Farm to Market Road 103

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Image:Texas FM 103.svg
Farm to Market Road 103
Length: 20.00[1] mi (32.19 km)
Formed: 1944[1]
West end: US 82 at Nocona
East end: Image:Texas FM 2953.svg FM 2953
Highways in Texas
< FM 102 FM 104 Image:Texas FM 104.svg >

Farm to Market Road 103 or FM 103 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of northern Montague County including Spanish Fort, Rowland, Red River Station, and Prairie Valley to Nocona, Texas. FM 103 also intersects with Farm to Market Road 1956 leading to Capps Corner, Texas, FM 2634 leading to Lake Nocona, and other various county secondary roads.

  • Distance: 20.334 miles (32.5 kilometers)
  • Counties: Montague

[edit] History

An unpaved road along the same right-of-way was used since white settlers began traveling south to Nocona in the late 19th Century. Nocona became the economic hub of northern Montague County by the turn of the 20th Century, and improved roads were needed to move goods (particularly cotton, oil, and cattle) to the railroad from the numerous areas of northern Montague County.

[edit] Termini

FM 103 terminates at FM 2953 near Spanish Fort, Texas and at US 82 at Nocona, Texas.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation, [1]