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State Highway Loop 256 (Texas)
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Loop 256 is a loop highway around Palestine, Texas
. Loop 256 is a five-lane highway around most of the city. The exception which is still two lanes is the portion connecting US 84 E to US 79 E on the northeast side. The southeast side of the loop, from its intersections with US 287/SH 19 S to US 79/84 W, is the only part that is heavily commercially developed.
The road first appears on maps in 1964 as a six-mile (10 km) road on Palestine's east side, connecting U.S. Highway 287 with State Highway 155
. During the 1970s, 1980s, and the early 1990s the loop was expanded to finally form a complete circle around the core of the city.
Palestine, Texas
Palestine is a city in Anderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,598, and 18,458 in the 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Anderson County and is situated in East Texas...
. Loop 256 is a five-lane highway around most of the city. The exception which is still two lanes is the portion connecting US 84 E to US 79 E on the northeast side. The southeast side of the loop, from its intersections with US 287/SH 19 S to US 79/84 W, is the only part that is heavily commercially developed.
The road first appears on maps in 1964 as a six-mile (10 km) road on Palestine's east side, connecting U.S. Highway 287 with State Highway 155
State Highway 155 (Texas)
State Highway 155 or SH 155 runs from U.S. Highway 79 in Palestine northeastward via Frankston to State Highway 64 at Tyler; and from another point on SH 64 northward to junction of US 271 and State Highway 31; and then from a point on US 271 northeast of Tyler, northeastward via Big Sandy, Gilmer,...
. During the 1970s, 1980s, and the early 1990s the loop was expanded to finally form a complete circle around the core of the city.