U.S. Route 79 in Texas

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U.S. Highway 79

US 79 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length271.788 mi[1] (437.400 km)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
South endI-35 (TX).svg I-35 in Round Rock
Major intersectionsI-45 (TX).svg I-45 in Buffalo
I-369 (Future).svgUS 59.svg Future I-369/US 59 in Carthage
North end US 79 at Louisiana state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesWilliamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Freestone, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola
Highway system
SH 78 SH 79

U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a U.S. highway that begins in the state of Texas at Interstate 35 in Round Rock. The highway travels northeast–southwest through the state, crossing into Louisiana approximately 23 miles northeast of Carthage. US 79 is entwined with two tragedies of country music: Johnny Horton was killed by a drunk driver on the highway near Milano in 1960 and Jim Reeves, killed in a plane crash in 1964, is buried and memorialized on US 79 in his hometown of Carthage.

Route description

U.S. 79 is the main street of Rockdale in Milam County, Texas.

US 79 begins at an interchange with Interstate 35 in the Austin suburb of Round Rock. The highway travels through the town as Palm Valley Boulevard, entering into the town of Hutto just before an interchange with State Highway 130. Leaving Hutto, US 79 takes a more rural route, bypassing the town of Taylor and enters Milam County right before entering the small community of Thorndale. US 79 runs through the town of Rockdale before entering Milano, where it begins an overlap with U.S. Route 190 and a brief concurrency with State Highway 36. The overlap with US 190 ends in Hearne, where an overlap with State Highway 6 begins. US 79 leaves State Highway 6, resuming its northeast–southwest run. The highway runs through several smaller towns, including Franklin and Buffalo, and begins an overlap with US 84 approximately 9 miles southwest of Palestine. Running through the city, the highway intersects US Route 287 and shares a brief overlap with State Highway 19. Leaving Palestine, US 79 travels through a heavily forested area of east Texas serving the towns of Jacksonville and Henderson. Leaving Henderson, the highway runs in an east–west direction before arriving at Carthage, turning back into a more northeast–southwest direction. About 23 miles northeast of Carthage US 79 leaves Texas and enters into Louisiana, running towards Shreveport.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WilliamsonRound Rock I-35 – Waco, AustinI-35 exit 253; continuation past I-35 via Sam Bass Road

Spur 376 north (Mays Street) – Austin, Georgetown

FM 1460 north (A. W. Grimes Boulevard) – Georgetown
Hutto SH 130 Toll – Waco, Lockhart, San AntonioInterchange; SH 130 exit 423

FM 685 south – Pflugerville

FM 1660 north – Jonah
South end of FM 1660 overlap

FM 1660 south – Norman's Crossing, Coupland
North end of FM 1660 overlap

FM 3349 south – Norman's Crossing
Taylor


Bus. US 79 north / FM 397 north – Bartlett, Temple, Thorndale
Interchange

FM 973 south – Manor
SH 95 – Bartlett, Temple, Coupland, ElginInterchange

FM 112 to FM 619 – Lexington


Bus. US 79 south – Round Rock
Interchange
FM 619
Thrall
FM 1063 north
MilamThorndale FM 486 – San Gabriel, Buckholts

FM 1768 south
Rockdale

FM 487 south to FM 2116 – Lexington
South end of FM 487 overlap
FM 908 – Caldwell, San Gabriel

FM 487 north – Bartlett, Jarrell, Florence
North end of FM 487 overlap
US 77 – Cameron, Waco, Lexington, GiddingsInterchange
Milano

US 190 west / SH 36 north – Cameron, Temple, Waco
South end of US 190/SH 36 overlap

FM 3242 north – Hanover

SH 36 south – Caldwell, Brenham
North end of SH 36 overlap
Gause
FM 2095 west – Cameron
Robertson
FM 1644 east – Calvert
Hearne
FM 50 south – Mumford, Brenham



US 190 east / SH 6 south / FM 391 east – Bryan, College Station, Wheelock
Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US 190 overlap; south end of SH 6 overlap

