Farm to Market Road 559


Farm to Market Road 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 by TxDOT and is known locally as Richmond Road.

Route description

FM 559 begins at an intersection with SH 93 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 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 on July 9, 1945. The highway was then extended further north to County Road 2302 on December 17, 1952, where the road ends today. On September 30, 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 on June 27, 1995.

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