Talk:Texas state highway system

Ranch Road 1?

Is this how it's signed?

Does anyone know how "Ranch Road 1" is signed (if at all)? It's not a Ranch to Market Road, as there is a Farm to Market Road 1. --SPUI (T - C - RFC - Curpsbot problems) 15:28, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

check this link:

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/glossary.htm, look for ranch road (RR).

Technically, it's part of the farm to market system. It seems to be the only number designated by TxDOT that has both a Farm to Market :AND a "Ranch to Market", in this case, it's called a ranch road. I don't know for sure, but I think it uses the ranch road 1 sign :

This one...

...not this one.

. See also Ranch to Market Road, :lines 5-7. 25or6to4 16:04, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm. I guess it's nothing to worry about until someone writes the article. --SPUI (T - C - RFC - Curpsbot problems) 17:05, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Toll shield

Does anyone know exactly when TXDOT adopted the toll shields? --SPUI (T - C - RFC - Curpsbot problems) 08:12, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Something else to be considered is special toll-road shields with names instead of numbers. Examples: Sam Houston Tollway, Westpark Toll Road, Hardy Toll Road, etc. These toll roads in the Houston area have special signs in addition to the numbered road shields. Erzahler 20:10, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

The majority of these exist already. , , ect...--Holderca1 20:21, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I mentioned it because I didn't see it mentioned on the main page. Erzahler 22:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Those aren't state owned or maintained. That is the reason they not on the page. Though they do deserve a mention. --Holderca1 12:18, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Urban roads?

What is the policy/common practice for writing articles about FM/RM roads that have been entirely converted to Urban Roads? Should the article be called Urban Road ### or should it retain the Farm to Market Road ### title and the article mention that its technical classification is UR? I think having the actual article titled Urban Road would be better, since that's the actual name of the road, but having the FM name redirect. Perhaps I'm just overthinking this entirely? Wyv 00:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

• I personally would side with the FM/RM designation vs. the UR. The only place that the UR is recognized is the TXDOT files. All the roads are still signed as FM/RM, and that's what they're known and referred to as publicly and traditionally. 25or6to4 20:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I went a mixed approach on this one. For the case I described, I created the article as FM (see FM 3504) but described how it is technically known as a UR. Seemed like a good fit to me.

Go with a single article at Farm/Ranch to Market Road X with a redirect at Urban Road X. As 25or6to4 said, they are all still signed as FM/RM roads and also referred to that as well. Although typically, UR are referenced as their specific street name in urban areas rather than FM/RM or UR, but the signing is still there. --Holderca1 20:55, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Reference template

I added a reference to a Google Maps link in the History section for TX-66. Can someone refine this reference link? I'm not sure how to do it. Thought I had it but what I did didn't work. Erzahler (talk) 19:01, 4 August 2009 (UTC)