Texas State Highway 42

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State Highway 42

Map
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length33.9 mi[1] (54.6 km)
Existed1962–present
Major junctions
South end US 79 / FM 1798 near Henderson
Major intersections US 259 in Kilgore
I-20 in Kilgore
North end US 80 at White Oak
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesRusk, Gregg
Highway system
SH 41 SH 43
SH 258SH 259 SH 260

State Highway 42 (SH 42) is a state highway located in the northeastern portion of the Texas in Gregg and Rusk Counties. This route was designated on December 12, 1962, over former SH 259 because of the creation of US 259 (which replaced cancelled SH 26) through Kilgore, which it intersected.

Previous routes

Historic SH 42

SH 42 was originally proposed on April 22, 1919, as a route from Greenville to Marshall.[2] On August 21, 1923, the northwest terminus extended north to Sherman, replacing a section of SH 11.[3] The section of SH 42 from Alba 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.[4] On October 20, 1924, another section was created from Gilmer to Marshall, creating a gap.[5] On September 21, 1925, the old route to Mineola was restored as a spur route.[6] On December 20, 1926, the gap was to be closed, but the conditions were not met.[7] On May 9, 1927, SH 42 was truncated to Whitewright.[8] On March 19, 1930, the route was rerouted over the spur back to Mineola, while the section from Gilmer to Marshall was renumbered SH 155, 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.[9] 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.[10] On September 26, 1939, the entire remaining route was already part of U.S. Highway 69, so SH 42 was cancelled.

Counties and junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Rusk
US 79 / FM 1798 south – Jacksonville, Henderson
Price FM 13
SH 64 – Arp, Henderson
SH 323 (Van Buren St) – New London, Overton, Henderson
New London FM 1513 (Humble Rd)
FM 850


SH 135 west / FM 918 east
South end of SH 135 overlap
Laird Hill FM 2012
Kilgore
SH 135 north (Industrial Blvd)
North end of SH 135 overlap


Bus. US 259 south (Henderson Blvd)
South end of US 259 Bus. overlap
Gregg
FM 1249 east (Dudley Rd)


Bus. US 259 north
North end of US 259 Bus. overlap
SH 31 – Tyler, Longview
I-20 – Liberty City, Longview, DallasI-20 exit 587; interchange.
FM 1252

FM 2206 east (Harrison Rd)
White Oak US 80 – Gladewater, Longview
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 42". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  2. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. April 22, 1919. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 21, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 20, 1924. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. September 21, 1925. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 20, 1926. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. May 9, 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 17, 1930. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2023.