 State Highway 179 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SH 179, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.441 mi (13.584 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 84 Bus. in Teague | |||
| Major intersections |  I-45 in Dew | |||
| East end |  FM 489 in Dew | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Freestone | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 179 (SH 179) is a short Texas state highway, traveling 8.441 miles (13.584 km) between Teague and Dew. The route was designated on October 26, 1932, along its current route.
Route description
SH 179 begins in Teague at Business US 84. The route continues as Main Street through low-density residential development before meeting FM 553 at the latter's southern terminus. Leaving Teague, SH 179 travels eastward through a rural area until reaching Dew. Upon entering Dew, the highway meets I-45 at an interchange flanked by commercial development. SH 179 then passes by a school before reaching its eastern terminus at FM 489, which provides access to SH 75.
History
SH 179 was designated on October 26, 1932, from Teague to SH 32 (now SH 75). The route has since been truncated slightly to FM 489.
Junction list
The entire highway is in Freestone County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teague | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 84 Bus. (Main Street) | ||
| 0.8 | 1.3 |   FM 553 north – Fairfield, Mexia | Southern terminus of FM 553 | ||
| Dew | 7.4– 7.6 | 11.9– 12.2 | I-45 – Houston, Dallas | Exit 189 (I-45) | |
| 8.3 | 13.4 |   FM 489 to SH 75 – Buffalo, Freestone, Fairfield | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
KML file (edit • help) Template:Attached KML/Texas State Highway 179KML is from Wikidata- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 179". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ State Highway Commission (October 26, 1932). "Minutes" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. p. 14. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Texas State Highway 179" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 21, 2015.