Texas State Highway 43
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 85.764 mi (138.024 km) | |||
| Existed: | by 1933 – present | |||
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| South end: |
   US 79 / US 259 / SH 64 in Henderson
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| North end: |
 US 59 (Future I-369) in Atlanta
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State Highway 43 (SH 43) is a Texas state highway that runs from Henderson to Atlanta.
SH 43 was originally proposed in 1919 to connect Longview to Rusk via Henderson. By 1922, the proposed route had been readjusted to extend farther west to Palestine and north to the Oklahoma border via Daingerfield. By 1933, the route had been further changed. The section from Henderson to Longview was transferred to SH 26, with the route now traveling northeast from Henderson to Caddo Lake Park north of Marshall. The section southwest of Palestine to Taylor, was renumbered from SH 43A. By 1933, SH 43 extended to Round Rock, replacing part of SH 2C. By 1935, the section from Round Rock to Palestine had been transferred to U.S. Highway 79. In 1942, another section was created from SH 49 to US 59 in Atlanta, replacing SH 300 and creating a gap in the route. In 1950, the section from Karnack to Caddo lake Park was transferred to FM 134. In 1967, the section from what was then FM 1915 to FM 134 was renumbered as Spur 449. Instead, SH 43 was rerouted on FM 1915, which was cancelled, closing the gap.
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