Farm to Market Road 1450

Farm to Market Road 1450 marker

Farm to Market Road 1450
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 44.134 mi[1] (71.027 km)
Existed: 1951[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 285 near Pecos
 

FM 1776
SH 18

RM 2593
East end: FM 1053
Location
Counties: Reeves, Pecos
Highway system
← FM 1449FM 1451 →

Farm to Market Road 1450 (FM 1450) is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The road, located in southeastern Reeves and northern Pecos counties, begins at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) near Pecos and intersects FM 1776, State Highway 18 (SH 18), and Ranch to Market Road 2593 (RM 2503) before terminating at FM 1053. The route number was formerly designated over a road in Freestone County.

Route description

FM 1450 begins at US 285 approximately 3.0 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Pecos[1] in Reeves County, and the two-lane road proceeds to the southeast.[2] After crossing into Pecos County, FM 1776 joins the road from the south and briefly runs concurrently with FM 1450 before FM 1776 turns off to the north.[3] The road continues to the southeast and crosses SH 18. RM 2593 turns off the road to the north before the route ends at FM 1053. The roadway continues to the southeast as a county road.[4] FM 1450 passes through agricultural land and encounters no cities or towns.[2][3][4]

History

FM 1450 was originally designated in 1949 as a route in Freestone County stretching from SH 14 in Wortham 1.6 miles (2.6 km) westward to the Limestone County line.[1] That designation was short-lived, and was cancelled in 1950 when the route was combined with FM 27 as an extension.[1][5]

The designation was quickly reused in 1951 along the present route in Pecos County between SH 18 (then known as SH 82) and FM 1053. In 1954, the route was extended to the Reeves County line and then to US 285 later that year.[1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
Reeves 00 US 285 – Fort Stockton, PecosWestern terminus
Pecos 24.940.1 FM 1776 south – Coyanosa, AlpineBegin overlay of FM 1776
 25.340.7 FM 1776 north – MonahansEnd overlay of FM 1776
 35.557.1 SH 18 – Fort Stockton, Grandfalls
 38.862.4 RM 2593
 44.271.1 FM 1053 – Fort Stockton, ImperialEastern terminus; roadway continues as 7 Mile Rd.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 1450". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 115. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 144. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 145. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 27". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ Google (May 6, 2012). ""Route of FM 1450"" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google


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