Texas State Highway Loop 256

State Highway Loop 256
Route information
Length:	10.63 mi (17.11 km)
Existed:	1959 – present
Major junctions
CW end:	US 287/SH 19 at Palestine
	US 287 US 79 US 84
CCW end:	US 287/SH 19 at Palestine
Highway system
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Loop 256 is a loop highway around Palestine, Texas. Loop 256 is a five-lane highway around most of the city. The exception which is still two lanes is the portion connecting US 84 E to US 79 E on the northeast side. The southeast side of the loop, from its intersections with US 287/SH 19 S to US 79/84 W, is the only part that is heavily commercially developed.

The road first appears on maps in 1964 as a six-mile (10 km) road on Palestine's east side, connecting U.S. Highway 287 with State Highway 155. During the 1970s, 1980s, and the early 1990s the loop was expanded to finally form a complete circle around the core of the city.