Farm to Market Road 390
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| Farm to Market Road 390 |
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| Length: | 29.645[1] mi (47.71 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1945[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |  US 290 in Burton |
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| Major junctions: |
 SH 36 |
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| East end: |  SH 105 |
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Farm to Market Road 390, or FM 390, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It has been designated as a scenic route by the state of Texas[2] and the road shields are thus of a different color than standard farm-to-market shields. The brown sign are the same color as recreational signs.
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[edit] History
The road is known as La Bahía Road and was used before European settlement. The original trail extended from present-day western Louisiana into southeast Texas, and the trail was extended by the Spanish by 1690 through eventually to Goliad. [3] The road was later used by American settlers settling in Texan colonies.
The original FM 390 was established in 1945 and eventually extended to State Highway 105. Before the eastern end of the road, a short county road extends to the east close to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park.
[edit] Historic termini
From Burton:[1]
1945-1951: SH 36
1951-1954: Rural Washington County
1954-1958: William Penn Road near Independence
1958-1975: 
SH 90
[edit] Counties traversed
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 390.
- ^ Texas Legislature, Transportation Code Chapter 225 Section A. http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/TN/content/htm/tn.006.00.000225.00.htm
- ^ La Bahía Road, Handbook of Texas Online.http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/exl1.html
