Texas State Highway 155
State Highway 155 is a highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs from Palestine to Linden as a mostly divided highway by way of Tyler.
From Palestine to Linden, SH 155 is part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway.
Route description
SH 155 begins at US 79 / SH 19 in Palestine northeastward via Frankston to State [Highway 64 (Texas)|SH 64] at Tyler. Just north of Frankston, a series of three causeways, one measuring a mile in length, crosses Lake Palestine and passes through the resort towns of Coffee City and Dogwood City. Located on the county line, Coffee City is home to a number of liquor stores to serve Tyler residents, due to the fact that Tyler was situated in a dry county until 2012. From Tyler the route continues to the junction of U.S. [Highway 271 (Texas)|US 271] and State [Highway 31 (Texas)|SH 31]; and then from a point on US 271 northeast of Tyler, northeastward via Big Sandy, Gilmer, Avinger to U.S. [Highway 59 (Texas)|US 59] at Linden, a total approximate distance of. The route is concurrent with US 271 on two separate sections in the city of Tyler and the town of Gilmer.Nearly the entire route consists of a divided highway posted at 70 mph. For many years, one of the sole remaining two-lane segments and a source of congestion was a stretch extending from Frankston to Pert. Construction to build a parallel southbound lane commenced in early 2007 and was completed in 2011, upgrading this stretch of Highway 155 to a full 4-lane divided highway.