Farm to Market Road 1459 (FM 1459) is a farm to market road in Brazoria County, Texas.[1]
 Farm to Market Road 1459 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.240 mi[1] (18.089 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 524 in Sweeny | |||
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| North end |  FM 1301 southeast of Danciger | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Brazoria | |||
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Route description
editFM 1459 begins at a blinking light, at the intersection of FM 524 in the heart of Sweeny.[2] Traveling along Second Street, the highway makes two 90 degree curves: one to the northwest, passing Sweeny Community Hospital, then to the northeast, leaving town in a northerly direction. It crosses FM 522 and then SH 35 to the southwest of West Columbia.[3] FM 1459 turns to the northwest, passing small communities such as Camp Karankawa alongside the San Bernard River, to its northern end at FM 1301 near Danciger.[1][4]
History
editFM 1459 was designated on July 22, 1949, from SH 35 to FM 524 in Sweeny. The northern extension from SH 35 to FM 1301 occurred on June 1, 1965.[1]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Brazoria County.
| Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sweeny | 0.0 | 0.0 | FM 524 | Southern terminus | |
| | 3.2 | 5.1 |  FM 522 | ||
| | 4.6 | 7.4 |  SH 35 – Bay City, West Columbia | ||
| | 11.3 | 18.2 | FM 1301 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1459". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 565. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 564. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 543. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1459 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-06.