Farm to Market Road 1488
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 41.16 mi[1] (66.24 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1949[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
   Bus. US 290 in Hempstead | |||
| East end: |
 I-45 near Conroe | |||
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Farm to Market Road 1488, or FM 1488, is a state-maintained farm-to-market road in the U.S. state of Texas. Its western terminus is at an intersection with Business U.S. Highway 290 in Hempstead and travels east-northeast, ending at Interstate 45 between The Woodlands and Conroe. The road travels through rural parts of Waller, Harris, and Montgomery counties and directly through the town of Magnolia.
History
FM 1488 as designated in 1949 from US 290 (now a business route) to FM 1098. In 1952, FM 1488 extended to US 75 (now I-45). In 1968, part of the old location of FM 149 was transferred to FM 1488.[1]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Waller | Hempstead | Bus. US 290 – Prairie View, Waller, Hockley | ||||||
 US 290 / SH 6 – Houston, Austin | ||||||||
 FM 1098 | ||||||||
 FM 1736 | ||||||||
 FM 362 south | ||||||||
| Harris |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Waller | FM 362 north | |||||||
| Montgomery | Magnolia |  FM 1774 – Pinehurst | ||||||
 FM 149 | ||||||||
 FM 2978 | ||||||||
 SH 242 | ||||||||
| I-45 – Conroe | I-45 exit 81. | |||||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 1488". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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