State Highway 315 or SH 315 is a state highway in Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 that runs from Mount Enterprise

Mount Enterprise, Texas

Mount Enterprise is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Enterprise is located at ....

 northeast to Carthage

Carthage, Texas

Carthage is a city in Panola County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Panola County, and is situated in East Texas near the Louisiana state line.-Geography:...

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Route description

SH 315 begins at a junction with US 259 in Mount Enterprise

Mount Enterprise, Texas

Mount Enterprise is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Enterprise is located at ....

. The route travels to the northeast through eastern Rusk County

Rusk County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,372 people, 17,364 households, and 12,727 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 19,867 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, intersecting and . Continuing to the northeast, the highway enters Panola County

Panola County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,756 people, 8,821 households, and 6,395 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile . There were 10,524 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, in which it has junctions with , , and in the community of Clayton

Clayton, Texas

Clayton is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 79 in 2000.-Geography:Enochs is located at...

. SH 315 then enters Carthage

Carthage, Texas

Carthage is a city in Panola County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Panola County, and is situated in East Texas near the Louisiana state line.-Geography:...

, where it intersects . The route travels through the western portion of Carthage before reaching its eastern terminus at .

History

When originally constructed, the route between Mount Enterprise and the former community of Shiloh, approximately 5.8 miles to the east, was the first road in the state's Farm to Market system. This route became part of SH 315 during the 1939 redescription of the state highway system.

Major intersections