Laredo to Interstate 37 US 59 begins at the
Mexican border with
Loop 20 on the
World Trade International Bridge over the
Rio Grande in
Laredo. The portion of US 59 that is co-signed with Loop 20 is also named the Bob Bullock Loop. At under , the two highways run together concurrently with
I-69W from the Mexican border until
I-35 in Laredo, where I-69W temporarily ends. US 59 and Loop 20 continue to run together until just south of
Lake Casa Blanca, where Loop 20 heads south to Mangana-Hein Road (and potentially into Mexico) and US 59 heads towards
Freer; traveling in a mostly northeast direction. US 59 shares a short congruency with
SH 44 in and around Freer. From Freer, US 59 passes through the southeastern part of
McMullen County, but does not intersect any highways. The highway continues northeast, intersecting
US 281 in
George West, before intersecting
I-37 about north of
Corpus Christi. Between Laredo and I-37, US 59 passes through many rural areas and ranching sites. A significant portion of US 59 in Texas has a speed limit.
Interstate 37 to Houston From I-37, US 59 heads northeast passing through
Beeville. US 59 bypasses
Victoria to the south, and becomes a divided highway, and has a series of interchanges, until it becomes a freeway south of
Houston in
Rosenberg and resumes the designation of I-69. Between Houston and Victoria, US 59 passes through
Edna,
Ganado,
El Campo, and
Wharton. US 59 intersects many major Texas highways in Houston, including
I-10 (which goes to
San Antonio and
Beaumont) and
I-45 (which goes to
Dallas and
Galveston).
Houston to Marshall Leaving
Houston, US 59 intersects
Beltway 8 again on the northside of town, passing by
Bush Intercontinental Airport and heads into
Humble. Between Houston and Livingston, most of US 59 is a limited-access freeway but the I-69 designation temporarily ends near the
Liberty-
San Jacinto county line. US 59 passes through or bypasses the towns of
Cleveland,
Shepherd before crossing the
Trinity River, then US 59 passes through
Livingston. 46 miles north of Livingston, US 59 bypasses
Lufkin, where it overlaps
US 69. After leaving Lufkin, US 59 crosses the
Angelina River. north of Lufkin, US 59 bypasses
Nacogdoches and heads in an almost entirely east–west direction. Drivers wishing to stay on US 59 must turn left in
Tenaha, where the highway intersects
US 96 and ends its overlap with
US 84. US 59 passes through
Carthage before intersecting
I-20 south of
Marshall.
Marshall to Texarkana US 59 intersects
US 80 in
Marshall, where US 59 is known as East End Boulevard (due to the fact the highway runs on the east side of town, near the city limits). US 59 passes through
Jefferson, west of
Caddo Lake. US 59 passes through the towns of
Linden and
Atlanta before arriving in
Bowie County. US 59 intersects
SH 93 south of
Texarkana, the old highway through the city. Shortly after,
I-369 designation with US 59 when the freeway intersects
Spur 151, where US 59 becomes a freeway on the westside of the city. Before US 59 intersects
I-30, and overlaps I-30 until exit 223B, at the state line, I-369 designation ends. After leaving I-30, US 59 joins
US 71, where both highways run on the state line between
Texas and
Arkansas, where both highways continue north towards
DeQueen, Arkansas. ==Future==