Texas State Highway 59

This article is about the current state highway. For the U.S. Highway, see U.S. Route 59 in Texas.

State Highway 59 (SH 59) is a state highway that runs from Jacksboro to St. Jo in Texas.

State Highway 59
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	56.181 mi[1] (90.415 km)
Existed	before 1933–present
Major junctions
South end	US 281 / US 380 / SH 114 / SH 199 at Jacksboro
Major intersections	US 287 in Bowie US 81 in Bowie
North end	US 82 at St. Jo
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← US 59 → US 60

History

Historic SH 59

The original SH 59 was designated on August 21, 1923, between Palacios and Midfield, replacing SH 19B.^[2] On April 26, 1926, the highway was extended to the military camp west of Palacios.^[3] On November 15, 1927, the route was extended south to Tivoli (though this section was originally designated but unnumbered on October 10, 1927).^[4][5] On February 22, 1928, the route was extended south to Rockport, replacing part of SH 113. On March 19, 1928, this route was cancelled in exchange for extending SH 57 and rerouting SH 58.

On March 19, 1930, SH 59 was designated again between Bowie and Montague, with a proposed extension north to Nocona as a renumbering of SH 2F. On September 26, 1939, it was rerouted, so instead of going north from Montague to Nocona, it ran east from Montague to Saint Jo, replacing SH 175. The old route became new SH 175. On January 10, 1945, it was extended further south to near Jacksboro. On December 17, 1945, FM 454 from Bowie southwest 5 miles was cancelled and combined with SH 59. The final extension into Jacksboro was on October 1, 1968, over previous SH 24, which had been rerouted farther south.

Junction list

County	Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jack	Jacksboro			US 281 / US 380 / SH 114 – Mineral Wells, Graham, Bridgeport	Southern terminus
	​	9.3	15.0	FM 1810 – Cundiff
	​	20.4	32.8	FM 2127
Clay	Newport	21.4	34.4	FM 1288 – Vashti
Montague	Bowie	32.8	52.8	US 287 – Henrietta, Decatur
		33.9	54.6	US 81
		34.1	54.9	FM 1816
	​	37.0	59.5	FM 1758
	Montague	44.3	71.3	FM 455 – Forestburg
		44.6	71.8	SH 175 / FM 1806 – Nocona, Stoneburg
	St. Jo	56.2	90.4	US 82 – Henrietta, Gainesville	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 59". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
2. "MinuteOrderDocLib 003676878" (PDF).
3. "MinuteOrderDocLib 003676935" (PDF).
4. "MinuteOrderDocLib 003676983" (PDF).
5. "MinuteOrderDocLib 003676984" (PDF).
6. "Overview of SH 59" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 13, 2015.