Texas State Highway 159
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 57.73 mi[1] (92.91 km) | |||
| Existed: | by 1933 – present | |||
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| West end: |  Bus. SH 71 at La Grange |
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 SH 71 near La Grange SH 237 near Oldenburg SH 36 in Bellville |
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| East end: |   Bus. US 290 at Hempstead |
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→State Highway 159 or 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 in 1933 along its current route.
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.[2]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Fayette | La Grange | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Bus. SH 71 |
Western terminus of SH 159 |
| 0.5 | 0.80 | SH 71 |
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| Oldenburg | 6.4 | 10.3 | FM 2981 | ||
| 6.5 | 10.5 | SH 237 |
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| Fayetteville | 14.4 | 23.2 |  FM 955 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| | 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 |
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