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History

In late 2006, work began on twinning a congested 14.5-mile (23.3 km) segment between Mabank and Athens; the portion from Eustace eastward was completed in 2009 and opened to traffic. The part between the Kaufman County line and Eustace is expected to be open by late December 2010, as an interchange is being constructed at SH 334. Future plans call for widening US 175 to four lanes in phases between Baxter and Frankston, and between Frankston and Jacksonville; these phases were originally scheduled to have begun construction already but plans have been delayed due to lack of funding.

Route description

Newly twinned westbound lane of U.S. 175 near Eustace TX photographed January 2010.

Crandall and Kaufman. After passing through Kaufman, US 175 is no longer a freeway and continues as a divided highway. The highway bypasses Kemp to the east and passes near the north end of Cedar Creek Reservoir. East of the reservoir, the highway bypasses Mabank before merging into a 2-lane highway (though construction as of 2008 is underway to widen the road to a divided highway status). As it continues to the southeast, US 175 passes through Eustace on its way to Athens.

Marker for U.S. Highway 175 east of Kaufman, Texas

In Athens, US 175 passes around the city to the north and east (with Loop 7; multiplexing with parts of TX 19 and TX 31 while bypassing) while the old highway passes through the center as a business route. Outside the city limits the business and bypass sections rejoin, later passing through the cities of Poynor, Frankston and Cuney before reaching Jacksonville, where it reaches its eastern terminus at US 69.

Dallas County

US 175 begins south of downtown Dallas at an interchange with I-45 south of I-30, South Central Expressway, and Good-Latimer Expressway. The highway heads towards the southeast as a freeway carrying the dual monikers of South Central Expressway and S.M. Wright Freeway (the latter named for a local minister and community leader in South Dallas).

At an interchange with SH 310 (known locally as Dead Man's Curve because of the 90-degree angle turn of the freeway at that point), US 175 begins to head to the east (taking the name C.F. Hawn Freeway, named after an Athens businessman who served as Texas Highway commissioner) while the South Central Expressway and S.M. Wright Freeway names follow SH 310. The freeway, now 3 lanes in each direction, continues east along the north edge of Rochester Park until it turns back to the southeast at an interchange at 2nd Avenue (a previous routing of US 175); from this point US 175 maintains a consistent southeasterly direction.

US 175 passes through the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas past an interchange with Loop 12 (N. Buckner Blvd.) and a few miles later, intersects I-20 just southwest of the I-20 and I-635 interchange/split. The highway continues as a freeway past the I-20 interchange, having narrowed to 2 lanes each direction, while passing briefing in and out of the town of Balch Springs. After the exit for Woody Road, US 175 leaves Dallas and enters Seagoville.

Kaufman County

The US 175 freeway section continues after the county line, but surroundings become more rural and less urban. After an interchange with FM 1389, the freeway goes through a low valley area which includes a crossing of the East Fork of the Trinity River. After the river bridge, US 175 enters Crandall. As the freeway leaves the valley, it passes an interchange with FM 741. Afterward, the main part of Crandall can be seen along the freeway. Before leaving, there is an interchange with FM 148. Upon exiting Crandall, farms and rural homes can be seen alongside US 175. A few miles later is an interchange with FM 1390, followed shortly by an interchange with FM 2578. At this point US 175 enters the city limits of Kaufman. A mile or so later, there is a T-shaped interchange with SH 243, which serves the downtown portion of Kaufman, while US 175 continues as a freeway around the center of town. The next 2 interchanges are spaced close together, FM 1388 (which goes south to Oak Grove, a Kaufman suburb), then SH 34 (which connects to Terrell and Ennis). About a mile after the SH 34 interchange, after an exit to the freeway frontage road, US 175 transitions from a freeway to a 4-lane divided highway with at-grade intersections and crossovers. After several miles of rural homes and farms, US 175 intersects FM 2860. About 2 miles further, comes the city limits of Kemp; a few local businesses line this area. Another mile or so brings the turnoff of a Business Route of US 175, which goes into the downtown section of Kemp, while the main US 175 highway continues east and around town.

