U.S. Route 259
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| U.S. Route 259 | |||||
| Length: | 250 mi (402 km) | ||||
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| Formed: | 1963[1] | ||||
| South end: |  U.S. 59 in Nacogdoches, TX |
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| North end: | U.S. 59 S of Heavener, OK |
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U.S. Route 259 is a north-south spur of U.S. Route 59 that runs for 250 miles (402 km) through rural areas of southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas.
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[edit] Termini
The highway's northern terminus is in the Ouachita Mountains, about 15 miles south of Heavener, Oklahoma, where it branches off of its parent route, U.S. 59. The southern terminus is near Nacogdoches, Texas, where it reunites with U.S. 59. For most of its length, US 259 lies 30-50 miles to the west of its parent route.
[edit] States Traversed
[edit] Major Cities
[edit] U.S. Route 259 Business
- Kilgore, Texas Since 2006
[edit] Intersections
U.S. 259 Intersects with the following Interstate Highways:
- Interstate 30 north of Naples, Texas
- Interstate 20 near Kilgore, Texas
[edit] History
In Texas, the highway was authorized in 1962 and assumed most of the route of the former State Highway 26.
In Kilgore, Texas, U.S. 259 is known as the Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway, as named by the Texas legislature[2]
[edit] Related US Routes
[edit] References
- ^ Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 30 April 2006
- ^ Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1193, § 1, eff. June 15, 2001
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