Texas State Highway 315

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State Highway 315
Texas State Highway 315
SH 315, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length26.035 mi [1]  (41.899 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
West endUS 259.svg US 259 in Mount Enterprise
East endBusiness plate.svg
US 79.svg Bus. US 79 in Carthage
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Rusk, Panola
Highway system
← Texas 314.svg SH 314 → Texas 316.svg SH 316

State Highway 315 (SH 315) is a state highway in Texas that runs from Mount Enterprise northeast to Carthage. [1]

Contents

Route description

SH 315 begins at a junction with US 259 in Mount Enterprise. [2] The route travels to the northeast through eastern Rusk County, intersecting FM 95 and FM 840. [3] Continuing to the northeast, the highway enters Panola County, in which it has junctions with FM 348, FM 1971, and FM 1970 in the community of Clayton. SH 315 then enters Carthage, where it intersects SH 149. The route travels through the western portion of Carthage before reaching its eastern terminus at Bus. US 79. [4]

History

This route was not built, and was removed from the state highway system by 1939. SH 315 was designated on April 1, 1939 on its current route. [5] When originally constructed, the route between Mount Enterprise and the former community of Shiloh, approximately 5.8 miles to the east, was the first road in the state's Farm to Market system; the extension of this road in April caused the cancellation of SH 215, a highway that followed a similar routing to the current route. [6] [7] This route became part of SH 315 during the 1939 redescription of the state highway system. [1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [8] kmDestinationsNotes
Rusk Mount Enterprise 0.00.0US 259.svg US 259 (Railroad Avenue) – Henderson, Nacogdoches Western terminus
​3.45.5Texas FM 95.svg FM 95
​7.912.7Texas FM 840.svg FM 840
Panola ​11.718.8Texas FM 348.svg FM 348
​16.626.7Texas FM 1971.svg FM 1971
Clayton 17.728.5Texas FM 1970.svg FM 1970
Carthage 24.839.9Texas 149.svg SH 149 (LaSalle Parkway)
26.041.8Business plate.svg
US 79.svg Bus. US 79 (Panola Street)		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 315". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 574. OCLC   867856197.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 573. OCLC   867856197.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 591. OCLC   867856197.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. March 31, 1939. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Texas Department of Transportation. "Farm/Ranch to Market Facts". Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Hudson, Ann. "Shiloh, TX (Rusk County)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Overview map of Texas State Highway 315 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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