U.S. Route 79 in Texas

U.S. Highway 79
US 79 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	271.788 mi[1] (437.400 km)
Existed	1935–present
Major junctions
South end	I-35 in Round Rock
Major intersections	SH 130 Toll in Hutto US 77 in Rockdale US 190 from Milano to Hearne SH 6 in Hearne I-45 in Buffalo US 84 from Oakwood to Palestine US 287 in Palestine US 69 in Jacksonville US 259 in Henderson Future I-369 / US 59 in Carthage
North end	US 79 at Louisiana state line near Panola
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Williamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Freestone, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 78 → SH 79

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.