Farm to Market Road 1750 (FM 1750) is a farm to market road located primarily in Taylor County, Texas.[1]
 Farm to Market Road 1750 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.019 mi[1] (19.343 km) | |||
| Existed | 1951[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH 36 | |||
| North end | SH 36 in Abilene | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Callahan, Taylor | |||
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Route description
editFM 1750 begins at SH 36; this intersection is actually located in Callahan County.[2] The route travels to the west and quickly enters Taylor County, passing Potosi before turning north and into Abilene.[3] It crosses the Loop 322 freeway west of Abilene Regional Airport and passes to the west of Lytle Lake before ending at another intersection with SH 36.[1]
History
editFM 1750 was first designated on May 23, 1951; the original route was a section southward 6.1 miles (9.8 km) from SH 36 in Abilene, but it was extended through Potosi and to another connection with SH 36 on December 17, 1952, adding 6.2 miles (10.0 km).[1] On June 27, 1995, the northern section between FM 707 to SH 36 in Abilene was internally redesignated as Urban Road 1750 (UR 1750), but was redesignated back to FM 1750 on November 15, 2018.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Callahan | | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 36 – Cross Plains | Southern terminus |
| Taylor | | 4.6 | 7.4 |  FM 204 | |
| | 6.5 | 10.5 |  FM 707 | ||
| Abilene | 10.2 | 16.4 |  Loop 322 (Jake Roberts Fwy.) | ||
| 12.0 | 19.3 | SH 36 (11th St.) | 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. 1750". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 309. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-13.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 308. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-13.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 1750". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1750 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-13.