Texas State Highway 159

State Highway 159
SH 159 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	57.73 mi[1] (92.91 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	Bus. SH 71 at La Grange
Major intersections	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 Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 158 → SH 160

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.

Route description

SH 159 begins at Bus. SH 71 in downtown La Grange and heads northeast. The highway intersects with SH 71 on the outskirts of La Grange.[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Fayette	La Grange	0.0	0.0	Bus. SH 71	Western terminus of SH 159
		0.5	0.80	SH 71
	Oldenburg	6.4	10.3	FM 2981
		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
	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

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 159". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. October 24, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. "Texas State Highway 159" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 15, 2013.