U.S. Route 59 In Texas
Also see Interstate 69 in Texas
| US Highway 59 | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 612.169 mi (985.191 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1935 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | I-35 / US 83 in Laredo | |||
| US 281 in George West US 181 in Beeville US 183 in Goliad US 77 / US 87 in Victoria US 90 in Sugar Land I-45 in Houston I-10 in Houston US 190 in Livingston US 287 in Corrigan US 69 in Lufkin US 259 in Nacogdoches US 84 in Timpson US 96 in Tenaha US 79 in Carthage I-20 / US 80 in Marshall US 67 / US 71 / I-30 in Texarkana |
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| North end: | U.S. 59 in Texarkana, AR | |||
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In the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. 59 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 in Texas) is the Eastex Freeway (from Downtown to Humble). To the south, it is the Southwest Freeway (from Rosenberg to Downtown Houston), which is one of the busiest sections of freeway in the United States with a vehicle count, as of 2006, over 330,000 vehicles per day just outside the Loop. To make things more confusing, 85 miles to the east, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. 69, heading north of IH 10, is also officially known as Eastex Freeway, and is an evacuation route, as well.
US 59 (overlapped by US 71) actually straddles the border between Texas and Arkansas north of Interstate 30 near Texarkana, with the east side of the highway in Arkansas 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% of this route is designated to become part of Interstate 69 in the future. Currently 75 mph is allowed on US 59 in Duval County and portions of northern Polk County.
The total length of the southernmost segment of U.S. Route 59 that passes through Texas and terminates near the Mexican border is some 615 miles.
Read more about U.S. Route 59 In Texas: History, Junction List
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