Farm to Market Road 471
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 45.433 mi[1] (73.117 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1951[1] – present | |||
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| South end: |
 I-35 in Natalia | |||
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 Loop 1604 in San Antonio | ||||
| north end: |
 SH 16 in Leon Valley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Medina, Bexar | |||
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Farm to Market Road 471 (FM 471) is a FM highway in the San Antonio area of Texas. The highway is known as Culebra Road from SH 211 to FM 3487 and Grissom Road from there to its terminus at SH 16 in Leon Valley.
Route description
FM 471 begins at an intersection with I-35 in Natalia. The highway shortly begins an overlap with SH 132 and the two highways travel through the town together. FM 471 leaves the highway and travels to the town of LaCoste. The highway enters Castroville and has a short overlap with US 90. FM 471 serves the small community of Rio Medina before intersecting FM 1283 near Lake Medina. The highway turns after here and runs in a southeast (northbound)-northwest (southbound) direction, despite still being signed north-south. FM 471 enters the city of San Antonio near the Government Canyon State Natural Area. Near SeaWorld, FM 471 intersects Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop). The highway continues running in the "wrong" direction until intersecting FM 3487. FM 471 turns back to the north and enters Leon Valley and ends at SH 16 (Bandera Road).[2]
History
Previous route
FM 471 was first designated on July 9, 1945 from Dilley to Divot. The highway was then extended further north 5 miles toward Batesville on July 22, 1949. The route was cancelled the next month on August 25. The highway was combined with FM 117.[1]
Current route
FM 471 opened May 23, 1951, running from US 81 (now SH 132) in Natalia to US 90 in Castroville. On January 29, 1953, FM 1105 from US 90 north and east 24.4 miles to a road intersection was cancelled and combined with FM 471. The highway was extended further east to SH 16 later that year on October 28. The highway was extended further south to I-35 on May 6, 1964. On May 27, 1995, the entire route from Loop 1604 to SH 16 was designated Urban Road 471 (UR 471). Like all Urban Roads in Texas, the highway continues to be signed with its FM designation.[1][3]
On December 18, 2014, Minute Order 114165 transferred the section of FM 471 between Loop 1604 and the Leon Valley city limits to the city of San Antonio and deleted it from the state highway system. As a result of the order, the section of FM 471 within Leon Valley will become State Highway Spur 471.[4]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | Natalia | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-35 – Pearsall, San Antonio | Southern terminus of FM 471 |
| 1.2 | 1.9 |  SH 132 north – Lytle | Southern end of SH 132 overlap | ||
| 1.7 | 2.7 | SH 132 south – Devine | Northern end of SH 132 overlap | ||
| 5.2 | 8.4 |  FM 463 south – Devine | Southern end of FM 463 overlap | ||
| 5.7 | 9.2 | FM 463 north – Lytle | North end of FM 463 overlap | ||
| LaCoste | 12.2 | 19.6 |  FM 2790 south – Lytle | ||
| Castroville | 15.9 | 25.6 |  US 90 east – San Antonio | Southern end of US 90 overlap | |
| 17.0 | 27.4 | US 90 west – Hondo | Northern end of US 90 overlap | ||
| 22.6 | 36.4 |  FM 1957 east (Potranco Road) | |||
| Rio Medina | 23.2 | 37.3 |  FM 2676 west – Quihi | ||
| 33.5 | 53.9 |  FM 1283 north – Pipe Creek, Lake Medina | |||
| San Antonio | 34.3 | 55.2 |  SH 211 north (Texas Research Parkway) – Government Canyon State Natural Area | Southern terminus of SH 211 north | |
| Bexar | 39.4 | 63.4 |  FM 1560 north (Galm Road) – Helotes | ||
| 40.8 | 65.7 |  Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) to SH 151 east (Stotzer Freeway) – SeaWorld, Downtown | |||
| 43.4 | 69.8 |  FM 3487 south (Culebra Road) | |||
| Leon Valley | 45.4 | 73.1 | SH 16 (Bandera Road) – Bandera, Downtown | Northern terminus of FM 471 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Texas portal
- U.S. Roads portal
- List of Farm to Market Roads in Southeast Texas
References
- 1 2 3 4 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 471". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- 1 2 "Highway Overview Map of FM 471". Google Maps. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Urban Road No. 471". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ Texas Transportation Commission (December 18, 2014). "Minute Order 114165" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. pp. 1–2. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
External links
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Media related to Farm to Market Road 471 at Wikimedia Commons