Texas State Highway 64

State Highway 64
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	82.182 mi [1]  (132.259 km)
Existed	1923–present
Major junctions
West end	US 80 in Wills Point
Major intersections	I-20 near Myrtle Springs US 69 in Tyler
East end	US 79  / US 259  / SH 43 in Henderson
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Former Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 63 → SH 65

Texas State Highway 64 as West Dallas Street in Canton

State Highway 64 (SH 64) is a Texas state highway that runs from Wills Point via Tyler to Henderson.

History

SH 64 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 to replace SH 15A from Wills Point to Carthage. ^[2] On November 19, 1923, it was extended east to the Louisiana state line. ^[3] On September 26, 1939, the portion east of Henderson was already part of U.S. Highway 79, which it was cosigned with since 1935. The remaining portion has not changed since.

Major junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Van Zandt	Wills Point	0.0	0.0	US 80  – Wills Point, Edgewood	Western terminus
	Myrtle Springs	7.2	11.6	FM 1504 north – Edgewood
	​	8.3	13.4	I-20  – Longview, Dallas	I-20 exit 523
	Canton	12.3	19.8	FM 859 north (First Monday Lane) – Edgewood
		12.9	20.8	SH 198 south
		13.0	20.9	SH 19 (Trade Days Boulevard) to I-20  – Emory, Athens
		13.7	22.0	FM 17 north – Grand Saline
		14.2	22.9	SH 243 west – Kaufman
	​	17.6	28.3	FM 16 east – Van
	​	20.4	32.8	FM 1653 south – Martins Mill
	​	23.8	38.3	FM 279 east – Ben Wheeler
	Ben Wheeler	24.7	39.8	FM 773
		25.1	40.4	FM 858
	​	31.9	51.3	FM 314  – Van, Edom
Smith	​	41.5	66.8	FM 279 west – Edom
	​	41.9	67.4	FM 2661 south
	​	42.0	67.6	Loop 49 Toll to I-20	Interchange
	​	43.7	70.3	FM 724 north – Mount Sylvan
	Tyler	47.2	76.0	Loop 323
		48.0	77.2	Loop 235 west (Chandler Highway)
		48.6	78.2	US 69 north (Glenwood Boulevard) / SH 110 north	West end of US 69 / SH 110 overlap
		48.9	78.7	SH 31 (West Front Street)
		50.1	80.6	SH 155 south (South Vine Avenue)	West end of SH 155 overlap
		50.7	81.6	US 69 south (South Broadway Avenue)	East end of US 69 overlap
		51.3	82.6	SH 110 south / SH 155 north	East end of SH 110 / SH 155 overlap; access to UT Health Tyler
		52.8	85.0	Loop 323
		53.5	86.1	Loop 124 west
	Bascom	55.8	89.8	FM 848 south
	​	56.3	90.6	Spur 248 west – Lake Tyler
	​	60.8	97.8	FM 3226 north
	Swinney Town	63.6	102.4	FM 2607 north
	Arp	67.7	109.0	SH 135  – Arp, Overton	Interchange
	​	71.6	115.2	FM 2089 north – Overton
	Wright City	72.0	115.9	FM 15 south – Troup
Rusk	Turnertown	74.3	119.6	SH 42  – New London, Price
	Henderson	81.6	131.3	Loop 571	Interchange
		83.0	133.6	SH 323 west / Bus. SH 64 east – Overton, Henderson
		83.8	134.9	Bus. SH 64 west	Access to UT Health Henderson
		84.2	135.5	US 79  / US 259  / SH 43 north – Kilgore, Carthage, Tatum	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi        Concurrency terminus        Electronic toll collection

Business route

Business State Highway 64
Location	Henderson
Length	3.788 mi [4]  (6.096 km)
Existed	June 21, 1990–present [4]

SH 64 has one business route in Henderson, inventoried by TxDOT as Business SH 64-E. The route was designated on June 21, 1990, which, along with Bus. US 79, replaced segments of Loop 153 and Loop 154. ^{[5] [6]} The two business routes are briefly concurrent through downtown Henderson. ^{[4] [7]}

Loop 153 was designated on May 18, 1944 from SH 64 and SH 323 southeast to downtown Henderson and then east to US 79. 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 transferred to Bus. SH 64-E and Bus. US 79-F.

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 64". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved January 17, 2015.
2. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. August 21, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
3. "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 19, 1923. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 64-E". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 30, 2013.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 153". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 30, 2013.
6. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 154". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 30, 2013.
7. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 573. OCLC   867856197 . Retrieved August 30, 2013.^{[ dead link ]}