Texas State Highway Loop 256

Loop 256 is a loop highway around Palestine, Texas. Loop 256 is a five-lane highway around most of the city. The exception which is still two lanes is the portion connecting US 84 E to US 79 E on the northeast side. The southeast side of the loop, from its intersections with US 287/SH 19 S to US 79/84 W, is the only part that is heavily commercially developed.

Map of TX-256 Loop, Palestine, TX, USA

The road first appears on maps in 1964 as a six-mile (10 km) road on Palestine's east side, connecting U.S. Highway 287 with State Highway 155. During the 1970s, 1980s, and the early 1990s the loop was expanded to finally form a complete circle around the core of the city.