# U.S. Route 79 in Texas

U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a U.S. highway that begins in the state of Texas at Interstate 35 in Round Rock. The highway travels northeast–southwest through the state, crossing into Louisiana approximately 23 miles northeast of Carthage. US 79 is entwined with two tragedies of country music: Johnny Horton was killed by a drunk driver on the highway near Milano in 1960 and Jim Reeves, killed in a plane crash in 1964, is buried and memorialized on US 79 in his hometown of Carthage.

## Route description

US 79 begins at an interchange with Interstate 35 in the Austin suburb of Round Rock. The highway travels through the town as Palm Valley Boulevard, entering into the town of Hutto just before an interchange with State Highway 130. Leaving Hutto, US 79 takes a more rural route, bypassing the town of Taylor and enters Milam County right before entering the small community of Thorndale. US 79 runs through the town of Rockdale before entering Milano, where it begins an overlap with U.S. Route 190 and a brief concurrency with State Highway 36. The overlap with US 190 ends in Hearne, where an overlap with State Highway 6 begins. US 79 leaves State Highway 6, resuming its northeast–southwest run. The highway runs through several smaller towns, including Franklin and Buffalo, and begins an overlap with US 84 approximately 9 miles southwest of Palestine. Running through the city, the highway intersects US Route 287 and shares a brief overlap with State Highway 19. Leaving Palestine, US 79 travels through a heavily forested area of east Texas serving the towns of Jacksonville and Henderson. Leaving Henderson, the highway runs in an east–west direction before arriving at Carthage, turning back into a more northeast–southwest direction. About 23 miles northeast of Carthage US 79 leaves Texas and enters into Louisiana, running towards Shreveport.

