State Highway 42 (SH 42) is a state highway located in the northeastern portion of the Texas in
Gregg and
Rusk
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Counties. This route was designated on December 12, 1962, over former SH 259 because of the creation of
US 259
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(which replaced cancelled
SH 26) through
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, which it intersected.
Previous routes
SH 42 was originally proposed on April 22, 1919, as a route from
Greenville to
Marshall
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. On August 21, 1923, the northwest terminus extended north to
Sherman
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, replacing a section of
SH 11. The section of SH 42 from
Alba
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to Marshall was cancelled; SH 42 was instead rerouted to end in
Mineola. On January 21, 1924, the section from Alba to Mineola was cancelled. SH 42 was instead rerouted to end in
Quitman. On October 20, 1924, another section was created from
Gilmer to Marshall, creating a gap. On December 20, 1926, the gap was closed. On May 9, 1927, SH 42 was truncated to
Whitewright. On March 19, 1930, the route was rerouted southeast back to Mineola, while the section from Gilmer to Marshall was renumbered
SH 155, the section from Quitman to Gilmer was cancelled, but the section from Greenville to Whitewright was erroneously omitted from the state highway log, and the highway from Alba to Quitman was erroneously omitted from the state highway log, so had no number. On November 30, 1932, the section from Whitewright to Greenville was added back to the state highway log, and the road from Alba to Quitman was added to the state highway log as
SH 182.
On September 26, 1939, the entire remaining route was already part of
U.S. Highway 69, so SH 42 was cancelled.
Counties and junctions
References
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Transportation in Rusk County, Texas
Transportation in Gregg County, Texas
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