Texas State Highway 64

State Highway 64
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	82.182 mi (132.259 km)
Existed	1923–present
Major junctions
West end	US 80 at Wills Point
Major intersections	I-20 at Myrtle Springs US 69 at Tyler
East end	US 79 / US 259 / SH 43 at Henderson
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State 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. (Rusk, Smith, and Van Zandt Counties)

History

SH 64 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 to replace SH 15A from Wills Point to Carthage. On November 19, 1923, it was extended east to the Louisiana state line. 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			US 80 – Wills Point, Edgewood	Western terminus
	​			I-20 – Longview, Dallas
	Canton			SH 198
				SH 19
				SH 243
Smith	​			SH 49
	Tyler			Loop 323
				US 69 north / SH 110 north	West end of US 69 / SH 110 overlaps
				SH 31
				SH 155 south	West end of SH 155 overlap
				US 69 south	East end of US 69 overlap
				SH 110 south / SH 155 north	East end of SH 110 / SH 155 overlaps
	Arp			SH 135 – Arp, Overton
Rusk	​			SH 42
	Henderson			Loop 571
				SH 323 / Bus. SH 64
				Bus. SH 64
				US 79 / US 259 / SH 43 – Kilgore, Carthage, Tatum	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Business route

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

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. The two business routes are briefly concurrent through downtown Henderson.

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.