Anderson County

After miles and miles of narrow pavement, US 175's 2 lanes get a little wider after entering Anderson County, plus shoulders start to be seen on both sides of the highway. The road encounters some slight short hills, while alongside, groves of trees and small clearings and ranches can be seen. Three county road turnoffs to the north pass, then the Frankston city limit sign can be seen. Speed limits start to decrease here also.

Cherokee County

After crossing the narrow bridge over the Neches River, US 175 continues as a 2-lane road with shoulders. After a short hill, the road crosses the city limit of Cuney. The speed limit decreases, and there are several county roads (no named streets or numbered highways) that cross US 175 at different angles. It is best to watch for pedestrians trying to cross the highway here, as well. There are no services except for gas pumps at one of the city's liquor stores. About .25 miles (0.40 km) after leaving the city limits, FM 855 intersects from the north (even though the road is signed west/east); FM 855 must stop for US 175's through traffic. This Farm to Market road connects this part of US 175 to the east shore of Lake Palestine and the community of Mount Selman. Around a curve past FM 855, the highway comes upon the Reese community, and a cemetery on each side of the road. Reese has no services or numbered roads, just a few county road intersections in between quaint homes and farms. Another curve leads US 175 out of Reese and to the beginning of a long incline. A climbing lane starts about .50 miles (0.80 km) east of Reese, and lasts for about 1.5 miles (2.4 km). At the top of the hill, scenic vistas looking east, south, and west can be seen as the highway enters the community of Cove Springs. As with Reese, Cove Springs is without services, but is dotted with rural homes and farms in between a few county road intersections. When US 175 leaves Cove Springs, a downward slope begins with a climbing lane for westbound traffic. A broad view of the eastern horizon can be seen, including parts of Jacksonville, several miles ahead. At the bottom of the slope, the terrain has more short hills, some have climbing lanes for traffic on US 175 going in either direction. A few more county road intersections later, 1 turns north, where a sign points the way to the Killough Monument, site of one of the largest attacks by Native Americans to ever take place in east Texas. That county road is actually part of the Neches Saline Road, an early trail connecting a fort outside Nacogdoches with a point along the Neches River in northwest Cherokee County where salt was extracted and used by early settlers. The site is now beneath the waters of Lake Palestine, and the Neches Saline Road is the subject of a Texas Historical Marker found across US 175 from the turnoff of the road (the south side of the highway). The next county road off of US 175 leads to the Lakeview community (not marked) and is the path of a previous state highway that led into Jacksonville (pre-1932, when US 175 was commissioned) from the northwest. A few more short hills later, the highway levels off and the Jacksonville city limit sign can be seen. Starting there, US 175 also uses 1 of 2 in-town street names, Frankston Street. A slight curve to the left afterward, then the first street intersection comes along--Pineda Street to the right and a county road (the locals also call it 'Tol Smith Road') to the left. The first of 2 gas stations can be found on the southeast corner. Less than .25 miles (0.40 km) later, there are bare silver abutments on each side of US 175. This was the site of a Cotton Belt railroad overpass that measured just over 14 feet (4.3 m) high, which was sometimes a barrier for those driving tall trucks. The overpass was removed after the railroad was abandoned in the mid-1980s. Another slight rise along the highway, coinciding with the first speed limit decrease inside Jacksonville, comes along, and the urban portion of the city can begin to be seen. Three street intersections pass before the first one with a traffic signal, North Bolton Street, is encountered. North Bolton is also signed FM 347; the crossing is not signed well for those on US 175. This intersection is the site of the second gas station, on the southwest corner. At this point, the highway widens to 4 lanes with a left turn, the surface changes to concrete, and the street name changes to Alexander Blvd., to honor a local former City Councilman who lives nearby that helped in the effort to relieve US 175 of a decades-old zigzag path into downtown. Since 2002, US 175 has traveled the straightened Alexander Blvd. east of North Bolton. The east terminus at US 69 is now in sight. In between, 1 final street crosses the highway, then a traffic light ahead brings the path of US 175 to a stop. Signage is incomplete at this intersection, including no guide signage listing any of the control cities in any of the 3 directions, and no reassurance signage can be found in any of the directions labeling which of the 2 US highways (and their corresponding directions) lead drivers away from the intersection. A left on US 69 (which is also North Jackson Street here) goes north toward Tyler, while a right turn is the way to downtown Jacksonville, as well as Rusk and Lufkin, further south.

