Texas State Highway 155 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids State Highway 155
Route information
Maintained by TXDOT
Length	111.75 mi (179.84 km)
Existed	by 1931–present
Major junctions
South end	US 79 / SH 19 in Palestine
	US 175 in Frankston Loop 49 Toll in Tyler US 69 in Tyler US 271 from Tyler to Owentown I-20 in Owentown US 80 in Big Sandy US 271 in Gilmer US 259 near Gilmer
North end	Future I-369 / US 59 in Linden
Location
Counties:	Anderson, Henderson, Smith, Upshur, Marion, Cass
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM) ← SH 154 SH 156 →

Texas State Highway 155 (SH 155) is a highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Palestine to Linden as a mostly divided highway by way of Tyler.

From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway.

Route description

Northbound Texas Route 155 between Palestine and Frankston, Texas, April 2006.

SH 155 begins at US 79 / SH 19 in Palestine northeastward via Frankston to SH 64 at Tyler. Just north of Frankston, a series of three causeways, one measuring a mile in length, crosses Lake Palestine and passes through the resort towns of Coffee City and Dogwood 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 a dry county until 2012. From Tyler the route continues to the junction of US 271 and SH 31; and then from a point on US 271 northeast of Tyler, northeastward via Big Sandy, Gilmer, Avinger to US 59 (Future I-369) at Linden, a total approximate distance of 123.4 miles (198.6 km). 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 a divided 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 from Frankston to Pert. 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.

History

SH 155 was originally designated on March 19, 1930 on a route from Gilmer to Marshall. On December 22, 1936, it extended southwest to Tyler. On September 26, 1939, the section from Marshall to Gilmer was transferred to SH 154 when it was extended east from Quitman. 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 in Terrell on July 11, 2017.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	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 of concurrency 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	To Loop 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