Wikipedia

Texas State Highway 19

"TX 19" redirects here. The term may also refer to Texas's 19th congressional district.

State Highway 19 (SH 19) is a state highway in Texas runs from Huntsville to Paris in east Texas.

State Highway 19 marker
State Highway 19
Map
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length188.4 mi[1] (303.2 km)
ExistedApril 4, 1917–present
Major junctions
South end I-45 in Huntsville
Major intersections US 190 in Huntsville
US 84 in Palestine
US 79 in Palestine
I-20 in Canton
US 80 near Fruitvale
I-30 / US 67 in Sulphur Springs
North end

 Bus. US 82 / Bus. US 271 in Paris
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
← SH 18→ I-20
Texas State Highway 19 in Emory

Route description

edit

SH 19 begins at an interchange with Interstate 45 in southeast Huntsville. The highway runs through the eastern edge of the town as an expressway running close to the Sam Houston National Forest. The expressway ends at an intersection with State Highway 30 and runs through rural areas before reaching the town of Trinity. SH 19 runs north towards Crockett where the highway begins a concurrency with US 287. The two highways leave each other just northwest of Palestine. SH 19 runs northwest to Athens, running around the town with US 175/State Highway 31. The highway next runs through Canton, where it intersects Interstate 20. SH 19 runs through more rural areas of East Texas until the highway comes to Emory. The highway turns more northeast before running through the western part of Sulphur Springs. State Highway 154 joins SH 19, before leaving just east of Cooper. State Highway 24 joins the highway, where the two highways run together before ending in Paris.

A widening project for SH 19 between Montalba, north of Palestine, and Athens began in 2013, providing passing lanes, left turn lanes, and a shoulder. The segment in Henderson County was completed in 2014, but the Anderson County portion was not completed until spring 2019.

History

edit
 
Historic SH 19

SH 19 was one of the original 25 Texas state highways proposed on June 21, 1917, overlaid on top of the Paris-Houston Highway.[2] The original proposal was for it to run from the Texas/Oklahoma border north of Paris to Houston. On February 5, 1918, it was extended south to Freeport.[3] On August 21, 1923, SH 19 was pared back significantly, eliminating the section north of Grand Saline. On August 4, 1932, it had extended north to Alba.[4] On May 13, 1935, it was rerouted to end in Fruitvale.[5] On September 4, 1935, an eventual extension via Emory, Commerce, Ladonia, and Bonham to Oklahoma was proposed.[6] On August 1, 1936, the section from Canton to Grand Saline was restored as SH 19T.[7] SH 19T was cancelled when the rerouting of SH 19 from Canton to Fruitvale opened. On September 26, 1939, the sections south of Palestine which were cosigned with US 287 and US 75 were dropped. One section became part of SH 45 (now SH 30), and another was renumbered to SH 288. On April 15, 1940, SH 19 was extended north to Sulphur Springs, a modification of the much longer proposed extension that was not designated. On September 26, 1945, SH 19 was routed over FM 647 from 1 mile south of the Hopkins County line through Emory to Dunbar. On August 24, 1960, it was extended northward to its original starting point of Paris and again to the south to Huntsville, replacing a portion of SH 45. On May 21, 1979, SH 19 was extended over Loop 405 in Huntsville.

 
Historic SH 19A

SH 19A was a spur route of SH 19 that was originally planned on February 18, 1919, splitting off at Angleton and traveling to Palacios.[8] On March 19, 1923, it was extended east to Galveston and west to Ganado, with the old route to Palacios being changed to SH 19B.[9] On August 21, 1923, the route had been renumbered as SH 58 (now SH 35).[10]

SH 19B was a spur route of SH 19 that was originally planned on March 19, 1923, from Midfield to Palacios replacing part of rerouted SH 19A. On August 21, 1923, the route had been renumbered as SH 59.[10]

Junction list

edit
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WalkerHuntsville0.00.0  I-45 – Dallas, HoustonSouthern terminus; I-45 exit 113
1.42.3  SH 75Interchange
1.62.6 
  FM 3411 east		No southbound access
2.43.9  US 190 / Bearkat Boulevard – Sam Houston State UniversityInterchange
4.16.6  SH 30Interchange
4.87.7  FM 2821 (Fish Hatchery Road)Interchange; north end of expressway
6.09.7 
  SH 30 south
Riverside15.324.6 
  FM 405 south – Dodge
15.825.4  FM 980 – W.J. Estelle Unit, Ellis Unit
Trinity River16.326.2Unnamed bridge
Trinity​19.331.1 
  FM 3453 east
Trinity20.533.0 
  FM 1617 north
21.134.0 
  FM 1617 south
21.734.9 
  FM 230 west (Main Street)
21.835.1 
  