Exit / junction list

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Dallas	Dallas	I-45 north to US 75 – McKinney	Northbound exit and southbound entrance West terminus
		Central Expressway, Good-Latimer Expressway	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
		Pennsylvania Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		Metropolitan Avenue
		Pine Street
		Hatcher Street
		SH 310 south (Central Expressway)	No westbound exit
		Bexar Street	No eastbound entrance
		Railroad Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		Municipal Street	Eastbound exit and entrance
		2nd Avenue, Bruton Road
		Lake June Road
		Frontage Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		Jim Miller Road	Westbound exit is via the Elam Road exit
		Elam Road
		Loop 12 (Buckner Boulevard)
		Frontage Road
		St. Augustine Road
		Masters Drive
		Haymarket Road, Kleberg Road	No eastbound entrance
		I-20 / I-635 north – Fort Worth
		Silverado Drive
		Edd Road
		Belt Line Road
		Woody Road	Westbound exit is via the Stark Road exit
	Seagoville	Stark Road
		Simonds Road, Kimberly Drive
		Seagoville Road, Kaufman Street
		Hall Street
		Malloy Bridge Road
Kaufman		FM 1389 – Combine
	Crandall	FM 741 – Forney
		FM 148 – Crandall
		County Road
		FM 1390
	Kaufman	FM 2578
		Frontage Road
		SH 243 – Kaufman, Canton	No eastbound entrance
		FM 1388 – Oak Grove	No eastbound entrance
		SH 34 – Kaufman, Ennis	No westbound entrance
		Frontage Road	Freeway ends Divided 4-lane begins
		Fair Road
		Jiba Road
		FM 2860
	Kemp	Bus. US 175 east – Kemp
		FM 1895 (9th Street)
		Bus. US 175 south / SH 274 / FM 1391 – Seven Points, Cedar Creek Lake	Interchange
	Mabank	Bus. US 175 east – Mabank
		SH 198 – Gun Barrel City, Canton	Interchange
Henderson		Bus. US 175 west – Mabank
	Gun Barrel City	SH 334 west – Gun Barrel City	Interchange (under construction)
	Eustace		Divided 4-lane ends 4-lane with left turn begins
		FM 316 south	West end of FM 316 overlap (signaled intersection)
		FM 316 north – Phalba	East end of FM 316 overlap (signaled intersection)
			4-lane with left turn ends Divided 4-lane begins
		RM 2329 west
	Athens	Bus. US 175 east / SH 31 west / Loop 7 west – Athens, Corsicana	Interchange; west end of SH 31/Loop 7 overlap Divided 4-lane ends before interchange 4-lane with left turn begins before interchange (requires at-grade turn)
		SH 19 north / Bus. SH 19 south – Canton, Athens	Interchange; west end of SH 19 overlap
		FM 1616
		SH 31 east / Bus. SH 31 west – Tyler, Athens	Interchange; east end of SH 31 overlap
		FM 2495 - Lake Athens	Interchange
		Bus. US 175 west / SH 19 south / Loop 7 west – Athens, Palestine	Interchange; east end of SH 19/Loop 7 overlap 4-lane with left turn ends at interchange Divided 4-lane begins after interchange (requires at-grade turn)
	Baxter	FM 804 north – Baxter	Divided 4-lane ends 2-lane road begins
	LaRue	Loop 60 east – LaRue, Brownsboro	(signed with FM 607)
		RM 2588
		Loop 60 east – LaRue, Brownsboro	(signed with FM 607)
	Poynor	FM 315 – Chandler, Palestine	(flashing yellow/red at intersection)
Anderson	Frankston		2-lane road ends inside city limits 4-lane road begins
		SH 155 (Elm Street) – Tyler, Palestine	Left turn lane 1 block east and west of SH 155 (signaled intersection)
			4-lane road ends before city limits 2-lane road begins
		FM 1892 - Lake Palestine
Cherokee	Cuney		only local/county road intersections
		FM 855 north – Mount Selman
	Reese		only local/county road intersections
	Cove Springs		only local/county road intersections
	Jacksonville	FM 347 (Bolton Street)	2-lane road ends 4-lane with left turn begins (signaled intersection)
		US 69 (Jackson Street) – Tyler, Rusk	(signaled intersection) East terminus

The following is a list of all state highways in Henderson County, Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation. All state highways in Texas are paved.

