Texas State Highway 155 (SH 155) is a highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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. It runs from
Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
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* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
to
Linden as a mostly divided highway by way of
Tyler Tyler may refer to:
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.
From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is part of the
Blue Star Memorial Highway
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.
Route description
SH 155 begins at
US 79 /
SH 19 in
Palestine
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* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
northeastward via
Frankston to
SH 64 at
Tyler Tyler may refer to:
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* Tyler (name), an English name; with lists of people with the surname or given name
* Tyler, the Creator (born 1991), American rap artist and producer
* John Tyler, 10th president of the United ...
. Just north of Frankston, a series of three causeways, one measuring a mile in length, crosses
Lake Palestine
Lake Palestine is a freshwater reservoir in northeast Texas, created for industrial, municipal, and recreational purposes.
Description
The reservoir was formed by the construction of the 5720-foot-long Blackburn Crossing Dam on the Neches River ...
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
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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 .
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
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posted at 70 mph. For many years, one of the sole remaining two-lane segments and a source of congestion was a stretch extending from
Frankston to
Pert
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* , a World War II corvette, originally HMS ''Nepeta''
* ''Pert'' (sidewheeler), a 19th-century steamboat that operated in British Columbia, Canada
Statistics
* PE ...
. 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
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Australia
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Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
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. 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
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*Terrell, Georgia, unincorporated community
*Terrell, North Carolina, unincorporated community in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
*Terrell, Texas, city in Kau ...
on July 11, 2017.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Texas
*
List of highways numbered 155
References
External links
{{commons category-inline, Texas State Highway 155
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Monuments and memorials in Texas
Transportation in Anderson County, Texas
Transportation in Henderson County, Texas
Transportation in Smith County, Texas
Transportation in Upshur County, Texas
Transportation in Marion County, Texas
Transportation in Cass County, Texas