Farm to Market Road 1462 (FM 1462) is a farm to market road located in Brazoria and Fort Bend counties, Texas.[1]
 Farm to Market Road 1462 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 32.099 mi[1] (51.658 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 36 in Damon | |||
 SH 288 | ||||
| East end |  SH 35 in Alvin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Brazoria, Fort Bend | |||
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Route description
editFM 1462 begins at SH 36 at the community of Damon in Brazoria County.[2] The road follows a northeasterly path, entering Fort Bend County and turning to the east. It has a junction with FM 762, which provides access to Brazos Bend State Park and the George Observatory via PR 72. FM 1462 crosses over the Brazos River and returns to Brazoria County.[3] Seven miles east of the bridge is Rosharon and the intersection of FM 521. The route then has an interchange with the SH 288 freeway. The route travels past several newer neighborhoods and subdivisions before entering Alvin and ending at an intersection with SH 35 (future SH 99) near Alvin Community College.[1][4]
History
editFM 1462 was originally designated in Brazoria County on July 14, 1949, connecting SH 288 near Rosharon to SH 35 in Alvin. The route was extended to the Brazos River crossing at the county line on September 27, 1960, and then through Fort Bend County and to SH 36 at Damon on October 10, 1961. The extension to Damon usurped the short-lived FM 2715 and the western portion of FM 762.[1]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Brazoria | Damon | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 36 – Needville, West Columbia | Western terminus |
| Fort Bend | | 7.9 | 12.7 |    FM 762 to PR 72 – Brazos Bend State Park | |
| Brazoria | Rosharon | 18.0 | 29.0 |  FM 521 – Sandy Point, Bonney | |
| | 20.2 | 32.5 | SH 288 (Nolan Ryan Expwy.) – Pearland, Lake Jackson | ||
| Alvin | 32.0 | 51.5 |  Bus. SH 35 – Alvin | ||
| 32.1 | 51.7 | SH 35 (Alvin Bypass) – Pearland, Angleton | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1462". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1919. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1920. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1883. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1462 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-09.