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 State Highway 155 | ||||
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 SH 155 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 111.75 mi[1] (179.84 km) | |||
| Existed | by 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 79 /SH 19 inPalestine | |||
| Major intersections |  US 175 inFrankston Loop 49 Toll inTyler US 69 in Tyler US 271 from Tyler toOwentown I-20 in Owentown US 80 inBig SandyUS 271 inGilmer US 259 near Gilmer | |||
| North end |    Future I-369 /US 59 inLinden | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Anderson,Henderson,Smith,Upshur,Marion,Cass | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 155 (SH 155) is a highway in theU.S. state ofTexas. It runs fromPalestine toLinden as a mostly divided highway by way ofTyler.
From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is part of theBlue Star Memorial Highway.
SH 155 begins atUS 79 /SH 19 inPalestine northeastward viaFrankston toSH 64 atTyler. Just north of Frankston, a series of three causeways, one measuring a mile in length, crossesLake Palestine and passes through the resort towns ofCoffee City andDogwood City. Located on the county line, Coffee City is home to a number of liquor stores to serve Tyler residents, due to the fact that Tyler was situated in adry county until 2012. From Tyler the route continues to the junction ofUS 271 andSH 31; and then from a point on US 271 northeast of Tyler, northeastward viaBig Sandy,Gilmer,Avinger toUS 59 (FutureI-369) atLinden, a total approximate distance of 123.4 miles (198.6 km).[2][3] The route is concurrent with US 271 on two separate sections in the city of Tyler and the town of Gilmer.
Nearly the entire route consists of adivided highway posted at 70 mph. For many years, one of the sole remaining two-lane segments and a source of congestion was a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch extending fromFrankston toPert. Construction to build a parallel southbound lane commenced in early 2007 and was completed in 2011, upgrading this stretch of Highway 155 to a full 4-lane divided highway.
SH 155 was originally designated on March 19, 1930 on a route from Gilmer toMarshall. On December 22, 1936, it was extended southwest to Tyler.[4] On September 26, 1939, the section from Marshall to Gilmer was transferred toSH 154 when it was extended east fromQuitman.[5] The route was extended south to Palestine and north to Linden on May 18, 1944. On August 28, 1958, SH 155 was signed, but not designated, along Spur 226. On August 29, 1990, Spur 226 was cancelled and transferred to SH 155 officially. Spur 226 was reused for a route inTerrell on July 11, 2017.
| County | Location | mi[2][3] | km | Destinations[2][3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Palestine | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 79 /SH 19 (Palestine Avenue) | |
| 0.70– 0.80 | 1.13– 1.29 |  Loop 256 | Diamond interchange | ||
| Frankston | 21.30 | 34.28 | US 175 | ||
| Henderson | Ledbetter Bay | 26.30– 26.90 | 42.33– 43.29 | Bridge | |
| Coffee City | 27.30 | 43.94 |   FM 3506 north | Southern terminus of FM 3506 | |
| Lake Palestine | 27.80– 28.90 | 44.74– 46.51 | Bridge | ||
| Smith | Tyler | 37.00– 37.10 | 59.55– 59.71 | Loop 49 Toll | Diamond interchange |
| 40.20 | 64.70 |   SH 57 east (Grande Boulevard) | |||
| 42.10 | 67.75 |   Loop 323 –Airport | |||
| 44.50 | 71.62 |    US 69 north /SH 64 west /SH 110 north (Glenwood Boulevard) –Airport | Southern terminus ofconcurrency with US 69 / SH 64 / SH 110 | ||
| 45.20 | 72.74 |  US 69 south (Broadway) | terminus of concurrency with US 69 | ||
| 45.80 | 73.71 | SH 64 east (5th Street) /SH 110 south (Beckham Avenue) | Northern terminus of concurrency with SH 64 / SH 110 | ||
| 46.80 | 75.32 |  SH 31 south /US 271 (Front Street) | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | ||
| 50.00 | 80.47 | Loop 323 | |||
| 50.70 | 81.59 |  ToLoop 323 | |||
| Owentown | 54.90 | 88.35 | US 271 north –Gladewater | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | |
| 56.90– 57.10 | 91.57– 91.89 | I-20 –Dallas,Longview | Diamond interchange; exit 567 on I-20 | ||
| Upshur | Big Sandy | 67.40 | 108.47 | US 80 west –Mineola | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 80 |
| 68.30 | 109.92 | US 80 east –Longview | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 80 | ||
| Gilmer | 81.70 | 131.48 | US 271 south –Gladewater | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | |
| 82.10 | 132.13 |  SH 300 south | Northern terminus of SH 300 | ||
| 82.90 | 133.41 |  SH 154 (Marshall Street) | |||
| 83.20 | 133.90 | US 271 north | Northern terminus of concurrency with US 271 | ||
| | 98.80– 98.90 | 159.00– 159.16 | US 259 –Longview,Daingerfield | Diamond interchange | |
| Lake O' the Pines | 100.50– 100.70 | 161.74– 162.06 | Bridge | ||
| Marion | | 102.80 | 165.44 |  FM 729 –Lone Star,Jefferson | |
| Cass | Avinger | 109.90 | 176.87 |  SH 49 –Hughes Springs,Daingerfield,Jefferson | |
| Linden | 123.30 | 198.43 |  SH 8 north –New Boston | Southern terminus of SH 8 | |
| 123.40 | 198.59 | US 59 (Future I-369) –Business District,Atlanta,Jefferson | U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 369 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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