Farm to Market Road 1215

Farm to Market Road 1215 marker

Farm to Market Road 1215
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 4.39 mi[1] (7.07 km)
Official length does not include section concurrent with SH 17
Existed: 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: I-10 north service road
  SH 17 in Saragosa
East end: CR 306 / CR 309
Location
Counties: Reeves
Highway system
← FM 1214FM 1216 →

Farm to Market Road 1215 (FM 1215) is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 4.9-mile (7.9 km) road, located in southwestern Reeves County, begins along the north service road of Interstate 10 (I-10) east of Balmorhea, intersects State Highway 17 (SH 17) in Saragosa, and ends at a rural road junction.

Route description

FM 1215 begins along the north service road of I-10. The road does not have its own dedicated exit from I-10, but can be reached by eastbound traffic from exit 209 then following the SH 17 south underpass to the north service road while westbound traffic follows exit 212 for SH 17 north / FM 2448 to the north service road.[2][3]

From the I-10 service road, the two-lane road proceeds on a convoluted path first to the north, then makes turns to the east and north into Saragosa where the route is known as West Main Street and makes one more eastward turn to SH 17 all along following the local county road system's partial grid of section line roads. Except at I-10 and SH 17, the route uses curves to change direction avoiding right-angle turns. In Saragosa, the road turns south for one-half mile (0.8 km) along SH 17. At Reeves County Road 306 (CR 306), FM 1215 turns east along that route and follows it for one mile (1.6 km) before terminating at an intersection with CR 309. CR 306 continues an additional mile to FM 2448.[2][3]

History

FM 1215 was designated along its present route in 1949.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Reeves County. [2]

Location[2]mi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
 00 I-10 north service roadWestern terminus
Saragosa3.45.5 SH 17 north – Verhalen, PecosNorthern end of SH 17 overlap
 3.96.3 SH 17 south – Balmorhea, Fort DavisSouthern end of SH 17 overlap
 4.97.9 CR 306 / CR 309Eastern terminus; roadway continues east as CR 306 one mile to FM 2448
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 1215". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Google (April 20, 2012). "Route of FM 1215" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google


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