## Junction list

| County | Location | Destinations | Notes |
| Williamson | Round Rock | I-35 – Waco, Austin | I-35 exit 253; continuation past I-35 via Sam Bass Road |
| Williamson | Round Rock | Spur 376 north (Mays Street) – Austin, Georgetown | |
| Williamson | Round Rock | FM 1460 north (A. W. Grimes Boulevard) – Georgetown | |
| Williamson | Hutto | SH 130 Toll – Waco, Lockhart, San Antonio | Interchange; SH 130 exit 423 |
| Williamson | Hutto | FM 685 south – Pflugerville | |
| Williamson | Hutto | FM 1660 north – Jonah | South end of FM 1660 overlap |
| Williamson | Hutto | FM 1660 south – Norman's Crossing, Coupland | North end of FM 1660 overlap |
| Williamson | ​ | FM 3349 south – Norman's Crossing | |
| Williamson | Taylor | Bus. US 79 north / FM 397 north – Bartlett, Temple, Thorndale | Interchange |
| Williamson | Taylor | FM 973 south – Manor | |
| Williamson | Taylor | SH 95 – Bartlett, Temple, Coupland, Elgin | Interchange |
| Williamson | Taylor | FM 112 to FM 619 – Lexington | |
| Williamson | Taylor | Bus. US 79 south – Round Rock | Interchange |
| Williamson | Taylor | FM 619 | |
| Williamson | Thrall | FM 1063 north | |
| Milam | Thorndale | FM 486 – San Gabriel, Buckholts | |
| Milam | ​ | FM 1768 south | |
| Milam | Rockdale | FM 487 south to FM 2116 – Lexington | South end of FM 487 overlap |
| Milam | Rockdale | FM 908 – Caldwell, San Gabriel | |
| Milam | Rockdale | FM 487 north – Bartlett, Jarrell, Florence | North end of FM 487 overlap |
| Milam | Rockdale | US 77 – Cameron, Waco, Lexington, Giddings | Interchange |
| Milam | Milano | US 190 west / SH 36 north – Cameron, Temple, Waco | South end of US 190/SH 36 overlap |
| Milam | Milano | FM 3242 north – Hanover | |
| Milam | Milano | SH 36 south – Caldwell, Brenham | North end of SH 36 overlap |
| Milam | Gause | FM 2095 west – Cameron | |
| Robertson | ​ | FM 1644 east – Calvert | |
| Robertson | Hearne | FM 50 south – Mumford, Brenham | |
| Robertson | Hearne | US 190 east / SH 6 south / FM 391 east – Bryan, College Station, Wheelock | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US 190 overlap; south end of SH 6 overlap |
| Robertson | Hearne | FM 485 west – Branchville, Temple | |
| Robertson | ​ | SH 6 north – Marlin, Waco, Mexia, Dallas | Interchange; north end of SH 6 overlap |
| Robertson | Elliott | FM 2549 south | |
| Robertson | Franklin | FM 1644 west – Calvert | |
| Robertson | Franklin | FM 46 – Bremond, Wheelock | |
| Robertson | Franklin | FM 2446 east | |
| Robertson | New Baden | FM 1940 south | |
| Robertson | Easterly | FM 2098 north – Bald Prairie | |
| Leon | ​ | FM 3 south – Hilltop Lakes, Normangee | |
| Leon | Marquez | Loop 208 north – Centerville, Crockett | |
| Leon | Marquez | SH 7 – Kosse, Centerville | |
| Leon | Marquez | FM 1146 north | |
| Leon | ​ | FM 1512 north – Lake Limestone | |
| Leon | Jewett | FM 39 – Mexia, Flynn | Interchange |
| Leon | Buffalo | I-45 – Dallas, Houston | I-45 exit 178 |
| Leon | Buffalo | SH 75 – Fairfield, Centerville | Former US 75 |
| Leon | Buffalo | SH 164 west – Groesbeck, Waco | |
| Leon | Buffalo | FM 1848 north | |
| Leon | ​ | FM 832 south – Keechi | |
| Leon | Oakwood | FM 542 south to FM 831 – Malvern, Flo | |
| Freestone | ​ | US 84 west – Fairfield, Teague | Interchange; no northbound exit; south end of US 84 overlap |
| Anderson | ​ | SH 294 east – Elkhart, Alto | |
| Anderson | Tucker | FM 645 north – Tennessee Colony | |
| Anderson | Palestine | FM 1990 south (Knox Street) | |
| Anderson | Palestine | Loop 256 – Corsicana, Athens, Crockett | |
| Anderson | Palestine | FM 2394 west (Court Drive) | |
| Anderson | Palestine | US 287 / US 84 east / SH 19 north – Corsicana, Athens, Crockett, Rusk | North end of US 84 overlap; south end of SH 19 overlap |
| Anderson | Palestine | SH 155 north – Frankston, Tyler | |
| Anderson | Palestine | SH 19 south – Elkhart, Crockett | North end of SH 19 overlap |
| Anderson | Palestine | Loop 256 – Tyler, Rusk | |
| Anderson | Neches | FM 2574 east to FM 19 north / FM 321 west / FM 2267 north / FM 3372 north – Frankston, Montalba, Pert | |
| Anderson | Neches | FM 2574 west to FM 19 north / FM 321 west / FM 2267 north – Frankston, Montalba, Pert | |
| Cherokee | ​ | FM 921 north | |
| Cherokee | ​ | FM 747 west | |
| Cherokee | ​ | FM 747 south | |
| Cherokee | Jacksonville | FM 347 south to FM 2138 south – Maydelle, Dialville | |
| Cherokee | Jacksonville | US 69 – Tyler, Rusk, Lufkin | |
| Cherokee | Jacksonville | SH 204 east to Loop 456 west – Reklaw, Nacogdoches, Rusk | |
| Cherokee | New Summerfield | SH 110 to FM 235 – Tyler, Troup, Rusk, Ponta | |
| Cherokee | ​ | FM 856 north | |
| Cherokee | ​ | FM 2274 north | |
| Cherokee | ​ | FM 2274 south – Ponta | |
| Rusk | ​ | SH 42 north / FM 1798 east – Kilgore, Laneville, Minden | |
| Rusk | ​ | FM 839 south – Reklaw | |
| Rusk | Henderson | Loop 571 north – Tyler, Overton, Kilgore | |
| Rusk | Henderson | FM 225 south – Cushing | |
| Rusk | Henderson | FM 3310 south – Mount Enterprise | |
| Rusk | Henderson | US 259 south – Mount Enterprise, Nacogdoches | South end of US 259 overlap |
| Rusk | Henderson | FM 840 to FM 13 – Troup | |
| Rusk | Henderson | US 259 north / SH 64 west / SH 43 north – Kilgore, Tyler, Tatum, Marshall | North end of US 259 overlap |
| Rusk | Henderson | FM 3135 east – Church Hill | |
| Rusk | ​ | FM 348 south – Pine Hill | |
| Rusk | ​ | FM 1798 west / FM 3231 north – Pine Hill, Minden, Tatum | at the Rusk/Panola County Line |
| Panola | ​ | FM 124 east / FM 1251 west – Beckville, Church Hill | |
| Panola | ​ | FM 1970 south – Clayton, Timpson | |
| Panola | ​ | FM 959 north – Beckville | |
| Panola | Carthage | Bus. US 79 north / Loop 436 south – Mount Enterprise, Tenaha | Interchange; south end of Loop 436 overlap |
| Panola | Carthage | SH 149 west / Spur 572 east – Tatum, Longview | Interchange |
| Panola | Carthage | Future I-369 north / US 59 north / Bus. US 59 south – Marshall, Texarkana | Interchange; north end of future I-369/US 59 overlap |
| Panola | Carthage | Future I-369 south / US 59 south / Bus. US 79 south / Loop 436 south – Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Houston, Beaumont | Interchange; north end of future I-369/US 59/Loop 436 overlap |
| Panola | ​ | FM 123 east | |
| Panola | ​ | FM 1186 north | |
| Panola | DeBerry | FM 31 to FM 1794 – Elysian Fields, Grand Bluff, Marshall, Logansport | |
| Panola | Panola | FM 9 north – Waskom | |
| Panola | ​ | US 79 north – Greenwood, Shreveport | Continuation into Louisiana |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||