Farm to Market Road 802

Farm to Market Road 802 marker

Farm to Market Road 802
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 8.622 mi[1][2] (13.876 km)
Existed: 1948 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 281 in Brownsville
  I-69E / US 77 / US 83
SH 48
East end: FM 511 in Brownsville
Location
Counties: Cameron
Highway system
FM 801FM 803

Farm to Market Road 802 (FM 802) is a farm to market road entirely within the city limits of Brownsville, Texas.[1]

Route description

FM 802 begins at an intersection with US 281. The route travels eastward along Ruben M. Torres Sr. Boulevard, and lies to the north of the Los Fresnos Canal. It crosses the I-69E / US 77 / US 83 freeway, FM 1847, and SH 48 before ending at an intersection with FM 511 north of Brownsville Airport.[1][3]

History

FM 802 was initially designated in 1948, consisting of a segment from US 83 eastward to SH 48. The same year saw a westward extension to US 281, and the eastern extension to FM 511 occurred in 1951. Originally, FM 802 followed Coffee Port Road through Brownsville, but the route was relocated to a more northerly alignment in 1975.[1]

In 1995, the official designation of the route was changed by TxDOT to Urban Road 802 (UR 802); as with other urban roads, the route continues to be signed as FM 802.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Brownsville, Cameron County.

mi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 281 HidalgoWestern terminus
2.23.5
Bus. US 77 (Central Blvd.)
2.33.7 I-69E / US 77 / US 83 Harlingen, Veterans International Bridge to Matamoros
3.45.5 FM 1847 (Paredes Line Rd.) Los Fresnos
7.211.6 SH 48 (Padre Island Hwy.) Port Isabel
8.613.8 FM 511 (Indiana Ave.)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 802". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 802". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 477. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. Google (April 13, 2011). "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 802 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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