Southwest Freeway". www.texasfreeway.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  3. ^ "Open House - US 59 and FM 1794". www.txdot.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

External links[]

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