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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 59 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 59.
See also: Interstate 69 in Texas, Interstate 69W, Interstate 369 (Texas), and Texas State Highway Loop 20
U.S. Highway 59 marker
U.S. 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
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesWebb, Duval, McMullan, 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
← 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 1971–1992. 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. In Duval County, the speed limit on US 59 is 75 miles per hour, the highest speed limit on the highway. 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.

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. 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
LocationVictoria–Tenaha
Interstate 69W marker
Interstate 69W
LocationLaredo–Victoria
Interstate 369 marker
Interstate 369
LocationTenaha–Texarkana

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.

Major intersections

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, Laredoeast end of I-69W overlap; I-35 exit 8




 Bus. US 59 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 – Encinal		south end of SH 44 overlap
Freer SH 16 – Tilden, Hebbronville, Falfurrias
​
 SH 44 east – San Diego		north 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 – Clegg
​
 FM 3336 west
George West

 US 281 / Bus. US 59 north – Three Rivers, Alice


 Bus. US 59 south – George West		Future I-69C South
​
 FM 799 east – Beeville		south end of FM 799 overlap
​
 FM 799 west		north 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)


 Bus. US 181 / SH 202 east (Washington Street)
US 181 (truck route) – Kenedy, Karnes City, Skidmoreinterchange
GoliadBerclair
 FM 883 west – Goliad County Airport
​
 FM 1351 west – Goliad County Airport
​
 SH 239 west – Charco, Kenedy		south 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
VictoriaVictoria


 US 77 north / Bus. US 59 north – Cuero, Hallettsville		interchange;north end of US 77 overlap
FM 446



 US 77 south / Bus. US 77 north – Refugio, Corpus Christi		interchange; south end of US 77 overlap

 US 77 south (via Spur 91) – Refugio, Corpus Christi		interchange (future I-69E south); southbound exit and northbound entrance
SH 185 – Victoria, Seadriftinterchange
US 87 – Victoria, Port Lavacainterchange
Loop 463 – Hallettsville, CueroModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedinterchange
Telferner

 Bus. US 59 south / FM 1686 – Victoria, Telferner		interchange
Inez FM 444 – Inezinterchange; south end of freeway
Jackson​
 FM 234 north		interchange
El Toro FM 234 – El Toro, Vanderbiltinterchange
Edna Loop 521 – Ednainterchange
SH 111 / FM 822 – Edna, Yoakum, Bay Cityinterchange
Loop 521 – Ednainterchange
​ FM 530 – Cordele, Hallettsvilleinterchange; north end of freeway
Ganado Loop 522 – Ganadointerchange
SH 172 / FM 710 – Ganado, La Wardinterchange
Loop 522 – Ganadointerchange
WhartonLouise Loop 523 / FM 647 – Louiseinterchange; no northbound entrance
County Road 319interchange
Loop 523 / FM 1160 – Louiseinterchange
Hillje Loop 524 / FM 441 – Hilljeinterchange
El Campo

 Bus. US 59 north – El Campo		interchange
FM 1163interchange
SH 71 – Columbus, Palaciosinterchange
FM 1162interchange


 Bus. US 59 south / FM 960 – El Campo		interchange
Pierce Loop 526 – Pierce
Wharton


 Bus. US 59 north / FM 961 to SH 60 – Wharton, Bay City		interchange
FM 102 – Wharton, Eagle Lakeinterchange
​
 Bus. US 59 / SH 60 – Wharton, Bay City, Hungerford, Sealy		interchange
Hungerford FM 1161 – Spanish Campinterchange


 Bus. US 59 south – Hungerford		southbound access only
Fort BendKendleton FM 2919 – Kendletoninterchange; no northbound entrance
Loop 541 – Kendletonsouthbound exit only; to be closed
​Doris Roadproposed
Beasley95 FM 360 / Loop 540 – Needvilleinterchange; no northbound exit
96Isleib Roadinterchange
97 Loop 540 – Beasleysouthbound access only
Rosenberg99 Spur 10 (Slade Road)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecatedInterchange.
100
 Spur 529 north		at-grade intersection; south end of freeway; no northbound entrance; south end of I-69 overlap
see I-69
LibertyCleveland169

 I-69 south / US 59 south
Fostoria Road		Montgomery County / Liberty County line; Southbound exit to Fostoria Road, exit 167;
North end of Freeway; North end of I-69 overlap.
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
Loop 573 (Washington Avenue)interchange; south end of freeway

 Bus. SH 105 – Cleveland, Conroe
FM 2025 – Coldspring
Loop 573 (Washington Avenue)interchange; north end of freeway
San Jacinto​

