Texas State Highway 159

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State Highway 159 marker

State Highway 159
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Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 57.73 mi[1] (92.91 km)
Existed: by 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end: Texas Business 71-E.svg Bus. SH 71 at La Grange
  SH 71 near La Grange
SH 237 near Oldenburg
SH 36 in Bellville
East end: Business plate.svg
US 290.svg Bus. US 290 at Hempstead
Highway system
SH 158 SH 160

State Highway 159 or SH 159 is a Texas state highway that runs from La Grange to Fayetteville in Fayette County, through Industry and Bellville in Austin County, and ends at Hempstead in Waller County. The route was designated in 1933 along its current route.

Route description

SH 159 begins at Bus. SH 71 in downtown La Grange and heads northeast. The highway intersects with SH 71 on the outskirts of La Grange.[2]

Junction list

County Location mi km Destinations Notes
Fayette La Grange 0.0 0.0
Bus. SH 71
Western terminus of SH 159
0.5 0.80 SH 71
Oldenburg 6.4 10.3 FM 2981
6.5 10.5 SH 237
Fayetteville 14.4 23.2 FM 955
14.7 23.7 FM 1291 Start of FM 1291 concurrency
14.8 23.8 FM 1291 End of FM 1291 concurrency
Willow Springs-Zapp 21.2 34.1 FM 954
Austin 24.9 40.1 FM 1457
Industry 27.5 44.3 FM 109
31.8 51.2 FM 2754
Nelsonville 33.4 53.8 FM 2502
Bellville 42.1 67.8 SH 36 Start of SH 36 concurrency
42.9 69.0 FM 1456 South end of FM 1456
43.2 69.5 SH 36 End of SH 36 concurrency
43.3 69.7 FM 529
51.8 83.4 FM 1456 North end of FM 1456
Waller 54.9 88.4 FM 3346
Hempstead 58.7 94.5
Bus. US 290
Eastern terminus of SH 159
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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