U.S. Highways

Route Name	Direction	Termini	Junctions	Length	Remarks
US 175	W/E	Kaufman County to Anderson County	Bus. US 175 west, SH 334, FM 316, FM 316, FM 2329, SH 31 / Loop 7, Bus. US 175 east, SH 19, FM 1616, SH 31, FM 2495, SH 19 / Loop 7, Bus. US 175 west, FM 804, Loop 60 / FM 607, RM 2588, Loop 60 / FM 607, FM 315		(1st US 175 business route is suffixed "E", the 2nd/3rd are suffixed "G")

State Highways

Route Name	Direction	Termini	Junctions	Length	Remarks
SH 19	S/N	Anderson County to Van Zandt County	FM 1615, FM 753, Bus. SH 19 north, Loop 7, US 175, FM 2495, SH 31, FM 1616, US 175 / SH 31 / Loop 7, Bus. SH 19 south, FM 2752, FM 2709		The SH 19 Business route is suffixed "J"
SH 31	W/E	Navarro County to Smith County	SH 274, FM 764, FM 1667, SH 198, FM 3441, FM 753, Loop 7, Bus. SH 31 east, US 175, SH 19, FM 1616, US 175 / SH 19 / Loop 7, Bus. SH 31 west, FM 317, FM 773, FM 1803, FM 607, FM 314, FM 3204, FM 3204, FM 315		The SH 31 Business route is suffixed "H"
SH 155	S/N	Anderson County to Smith County	FM 2215, FM 3506
SH 198	S/N	SH 31 in Malakoff to Van Zandt County	SH 31, FM 764, FM 3062, FM 1214, FM 3054, FM 316, SH 334
SH 274	S/N	SH 31 in Trinidad to Kaufman County	SH 31, FM 764, FM 3225, FM 85, SH 334
SH 334	W/E	SH 274 and FM 85 in Seven Points to US 175 in Gun Barrel City	FM 85, SH 274, SH 198, US 175		SH 334 was previously a part of FM 85

State Highway Loops and Spurs

Route Name'	Direction	Termini	Junctions	Length	Remarks
Loop 7			SH 31 east, Bus. SH 31, FM 1616, SH 19 north, Bus. SH 19, US 175 west, Bus. US 175, SH 31 west, Bus. SH 31, FM 2494, FM 59, SH 19 south, Bus. SH 19, US 175 east, Bus. US 175, FM 2495, SH 31 east
Loop 60		US 175 west -Larue to US 175 east -Larue	US 175, FM 607, US 175

