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U.S. 79 is the main street of Rockdale in Milam County, Texas.. US 79 begins at an interchange with Interstate 35 in the Austin suburb of Round Rock.The highway travels through the town as Palm Valley Boulevard, entering into the town of Hutto just before an interchange with State Highway 130.
The highway was extended 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from FM 429 to SH 34 near Kaufman on May 6, 1964. On May 5, 1966, FM 2728 was extended northeast 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from US 80 in Elmo to road intersection. The highway was extended further north 5.2 miles (8.4 km) to FM 429, bringing FM 2728 to its current routing. Junction list
Henderson welcome sign on U.S. Highway 79. The city of Henderson was established by European Americans before the State of Texas was founded. It was developed on land donated by W.B. Ochiltree and James Smith; it became the county seat of Rusk County when an act of legislature created Rusk County on January 16, 1843.
U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and labeled as a north–south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast–southwest highway. The highway's northern/eastern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky, at a junction with U.S 68
On September 26, 1939, the section from Round Rock to Palestine had been transferred to U.S. Highway 79 (cosigned starting in 1934). SH 43 Loop was renumbered as Loop 43 . On December 16, 1943, another section was created from SH 49 to US 59 in Atlanta, replacing SH 300 and creating a gap in the route.
At the interchange with US 82/US 287, US 281 travels north to downtown while SH 79 travels to the east. Shortly after joining US 82/287, SH 79 leaves the highways and runs on the eastern edge of the city as the Waurika Freeway. SH 79 runs through Dean, Petrolia and Byers before entering Oklahoma as OK-79.
The highway has intersections with Farm to Market Road 1764 and Farm to Market Road 517 before turning northeast and intersecting Interstate 45 soon after. The highway continues northeast and passes into Dickinson, where it intersects Texas State Highway 3 and turns east before intersecting Farm to Market Road 1266. The highway intersects Farm ...
On December 19, 1955, the section from US 79 & FM 840 to US 79 was removed from the state highway system. On June 21, 1990, Loop 153 was cancelled, as it was transferred to Bus. SH 64-E and Bus. US 79-F. Loop 154 was designated on May 18, 1944 from SH 64 southward through Henderson to US 79. On June 21, 1990, Loop 154 was cancelled, as it was ...