  SH 94 east to FM 356 – Groveton, Lufkin
Barnes Switch26.642.8 
  FM 1893 north
HoustonLovelady35.757.5 
   FM 230 west / FM 1280 – Austonio, Friday
​41.066.0 
  FM 231 south
Crockett48.277.6  Loop 304 (truck route)
48.778.4 
  FM 2110 south (Austin Street)
49.780.0 
  
  SH 7 west / SH 21 west		South end of SH 7/SH 21 overlap
49.7680.08 
  
  US 287 south / SH 7 east		North end of SH 7 overlap; south end of US 287 overlap
49.8280.18 
  SH 21 east		North end of SH 21 overlap
51.282.4  Loop 304 (truck route)
​53.085.3 
  FM 2160 west
Latexo55.589.3 
  FM 2663 east
Grapeland61.699.1 
 
  Bus. US 287 north – Grapeland
62.2100.1  FM 2423
63.1101.5  FM 227 – Grapeland, Augusta
63.5102.2  FM 228
​64.4103.6 
 
  Bus. US 287 south – Grapeland
Anderson​72.8117.2 
  SH 294 east – Slocum		South end of SH 294 overlap
Elkhart73.3118.0 
  FM 1817 north – Alderbranch
73.7118.6 
  SH 294 west – Downtown Elkhart		North end of SH 294 overlap
​79.3127.6 
  FM 2419 south
Palestine81.6131.3  Loop 256 (truck route)
83.4134.2 
  US 84 east (Park Avenue)		South end of US 84 overlap
83.7134.7 
  
  US 84 west / US 287 north (Spring Street)		North end of US 84/ US 287 overlap
83.9135.0  Loop 127 (Crawford Street)
84.4135.8 
  US 79 north (Palestine Avenue) – Jacksonville		South end of US 79 overlap
84.5136.0 
  SH 155 north (Link Street) – Tyler, Frankston
85.7137.9 
  
  US 79 south / US 287 south – Austin		North end of US 79 overlap; south end of US 287 overlap
86.4139.0  Loop 256Interchange
​88.3142.1 
   US 287 north – Corsicana		North end of US 287 overlap; access to Palestine Municipal Airport
Montalba95.1153.0  FM 321 – Tennessee Colony, Neches
​96.8155.8 
  FM 2330 west
Bois d'Arc100.9162.4 
  FM 860 west – Blackfoot
Bradford103.2166.1  FM 837 – Springfield, Brushy Creek
HendersonAthens115.7186.2 
  FM 1615 south
115.8186.4 
  FM 753 west – Malakoff
116.5187.5 
  
 
  Loop 7 west / Bus. SH 19 north – Athens		Interchange; south end of Loop 7 overlap
118.9191.4 
  
 
  US 175 east / Bus. US 175 west – Jacksonville, Athens		Interchange; south end of US 175 overlap
120.3193.6  FM 2495 – AthensInterchange
121.7195.9 
  
 
  SH 31 east / Bus. SH 31 west – Tyler, Athens		Interchange; south end of SH 31 overlap
122.4197.0  FM 1616 – Murchison
124.1199.7 
  
 
  Loop 7 west (US 175 west/SH 31 west) / Bus. SH 19 south – Athens		Interchange; north end of US 175/SH 31/Loop 7 overlap
​127.1204.5 
  FM 2752 east
​129.6208.6 
  FM 2709 west – Eustace
Van Zandt​133.3214.5  FM 1861 – Eustace, Martins Mill, Purtis Creek State Park
​135.9218.7 
  
  FM 1256 west to FM 316
​137.3221.0 
  FM 858 east – Martins Mill
​142.4229.2 
  FM 1651 west – Tundra
​145.2233.7 
  RM 2909 south – Mt. Pisgah, Walnut Springs, Martins Mill
Canton146.1235.1  SH 243 – Kaufman, Tyler
146.9236.4  SH 64 (Dallas Street) – Wills Point, Tyler
148.4238.8  I-20 – Dallas, Tyler, ShreveportI-20 exit 527.
​156.0251.1  US 80 – Edgewood, Grand Saline
​161.2259.4 
  FM 859 south – Edgewood
Sabine River161.8260.4Unnamed bridge
Rains​165.3266.0 
  FM 2324 west – Flats, Lake Tawakoni
Emory167.9270.2 
  FM 3274 south
168.0270.4  US 69 – Greenville, Mineola
168.1270.5  FM 2795
168.6271.3 
  FM 275 north – Miller Grove
​173.9279.9 
  FM 514 west – Point		South end of FM 514 overlap
​174.4280.7 
  FM 514 east – Yantis, Lake Fork Reservoir		North end of FM 514 overlap
Hopkins​179.0288.1 
  FM 1567 west – Miller Grove		South end of FM 1567 overlap
​179.3288.6 
  FM 1567 east – Arbala		North end of FM 1567 overlap
Sulphur Springs186.3299.8 
  SH 11 east – Winnsboro		South end of SH 11 overlap
186.9300.8  I-30 (US 67) – Dallas, TexarkanaI-30 exit 122.
187.8302.2 
  
