Route information | ||||
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 57.73 mi[1] (92.91 km) | |||
Existed | 1930–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Bus. SH 71 at La Grange | |||
East end | Bus. US 290 at Hempstead | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.