Henderson County U.S. Route 175

westbound lane of 175 near eustace; photographed january 2010.

after interchange, 175 leaves city limits of gun barrel city, , within mile, enters city limits of eustace. afterward, highway narrows undivided four-lane road left-turn lane. 175 approaches first signal light @ intersection of farm market road 316, comes eustace south; intersection beginning of brief overlap of 2 roads near center of town. fm 316 s overlap concludes after 4 short blocks turning left @ signal-lighted intersection go north out of eustace. 175 continues out of eustace , goes on mile or before becoming divided once again 4 lanes. once out of eustace, 175 s speed limit goes 75 mph (120 km/h), highest maximum speed of segment of highway.

just northwest of athens, picnic area can found west of rm 2329 intersection.

us 175 continues southeast several more miles, passes 1 of 2 state-maintained roadside picnic areas. intersection ranch market road 2329 comes right afterward, within mile, 175 enters city limits of athens. few more miles later, divided roadway narrows again, undivided four-lane road left-turn lane. after mile, 175 intersects loop 7; begins bypassing athens turning left , overlapping loop (as state highway 31, bypasses athens way of loop). @ same intersection, last of 175 s 3 business routes goes athens, along previous routing of 175. portion of route carrying 175, sh 31, , loop 7 four-lane highway left turn lane. on north side of athens, highway intersects state highway 19 grade-separated exit; south-bound sh 19 bypasses athens merging 175, sh 31, , loop 7 here while north-bound sh 19 turns left go away athens, , business route of sh 19 begins here go south main part of town.

sign assembly in athens illustrating 4 concurrent routes sharing part of city s loop. routes overlap 175 on part of highway.

the 4 routes continue around athens eastward past at-grade intersection farm market road 1616. sh 31 turns away four-route overlap @ next exit; leaves turning left (northeast) toward tyler, while business route of sh 31 turns right @ exit go athens. 175, sh 19, , loop 7 continue overlap around east edge of athens, past grade-separated exit of farm market road 2495. road connects lake athens , texas freshwater fisheries center. short distance later, 175 turns away sh 19 , loop 7 @ next exit; 175 goes left return southeastward path, , east end of business 175 found @ exit turning right exit intersection.

the roadway 175 takes after leaving loop , southeast side of athens once again divided four-lane. after few miles, 175 intersects farm market road 804 in community of baxter. less mile after fm 804, , after passing county road intersection, 175 goes 4 lanes in width quite narrow two-lane road limited sight distances. @ top of hill, second , last roadside picnic area maintained state alongside 175 can found. couple more miles onward intersection loop 60 in community of larue. signage @ at-grade turn left points eventual intersection farm market road 607. short distance later intersection ranch market road 2588, on south side of larue. after intersection, overpass bridge briefly takes 175 , on abandoned railroad right-of-way. intersection loop 60 follows overpass.

leaving vicinity of larue, , after few miles, lapoynor consolidated school campus can found on left side of highway; includes school zone speed limit of 35 mph (55 km/h). mile past school campus, @ county road crossing, city limits town of poynor. posted speeds slow 45 mph (70 km/h) before reaching center of town, includes brief downtown-style area, , intersection farm market road 315. signal blinking yellow lights posted @ intersection.

texas forest trail sign along 175 in frankston

at point, 175 becomes part of texas forest trail, 1 of several posted regional byways across state. trail wanders around several protected forest areas , scenic spots around eastern texas. mile further, 175 reaches city limit border on east side of poynor, leaves henderson county around mile after that.