  Bus. US 67 to I-30 – Sulphur Springs
188.4303.2 
  SH 11 west – Commerce		North end of SH 11 overlap
189.9305.6   FM 2285 – PeerlessAccess to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Sulphur Springs
191.6308.4 
  
  SH 154 east (Church Street) / Loop 301 south – Sulphur Springs		South end of SH 154 overlap
​193.1310.8 
  FM 1537 east – Mahoney
​198.4319.3  FM 71 – Cooper Lake State Park
Tira202.0325.1 
  FM 1536 east – Tira
South Sulphur River204.3328.8Unnamed bridge
Delta​205.2330.2 
  SH 154 west – Cooper		North end of SH 154 overlap
​206.6332.5 
  FM 1529 west – Cooper
​207.8334.4 
  FM 895 east – Charleston
​211.0339.6 
  SH 24 south – Cooper		South end of SH 24 overlap
​211.6340.5  FM 198 – Enloe, Lake Creek
​212.2341.5 
  FM 1335 south
North Sulphur River213.3343.3Unnamed bridge
Lamar​215.6347.0  FM 1184
​219.1352.6 
  FM 2036 west – Atlas
Paris223.4359.5  
  
   Loop 286 to US 82 / US 271 – Bonham, Clarksville, Mt. Pleasant		Interchange; access to Paris Regional Medical Center
224.0360.5 
  FM 1497 south (3rd Street Southeast)
224.4361.1 
  FM 1507 east – Eiffel Tower
225.7363.2 
 
  
  Bus. US 82 east / Bus. US 271 (Clarksville Street)
 
 
  
 
  Bus. US 82 west / Bus. US 271 north		Northern terminus of SH 19/SH 24
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Business routes

edit

SH 19 has one business route.

Athens business loop

edit
Business State Highway 19-J
LocationAthens
Length4.186 mi[11] (6.737 km)
Existed2010–present

Business State Highway 19-J (Bus. SH 19-J) is a 4.186 mi (6.737 km) long business route through Athens. The route was designated on May 27, 2004 after SH 19 proper was re-routed east onto the Jed Robinson Loop, also designated as US 175, SH 31 and Loop 7 (formerly FM 317).[11] Bus. SH 19-J begins at an interchange with the Jed Robinson Loop and SH 19, north of downtown Athens, heading south on North Palestine Street, while SH 19 heads east along the loop around the city. Bus. SH 19-J continues south through the town square, which is the location of the Henderson County Courthouse and also comprises the junction with Bus. SH 31-H (Tyler Street) and Bus. US 175-G (Corsicana Street). For a short distance, the business route is paralleled by FM 2494, which takes South Praireville Street, before cutting east, away from Bus. SH 19-J on Lakeside Drive. The business route curves southeast, still following Palestine Street, past the northern terminus of FM 59 at West Cayuga Drive, before reaching its southern terminus at the Jim Robinson Loop, where SH 19 splits from Loop 7 and serves as a continuation of the route.[12]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Athens, Henderson County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 
   SH 19 north / Loop 7 (Jim Robinson Loop)
 
  SH 19 south – Palestine		Southern terminus; road continues south as SH 19
1.4712.367 
  FM 39 south (West Cayuga Drive)		Northern terminus of FM 39
2.5824.155 
  Bus. US 175 (Corsicana Street)
2.6584.278 
  Bus. SH 31-H (Tyler Street)
4.1866.737  
    US 175 / SH 19 south / SH 31 / Loop 7 (Jim Robinson Loop) – Malakoff, Eustace
 
  SH 19 north – Canton		Northern terminus; road continues north as SH 19
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

edit
  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 19". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 21, 1917. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 5, 1918. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 2, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 13, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 19, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 31, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 18, 1919. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 19, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 19-J". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  12. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (2018). "Statewide Planning Map LRS Readout (ArcGIS)". Retrieved July 29, 2022.
edit

  Media related to Texas State Highway 19 at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_State_Highway_19&oldid=1252130905"