Farm to Market Road 118

Farm to Market Road 118
Route information
Length: 11.392 mi[1] (18.334 km)
Existed: 1945 – present
Major junctions
South end: FM 499
  SH 224
North end: FM 512
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM)

← FM 117 FM 119 →
← SH 354 SH 355 SH 356 →

Farm to Market Road 118 (FM 118) is a 11.392-mile (18.334 km) farm to market road in Hunt County, Texas.[1]

Contents

Route description

FM 118 begins at FM 499 (the former route of US 67 prior to the construction of IH 30) in eastern Greenville.[1][2][3] It travels to the north, crossing SH 224 just north of the city. It has an intersection with FM 1566, where the road turns to the east.[4] FM 118 soon resumes a northerly direction before ending at FM 512 in the community of South Sulphur, west of Commerce.[4][1]

A spur connection connects FM 118 to the community of Jacobia. While signed as Spur 118 using the standard state "Spur" shield, it is not related to the route officially designated Spur 118 (now Loop 118), located in Denton County.[1][5]

History

FM 118 was designated from US 67 (now FM 499) to SH 24 (redesignated as SH 224 in 1979 when SH 24 was realigned to the east) in 1945.[1][6] The designation was extended to Jacobia the same year. The southern portion of the route, from present-day FM 499 to SH 224, was designated as SH 355 from 1946 until 1947. The extension from Jacobia to South Sulphur over FM 1738, as well as designation of the Jacobia spur, occurred in 1953.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hunt County.

Location Mile[7] Destinations Notes
Greenville 0.0 FM 499 Southern terminus
  2.1 SH 224 – Commerce, Greenville  
Jacobia 5.9 FM Spur 118  
  7.2 FM 1566  
South Sulphur 11.3 FM 512 Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 118". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM/FM0118.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 499". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM/FM0499.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 506. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  4. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 528. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  5. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway Loop No. 118". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SL/SL0118.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  6. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 224". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0224.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  7. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Farm to Market Road 118 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Fannin+St%2FFarm+to+Market+Rd+118&daddr=Farm+to+Market+Rd+118+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+118+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+118+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+118&geocode=FZyr-QEdbQpG-g%3BFTok-gEdZg5G-g%3BFSjn-gEdOjpG-g%3BFSku-wEdlT5G-g%3BFZWW-wEdkQBH-g&hl=en&mra=mi&mrcr=3&mrsp=4&sz=18&sll=33.264913,-96.010407&sspn=0.003866,0.008256&ie=UTF8&ll=33.207095,-95.978279&spn=0.247615,0.528374&z=12. Retrieved 2011-01-05.