 FM 2914 east to FM 3460		interchange under construction
Shepherd453 Loop 424 / FM 3460 – Shepherdinterchange; signed as exits 453A (on US 59 south) and 453B (on US 59 north)
451CFrontage RoadSouthbound exit only
451 SH 150 / FM 223 – Rye, Shepherd, Coldspringinterchange; signed as exit 451B (on US 59 north); no exit number southbound
Loop 424no left turn northbound
​
 FM 1127 east
PolkGoodrich
 Loop 393 north

 FM 1988 to FM 2665		interchange

 Loop 393 south – Goodrich
Livingston436A-B


 Bus. US 59 north / FM 1988 south – Livingston, Woodville, Lake Livingston State Park		interchange; south end of freeway; signed as exits 436A (on US 59 south) and 436B (on US 59 north to US 59 Bus.); no exit number for US 59 north to FM 1988
436D
434B		Frontage Roadsigned as exits 434B (on US 59 south) and 436D (on US 59 north)
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 / Bus. US 59 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, Corrigan		south end of FM 942 overlap

 FM 942 south		north 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 – Damascus
​

 FM 357 north / FM 1987 south – Wakefield, Damascus
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



 Bus. US 59 north (South First Street) / Loop 287 west – 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 (US 69 Bus. north) – Huntington, Woodville, Beaumont		interchange; 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 / Bus. US 59 south – Tyler, Dallas, Crockett		interchange; north end of US 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


 Bus. US 59 north / Loop 224 east – San Augustine, Center		interchange; south end of Loop 224 overlap; US 59 south follows exit 59S
SH 7 – Pollok, Crockett, Airportinterchange
FM 225 (Durst Street) – Douglass, Cushinginterchange
SH 21 (Douglass Road) – Alto, Crockett, Elkhartinterchange

 FM 2609 north (Austin Street)		northbound access only
FM 1638 (Old Tyler Road) / FM 3314 (Lone Star Road)interchange

 Loop 224 east (Stallings Drive)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated		interchange; north end of Loop 224 overlap
​ FM 343 (Industrial Boulevard) – Cushinginterchange
Redfield


 US 259 north / Bus. US 59 south – Henderson, Longview, Nacogdoches, SFASU		interchange
​
 FM 2864 north
Appleby
 FM 941 south
​
 FM 2435 north
​
 FM 2476 south
Garrison
 FM 95 south – Chireno		south end of FM 95 overlap

 FM 138 east – Center

 FM 95 north – Concord		north end of FM 95 overlap
Rusk
 No major junctions
Shelby​
 FM 2667 south – Blair
Timpson
 US 84 west – Rusk, Palestine		south end of US 84 overlap

 SH 87 south – Center, Hemphill

 FM 947 east – Tenaha

 Spur 470 south
​
 FM 1645 south
Tenaha
 FM 2141 south

 FM 947 west (West Drive) – Timpson		south 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, Jasper		interchange; north end of US 84 overlap. South End of Future I-369 overlap. US 84 to the east will be upgraded to I-69.

 Loop 157 south (North Center Street) – Center
Panola​
 FM 999 west – Gary, Lake Murvaul
​ FM 2517 – Deadwood
Carthage



 Bus. US 59 north / Loop 436 north to SH 149 – Mount Enterprise, Henderson, Longview		interchange
FM 699 – Paxton, CenterModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value).interchange; south end of US 79 overlap



 US 79 south / Bus. US 59 south – Henderson, Tatum, Panola College		interchange; north end of US 79 overlap
​
 FM 124 west – Beckville
Grand Bluff
 FM 2792 north
FM 1794 – Tatum, De Berry
Harrison​
 FM 1186 south
​
 FM 2983 north
​ FM 2625 – Darco, Crossroads, Waskom
Marshall I-20 – Longview, Dallas, ShreveportI-20 exit 617

 SH 43 south (East Pinecrest Drive) – Henderson, Tatum, Wiley College		south 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 Parkcity4=Atlanta		north 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, Cypress River Airport, 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

 FM Spur 125 north (South Main Street)
FM 125 (Kildare Road) – Business District, Kildare, Mc Leod

 FM 1841 east – Bivins, Atlanta

 SH 11 west (East Houston Street) – Hughes Springs, Pittsburg
​
 FM 2328 south		south end of FM 2328 overlap
​
 FM 2328 north – Laws Chapel		north end of FM 2328 overlap
Atlanta
 SH 77 west – Naples, Douglassville		south 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 – Springdale
​
 FM 2327 south – Springdale
​
 FM 3129 south – Domino, Bloomburg		Interchange
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		interchange; south end of I-369 overlap. North End of Future I-369 overlap.
see I-369

 I-30 west – Dallas		north end of I-369 overlap; south end of I-30 overlap; US 59 south follows exit 220A
220B FM 559 (Richmond Road)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
222 SH 93 / FM 1397 (Summerhill Road)


 I-30 east / US 59 north / US 71 (State Line Avenue) – Little Rock, Ashdown		Arkansas 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

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.
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