State Highway 59 (SH 59) is a state highway that runs from
Jacksboro to
St. Jo in
Texas
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.
History
The original SH 59 was designated on August 21, 1923, between
Palacios and
Midfield
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, replacing
SH 19B. On April 26, 1926, the highway was extended to the military camp west of Palacios. On November 15, 1927, the route was extended south to
Tivoli (though this section was originally designated but unnumbered on October 10, 1927).
On February 22, 1928, the route was extended south to
Rockport, replacing part of
SH 113. On March 19, 1928, this route was cancelled in exchange for extending
SH 57 and rerouting
SH 58.
On March 19, 1930, SH 59 was designated again between
Bowie and
Montague, with a proposed extension north to
Nocona as a renumbering of
SH 2F. On September 26, 1939, it was rerouted, so instead of going north from Montague to Nocona, it ran east from Montague to Saint Jo, replacing
SH 175. The old route became new SH 175. On January 10, 1945, it was extended further south to near Jacksboro. On December 17, 1945,
FM 454 from Bowie southwest 5 miles was cancelled and combined with SH 59. The final extension into Jacksboro was on October 1, 1968, over previous
SH 24, which had been rerouted farther south.
Junction list
References
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Transportation in Jack County, Texas
Transportation in Clay County, Texas
Transportation in Montague County, Texas