Texas State Highway 159

State Highway 159
State Highway 159
	SH 159 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	57.73 mi (92.91 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	Bus. SH 71 at La Grange
	SH 71 near La Grange; SH 237 near Oldenburg; SH 36 in Bellville;
East end	; Bus. US 290 at Hempstead
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
	Highways in Texas; Interstate; US; State Former; ; Toll; Loops; Spurs; FM/RM; Park; Rec;

State Highway 159 (SH 159) is a Texas state highway that runs from La Grange to Fayetteville in Fayette County, through Industry and Bellville in Austin County, and ends at Hempstead in Waller County. The route was designated on March 19, 1930 from SH 73 east to Hempstead as a renumbering of SH 73A. On December 8, 1932, it was extended west to northeast of La Grange, replacing part of SH 73, which had been rerouted further south earlier.^[2] On September 26, 1939, SH 159 was extended to La Grange, replacing part of SH 237.

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County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Fayette	La Grange	0.0	0.0	Bus. SH 71	Western terminus of SH 159
	La Grange	0.5	0.80	SH 71
	Oldenburg	6.4	10.3	FM 2981
	Oldenburg	6.5	10.5	SH 237
	Fayetteville	14.4	23.2	FM 955
		14.7	23.7	FM 1291	Start of FM 1291 concurrency
		14.8	23.8	FM 1291	End of FM 1291 concurrency
	Willow Springs-Zapp	21.2	34.1	FM 954
Austin		24.9	40.1	FM 1457
	Industry	27.5	44.3	FM 109
		31.8	51.2	FM 2754
	Nelsonville	33.4	53.8	FM 2502
	Bellville	42.1	67.8	SH 36	Start of SH 36 concurrency
		42.9	69.0	FM 1456	South end of FM 1456
		43.2	69.5	SH 36	End of SH 36 concurrency
		43.3	69.7	FM 529
		51.8	83.4	FM 1456	North end of FM 1456
Waller		54.9	88.4	FM 3346
Waller	Hempstead	58.7	94.5	Bus. US 290	Eastern terminus of SH 159
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Texas State Highway 159

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