Texas State Highway 149
State Highway 149 | ||||
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Map SH 149 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 33.9 mi[1] (54.6 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |     Future I-369 / US 59 / Bus. US 59 at Carthage | |||
 US 79 in Carthage  I-20 / US 259 in Longview | ||||
| North end |  US 80 / US 259 at Longview | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Panola, Rusk, Gregg | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 149 (SH 149) is a state highway that runs from Carthage to Longview in east Texas.
History
SH 149 was originally designated on March 19, 1930 along its current route, replacing SH 26A. On August 4, 1932, SH 149 was extended north to Daingerfield.[2] On June 25, 1935, everything north of Longview was cancelled (this section north of Longview was intended to be cancelled on August 15, 1933), but was restored on June 16, 1936.[3][4] The northern extension was transferred to SH 26 on September 26, 1939. On October 28, 1987, a loop around Carthage was completed, with SH 149 being routed around the western side of town along Loop 436. The old routing that entered Carthage was re-designated Spur 572. Loop 436 was cancelled on September 25, 1989 to remove concurrent mileage with SH 149.
Route description
SH 149 begins at an interchange with US 59 (Future I-369 corridor) on the south side of Carthage. Along the west side of the beltway around town, the highway becomes concurrent with US 79. At the interchange with Spur 572, the route leaves the beltway and heads northwest. It runs through Beckville and intersects SH 43 in Tatum. In Lakeport, near the East Texas Regional Airport, the highway intersects and runs concurrent with SH 322. It crosses over the Sabine River as it leaves town. At the intersection of Estes Parkway and Eastman Road, north of Lakeport, SH 149 splits from SH 322 and heads to the northeast. It passes under Interstate 20, only interchanging it with the north and south access roads. From there, it runs concurrent with US 259, heading through the east side of Longview. SH 149 reaches its northern terminus at US 80. The road from there continues north only as US 259.
Major intersections
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Panola | Carthage |   Future I-369 north / US 59 north (Lasalle Pkwy) / Bus. US 59 (Shelby St) – Tenaha, Marshall | Interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 369 | ||
 FM 10 (Market St) | |||||
 SH 315 (Sabine St) – Mount Enterprise | |||||
  US 79 west / Bus. US 79 east (Panola St) | Interchange, south end of US 79 overlap | ||||
| |  US 79 east (Lasalle Pkwy) / Spur 572 east (Cottage Rd) | Interchange, north end of US 79 overlap | |||
| |   FM 959 south | South end of FM 959 overlap | |||
| | FM 959 north | North end of FM 959 overlap | |||
| Beckville |  FM 124 (Fairplay Rd) | ||||
 Spur 152 east (Monroe St) | |||||
| Rusk | Tatum |  SH 43 (Johnson St) – Henderson, Marshall | |||
 FM 1797 west (Sterling Price St) | |||||
| |  FM 782 south | ||||
| Gregg | |  FM 2906 east – Easton | |||
| |  FM 349 east | ||||
| Lakeport |  SH 322 south (Gardiner Mitchell Pkwy) – Henderson | South end of SH 322 overlap | |||
| Longview | SH 322 north (Estes Pkwy) | North end of SH 322 overlap | |||
| I-20 / US 259 south – Kilgore, Marshall | Interchange, south end of US 259 overlap | ||||
| US 80 north (Marshall Ave) / US 259 – White Oak, Hallsville, Ore City | North end of US 259 overlap | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 149". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 2, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 11, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. June 15, 1936. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.