Farm to Market Road 1905

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Farm to Market Road 1905

Length:

2.17 mi^[1] (3.49 km)

Formed:

November 20, 1951^[1]

West end:

NM 225 at the New Mexico state line in Anthony

Major
junctions:

in Anthony

East end:

I-10 in Anthony

Highways in Texas
< FM 1904		FM 1906 >

Farm To Market Road 1905 (FM 1905) is the first road that Interstate 10 interchanges with in Texas from New Mexico.^[2] FM 1905 is a local road in the town of Anthony, which is located on the border with New Mexico. FM 1905 begins at the New Mexican border with New Mexico State Road 225, and ends at Interstate 10 in Anthony. There is a short discontinuous segment at SH 20 along the way. FM 1905 was first assigned in 1951 and was extended to its current route in 1969.

1 History
2 Route description
3 Future
4 Major intersections
5 See also
6 References

[edit] History

FM 1905 was assigned in November 1951 from the state line to U.S. Highway 80 (now State Highway 20).^[1] As the route was extended, it reached I-10, stretching for 1.9 miles and later to its current route in 1969.^[1]

[edit] Route description

Farm To Market Road 1905 begins at the New Mexico border and New Mexico State Road 225 in Anthony.^[3] The road, known as West Washington Street, parallels the New Mexico-Texas border as it heads eastward towards downtown Anthony. There are intersections with local roads before intersecting and becoming discontinuous at SH 20 at .8 of a mile. FM 1905 continues eastward again about .1 of a mile further south along SH 20, now heading towards Interstate 10 on Franklin Street. FM 1905 passes to the south of Enrique Miramontes Memorial Park and leaves downtown Anthony.^[3]

Communities
Anthony

FM 1905 becomes known as Antonio as it enters the outskirts of Anthony, where it intersects with Spur 6 before coming to an end at Exit 0 of Interstate 10.^[3] Attractions along Road 1905 include the Anthony Street/Park yard on Antonio Street.^{[citation needed]} Road 1905 also has much of the towns food and groceries, including a McDonalds, Big 8 Food Store, Subway and several no-name resturants including the Rose Garden.^[4]

[edit] Future

The 1400-1600 block on Antonio Street is planned to be used for a new soccer field for the Anthony Desert Rats.^{[citation needed]} The completion date for the project is currently unspecified.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]^[3]	Roads intersected	Notes
El Paso	Anthony	0.00	NM 225	New Mexico state line, western terminus of FM 1905
		0.8	SH 20	Short discontinuous segment at SH 20
		2.0	Spur 6	Northern terminus of Spur 6
		2.17	I-10	Eastern terminus of FM 1905. Exit 0 (I-10)