Farm to Market Road 1585

Farm to Market Road 1585 marker

Farm to Market Road 1585
Route information
Length: 80.568 mi[1] (129.662 km)
Existed: 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: FM 769 at Texas-New Mexico state line
  US 385 near Levelland
US 62 / US 82 near Wolfforth
US 87 near Lubbock
East end: US 84 near Slaton
Location
Counties: Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock
Highway system
FM 1584FM 1586

Farm to Market Road 1585 (FM 1585) is a Farm to Market Road located in the South Plains region of Texas. The section of highway between U.S. Highway 62/U.S. Highway 82 (US 62/US 82) and US 87 has seen rapid growth along its route in the past few years, as Lubbock expands southward.

Route description

FM 1585 begins at an intersection with FM 769 at the Texas-New Mexico state line, south of Bledsoe. The highway travels through rural areas of Cochran County, intersecting with SH 214. FM 1585 shares a short overlap with FM 1780 before entering into Hockley County. The highway shares another overlap, this time with FM 300, southwest of Levelland. FM 1585 intersects with US 385 south of Levelland, maintaining its rural route. Crossing into Lubbock County, FM 1585 shares a short overlap with US 62/US 82 southwest of Wolfforth. A few miles east of here, FM 1585 enters into the city of Lubbock, running along the southernmost boundary of the city. The highway leaves the Lubbock city limits just west of the US 87 intersection. East of US 87, FM 1585 becomes a rural route once again, ending at an intersection with US 84 just north of Slaton.

History

FM 1585 was designated on December 29, 1949 from FM 1316 2 miles south of Wolfforth east 5 miles. On January 18, 1952, FM 1585 extended east 12.5 miles to US 84. On November 21, 1956, FM 1585 extended west 3.3 miles to US 62. On October 31, 1957, FM 1585 extended west to FM 300(now FM 303), replacing FM 2010 which started at FM 1632(now FM 168). On July 11, 1968, FM 1585 extended west to FM 1780. On May 7,1970, FM 1585 extended west to FM 769, replacing FM 3024 which started at FM 769.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Cochran  FM 769 Bledsoe
  SH 214 Morton, Plains
  FM 1780 south SeagravesWest end of FM 1780 overlap
  FM 1780 north WhitefaceEast end of FM 1780 overlap
Hockley  FM 303 south SeagravesWest end of FM 303 overlap
  FM 303 north LevellandEast end of FM 303 overlap
  US 385 Levelland, Brownfield
  FM 3261 northWest end of FM 3261 overlap
  FM 3261 southEast end of FM 3261 overlap
  FM 2646
  FM 168 Smyer, Ropesville
  FM 2378 north
Lubbock  US 62 east / US 82 east Wolfforth, LubbockWest end of US 62/82 overlap
  US 62 west / US 82 east BrownfieldEast end of US 62/82 overlap
  FM 179 Wolfforth, Lamesa
Lubbock FM 1730 (Slide Road)
  US 87 (Tahoka Highway) Lubbock, Tahoka
  US 84 Lubbock, Slaton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 1585". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
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