Farm to Market Road 559
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| Richmond Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 11.214 mi[1] (18.047 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 9, 1945[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 SH 93 in Texarkana | |||
  I-30 / US 59 in Texarkana | ||||
| North end: | County Road 2302 northwest of Wamba | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Bowie | |||
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Farm to Market Road 559 (FM 559) is a FM highway located in the Texarkana area of Texas. The route from SH 93 to FM 989 is internally signed as Urban Road 559 (UR 559) by TxDOT and is known locally as Richmond Road.
Route description
FM 559 begins at an intersection with SH 93 (Summerhill Road) just northwest of downtown Texarkana. The highway runs northwest along Richmond Road, passing just west of Texarkana College. FM 559 intersects Interstate 30/US 59 near Central Mall, running through a heavily developed area of northern Texarkana before entering the Pleasant Grove area of the city. The highway intersects Farm to Market Road 2878 (just south of Texas A&M University–Texarkana) and Farm to Market Road 989 before leaving the city. FM 559 intersects Farm to Market Road 1397 in Wamba before taking a more rural course. FM 559 ends a few miles north of FM 2253, continuing as a county road.
History
FM 559 originally ran further into Texarkana along 24th Street to US 82, with the north end in Wamba; this section was designated in 1945. The highway was then extended further north to County Road 2302 in 1952, where the road ends today. In 1970 the section of FM 559 along 24th Street was returned to the city of Texarkana as US 59 was re-routed west of the city. The section of FM 559 from SH 93 to FM 989 was internally designated as an urban road by TxDOT in 1995.
Junction list
The entire route is in Bowie County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 93 (Summerhill Road) | ||
| 1.6 | 2.6 | I-30 / US 59 – Dallas, Little Rock | |||
| 2.4 | 3.9 |  FM 1297 west (McKinght Road) | |||
| 2.9 | 4.7 |  FM 2240 east (Moores Lane) | |||
| 4.1 | 6.6 |  FM 2878 south (Pleasant Grove Road) / University Avenue – Texas A&M University–Texarkana | |||
| 4.3 | 6.9 |  FM 989 south (Kings Highway) – Nash | |||
| Wamba | 5.8 | 9.3 |  FM 1397 south (Summerhill Road) | ||
| | 10.1 | 16.3 |  FM 2253 south – Leary | ||
| | 11.2 | 18.0 | County Road 2302 | North end of FM 559; continues north as County Road 2301 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 559". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Google (March 22, 2015). "Highway Overview Map of FM 559" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 22, 2015.