Farm and Ranch to Market Roads

Route Name	Direction	Termini	Junctions	Length	Remarks
FM 59	S/N	Anderson County to Bus. SH 19	FM 3273, FM 3441, FM 753, Loop 7, Bus. SH 19
FM 85	W/E	Navarro County to SH 274/ SH 334	FM 2613, SH 274, SH 334
FM 314	S/N	FM 315 to Van Zandt County	FM 315, FM 317, FM 3079, SH 31
FM 315	S/N	Anderson County to Van Zandt County	US 175, FM 1305, FM 314, FM 3506, FM 317, FM 3079, SH 31, FM 2010
FM 316	S/N	SH 198 to Van Zandt County	SH 198, FM 2329, US 175 west, US 175 east, FM 2709, FM 1861
FM 317	W/E	SH 31 to FM 315	SH 31, FM 2495, FM 1803, FM 607, FM 607, FM 314, FM 315
FM 607	S/N	US 175 and Loop 60 to SH 31	US 175, Loop 60, FM 804, FM 317, FM 317, SH 31
FM 753	W/E	SH 31 to SH 19	SH 31, FM 2494, FM 59, FM 2970, SH 19
FM 764	S/N	FM 1667 to SH 31 and SH 274	FM 1667, SH 31, SH 274
FM 773	S/N	SH 31 to Van Zandt County	SH 31, FM 1616, FM 1803
FM 804	W/E	to FM 607	, FM 607
FM 1214	W/E	Near Wingham Road in Caney City to SH 198	SH 198
FM 1305	W/E	FM 315 to County road	FM 315
FM 1615	S/N	Anderson County to SH 19	SH 19
FM 1616	S/N	Bus. SH 31 to FM 773	Bus. SH 31, US 175 / SH 19 / SH 31 / Loop 7, FM 2752, FM 773
FM 1667	S/N	County road to SH 31	FM 764, SH 31
FM 1803	S/N	FM 317 to FM 773	FM 317, SH 31, SH 31, FM 773
FM 1861	W/E	FM 316 to Van Zandt County	FM 316
FM 2010	S/N	FM 315 to Van Zandt County	FM 315
FM 2215	W/E	SH 155 to County road	SH 155
FM 2329	W/E	FM 316 to US 175	FM 316, FM 3054, US 175
FM 2494	S/N	FM 753 to Bus. US 175 / Bus. SH 31	FM 753, Loop 7, Bus. US 175 / Bus. SH 31
FM 2495	W/E	Bus. SH 31 to FM 317	Bus. SH 31, Loop 7, FM 2892, FM 317
RM 2588	S/N	County road (at Anderson County line) to US 175	US 175
FM 2613	S/N	FM 85 to Kaufman County	FM 85
FM 2636	S/N	County road to FM 3441	FM 3441
FM 2709	W/E	FM 316 to SH 19	FM 316, SH 19
FM 2752	W/E	SH 19 to FM 1616	SH 19, FM 1616
FM 2892	S/N (?)	County road to FM 2495	FM 2495
FM 2970	S/N	County road to FM 753	FM 753
FM 3054	S/N	SH 198 to FM 2329	SH 198, FM 2329
FM 3062	W/E	Sunset Boulevard in Star Harbor to SH 198	SH 198
FM 3079	W/E	FM 314 to FM 315	FM 314, FM 315
FM 3204	W/E	SH 31 in Brownsboro to SH 31 west of Chandler	SH 31, SH 31
FM 3225	W/E	County road to SH 274	SH 274
FM 3273	W/E	FM 59 to County road	FM 59
FM 3441	S/N	FM 59 to SH 31	FM 316, FM 2636, SH 31
FM 3506	S/N	SH 155 to FM 315	SH 155, FM 315

Historic roads

Route Name	Direction	Termini	Junctions	Length	Remarks

Adjacent counties

• Van Zandt County (north)
• Smith County (east)
• Cherokee County (southeast)
• Anderson County (south)
• Navarro County (southwest)
• Ellis County (west)
• Kaufman County (northwest)

Business routes

SH 114 has four current business routes.

Business State Highway 114-B (formerly Loop 44) is a Business Loop that runs from SH 114 on the west side of Levelland (in west Texas) south along West Street, then east through the downtown area on Houston Street to an intersection with US 385 (College Street). The road turns left (north), concurrent with US 385, until intersecting once again at SH 114. The road was designated as Business SH 114-B in 1993, and is 1.594 miles (2.565 km) long.

Business State Highway 114-J (formerly Spur 440) is a Business Spur that goes east into Rhome from the intersection of US 81/US 287 and SH 114 west. The route runs along Rhome Avenue to an intersection with Business US 81-E. It is part of a previous route of SH 114. The Business route was created in 1991 and is 0.329 miles (0.529 km) long.

Business State Highway 114-K is a business loop that runs through Roanoke. This route runs on Byron Nelson Boulevard, along a previous route of SH 114. The business route was created in 2001 when SH 114 was rerouted further north and east around town. The route is 1.787 miles (2.876 km) long.

Business State Highway 114-L (formerly Loop 382 as well as a previous routing of SH 114) is a business loop that runs through Grapevine. This route runs east on Northwest Highway to an intersection with Texan Trail, then turns right to go southbound there. The road continues until it reaches SH 114/SH 121. The portion of the business route along Texan Trail is concurrent with SH 26. The route was created in 1991 when the road's designation as Loop 382 was discontinued. The route is 2.074 miles (3.338 km) long.

Former Business routes

There is one former Business Route along SH 114. Business State Highway 114-H was located in Bridgeport between 1991 and 2007 and was 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long. The route went east along Halsell Avenue from an intersection with SH 114, to an intersection with 13th Street, then turned right (south) until another intersection with SH 114. This route had been previously designated Loop 373 before 1991; since 2007, though, the portion along 13th was changed back to Loop 373.