FM 485 west – Branchville, Temple

SH 6 north – Marlin, Waco, Mexia, Dallas
Interchange; north end of SH 6 overlap
Elliott
FM 2549 south
Franklin
FM 1644 west – Calvert
FM 46 – Bremond, Wheelock

FM 2446 east
New Baden
FM 1940 south
Easterly
FM 2098 north – Bald Prairie
Leon
FM 3 south – Hilltop Lakes, Normangee
Marquez
Loop 208 north – Centerville, Crockett
SH 7 – Kosse, Centerville

FM 1146 north

FM 1512 north – Lake Limestone
Jewett FM 39 – Mexia, FlynnInterchange
Buffalo I-45 – Dallas, HoustonI-45 exit 178
SH 75 – Fairfield, CentervilleFormer US 75

SH 164 west – Groesbeck, Waco

FM 1848 north

FM 832 south – Keechi
Oakwood

FM 542 south to FM 831 – Malvern, Flo
Freestone
US 84 west – Fairfield, Teague
Interchange; no northbound exit; south end of US 84 overlap
Anderson
SH 294 east – Elkhart, Alto
Tucker
FM 645 north – Tennessee Colony
Palestine
FM 1990 south (Knox Street)
Loop 256 – Corsicana, Athens, Crockett

FM 2394 west (Court Drive)


US 287 / US 84 east / SH 19 north – Corsicana, Athens, Crockett, Rusk
North end of US 84 overlap; south end of SH 19 overlap

SH 155 north – Frankston, Tyler

SH 19 south – Elkhart, Crockett
North end of SH 19 overlap
Loop 256 – Tyler, Rusk
Neches








FM 2574 east to FM 19 north / FM 321 west / FM 2267 north / FM 3372 north – Frankston, Montalba, Pert







FM 2574 west to FM 19 north / FM 321 west / FM 2267 north – Frankston, Montalba, Pert
Cherokee
FM 921 north

FM 747 west

FM 747 south
Jacksonville


FM 347 south to FM 2138 south – Maydelle, Dialville
US 69 – Tyler, Rusk, Lufkin



SH 204 east to Loop 456 west – Reklaw, Nacogdoches, Rusk
New Summerfield
SH 110 to FM 235 – Tyler, Troup, Rusk, Ponta

FM 856 north

FM 2274 north

FM 2274 south – Ponta
Rusk

SH 42 north / FM 1798 east – Kilgore, Laneville, Minden

FM 839 south – Reklaw
Henderson
Loop 571 north – Tyler, Overton, Kilgore

FM 225 south – Cushing

FM 3310 south – Mount Enterprise

US 259 south – Mount Enterprise, Nacogdoches
South end of US 259 overlap

FM 840 to FM 13 – Troup



US 259 north / SH 64 west / SH 43 north – Kilgore, Tyler, Tatum, Marshall
North end of US 259 overlap

FM 3135 east – Church Hill

FM 348 south – Pine Hill


FM 1798 west / FM 3231 north – Pine Hill, Minden, Tatum
at the Rusk/Panola County Line
Panola

FM 124 east / FM 1251 west – Beckville, Church Hill

FM 1970 south – Clayton, Timpson

FM 959 north – Beckville
Carthage


Bus. US 79 north / Loop 436 south – Mount Enterprise, Tenaha
Interchange; south end of Loop 436 overlap


SH 149 west / Spur 572 east – Tatum, Longview
Interchange





Future I-369 north / US 59 north / Bus. US 59 south – Marshall, Texarkana
Interchange; north end of future I-369/US 59 overlap






Future I-369 south / US 59 south / Bus. US 79 south / Loop 436 south – Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Houston, Beaumont
Interchange; north end of future I-369/US 59/Loop 436 overlap

FM 123 east

FM 1186 north
DeBerry
FM 31 to FM 1794 – Elysian Fields, Grand Bluff, Marshall, Logansport
Panola
FM 9 north – Waskom

US 79 north – Greenwood, Shreveport
Continuation into Louisiana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 79". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

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