This article is about the section of U.S. Route 79 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 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.
US 79 begins at an interchange with Interstate 35 in the Austinsuburb 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.
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^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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This article is about the section of U S Route 79 in Texas For the entire route see U S Route 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 U S Highway 79US 79 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by TxDOTLength271 788 mi 1 437 400 km Existed1935 presentMajor junctionsSouth endI 35 in Round RockMajor intersectionsI 45 in Buffalo Future I 369 US 59 in CarthageNorth endUS 79 at Louisiana state lineLocationCountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountiesWilliamson Milam Robertson Leon Freestone Anderson Cherokee Rusk PanolaHighway systemUnited States Numbered Highway SystemList Special DividedHighways in TexasInterstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM RM Park Rec SH 78 SH 79 Contents 1 Route description 2 Junction list 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute description edit nbsp 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 editThis section is missing mileposts for junctions Please help adding them CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotesWilliamsonRound Rock nbsp I 35 Waco AustinI 35 exit 253 continuation past I 35 via Sam Bass Road nbsp nbsp Spur 376 north Mays Street Austin Georgetown nbsp nbsp FM 1460 north A W Grimes Boulevard GeorgetownHutto nbsp SH 130 Toll Waco Lockhart San AntonioInterchange SH 130 exit 423 nbsp nbsp FM 685 south Pflugerville nbsp nbsp FM 1660 north JonahSouth end of FM 1660 overlap nbsp nbsp FM 1660 south Norman s Crossing CouplandNorth end of FM 1660 overlap nbsp nbsp FM 3349 south Norman s CrossingTaylor nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bus US 79 north FM 397 north Bartlett Temple ThorndaleInterchange nbsp nbsp FM 973 south Manor nbsp SH 95 Bartlett Temple Coupland ElginInterchange nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 112 to FM 619 Lexington nbsp nbsp nbsp Bus US 79 south Round RockInterchange nbsp FM 619Thrall nbsp nbsp FM 1063 northMilamThorndale nbsp FM 486 San Gabriel Buckholts nbsp nbsp FM 1768 southRockdale nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 487 south to FM 2116 LexingtonSouth end of FM 487 overlap nbsp FM 908 Caldwell San Gabriel nbsp nbsp FM 487 north Bartlett Jarrell FlorenceNorth end of FM 487 overlap nbsp US 77 Cameron Waco Lexington GiddingsInterchangeMilano nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 190 west SH 36 north Cameron Temple WacoSouth end of US 190 SH 36 overlap nbsp nbsp FM 3242 north Hanover nbsp nbsp SH 36 south Caldwell BrenhamNorth end of SH 36 overlapGause nbsp nbsp FM 2095 west CameronRobertson nbsp nbsp FM 1644 east CalvertHearne nbsp nbsp FM 50 south Mumford Brenham nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 190 east SH 6 south FM 391 east Bryan College Station WheelockInterchange northbound exit and southbound entrance north end of US 190 overlap south end of SH 6 overlap nbsp nbsp FM 485 west Branchville Temple nbsp nbsp SH 6 north Marlin Waco Mexia DallasInterchange north end of SH 6 overlapElliott nbsp nbsp FM 2549 southFranklin nbsp nbsp FM 1644 west Calvert nbsp FM 46 Bremond Wheelock nbsp nbsp FM 2446 eastNew Baden nbsp nbsp FM 1940 southEasterly nbsp nbsp FM 2098 north Bald PrairieLeon nbsp nbsp FM 3 south Hilltop Lakes NormangeeMarquez nbsp nbsp Loop 208 north Centerville Crockett nbsp SH 7 Kosse Centerville nbsp nbsp FM 1146 north nbsp nbsp FM 1512 north Lake LimestoneJewett nbsp FM 39 Mexia FlynnInterchangeBuffalo nbsp I 45 Dallas HoustonI 45 exit 178 nbsp SH 75 Fairfield CentervilleFormer US 75 nbsp nbsp SH 164 west Groesbeck Waco nbsp nbsp FM 1848 north nbsp nbsp FM 832 south KeechiOakwood nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 542 south to FM 831 Malvern FloFreestone nbsp nbsp US 84 west Fairfield TeagueInterchange no northbound exit south end of US 84 overlapAnderson nbsp nbsp SH 294 east Elkhart AltoTucker nbsp nbsp FM 645 north Tennessee ColonyPalestine nbsp nbsp FM 1990 south Knox Street nbsp Loop 256 Corsicana Athens Crockett nbsp nbsp FM 2394 west Court Drive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 287 US 84 east SH 19 north Corsicana Athens Crockett RuskNorth end of US 84 overlap south end of SH 19 overlap nbsp nbsp SH 155 north Frankston Tyler nbsp nbsp SH 19 south Elkhart CrockettNorth end of SH 19 overlap nbsp Loop 256 Tyler RuskNeches nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 2574 east to FM 19 north FM 321 west FM 2267 north FM 3372 north Frankston Montalba Pert nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 2574 west to FM 19 north FM 321 west FM 2267 north Frankston Montalba PertCherokee nbsp nbsp FM 921 north nbsp nbsp FM 747 west nbsp nbsp FM 747 southJacksonville nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 347 south to FM 2138 south Maydelle Dialville nbsp US 69 Tyler Rusk Lufkin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SH 204 east to Loop 456 west Reklaw Nacogdoches RuskNew Summerfield nbsp nbsp nbsp SH 110 to FM 235 Tyler Troup Rusk Ponta nbsp nbsp FM 856 north nbsp nbsp FM 2274 north nbsp nbsp FM 2274 south PontaRusk nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SH 42 north FM 1798 east Kilgore Laneville Minden nbsp nbsp FM 839 south ReklawHenderson nbsp nbsp Loop 571 north Tyler Overton Kilgore nbsp nbsp FM 225 south Cushing nbsp nbsp FM 3310 south Mount Enterprise nbsp nbsp US 259 south Mount Enterprise NacogdochesSouth end of US 259 overlap nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 840 to FM 13 Troup nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 259 north SH 64 west SH 43 north Kilgore Tyler Tatum MarshallNorth end of US 259 overlap nbsp nbsp FM 3135 east Church Hill nbsp nbsp FM 348 south Pine Hill nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 1798 west FM 3231 north Pine Hill Minden Tatumat the Rusk Panola County LinePanola nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 124 east FM 1251 west Beckville Church Hill nbsp nbsp FM 1970 south Clayton Timpson nbsp nbsp FM 959 north BeckvilleCarthage nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bus US 79 north Loop 436 south Mount Enterprise TenahaInterchange south end of Loop 436 overlap nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SH 149 west Spur 572 east Tatum LongviewInterchange nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Future I 369 north US 59 north Bus US 59 south Marshall TexarkanaInterchange north end of future I 369 US 59 overlap nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Future I 369 south US 59 south Bus US 79 south Loop 436 south Nacogdoches Lufkin Houston BeaumontInterchange north end of future I 369 US 59 Loop 436 overlap nbsp nbsp FM 123 east nbsp nbsp FM 1186 northDeBerry nbsp nbsp nbsp FM 31 to FM 1794 Elysian Fields Grand Bluff Marshall LogansportPanola nbsp nbsp FM 9 north Waskom nbsp nbsp US 79 north Greenwood ShreveportContinuation into Louisiana1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portalKML file edit help Template Attached KML U S Route 79 in TexasKML is not from WikidataReferences edit Transportation Planning and Programming Division n d U S Highway No 79 Highway Designation Files Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved January 10 2016 External links edit nbsp Media related to U S Route 79 in Texas at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U S Route 79 in Texas amp oldid 1140272599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
