Farm to Market Road 1472

Farm to Market Road 1472
Route information
Length: 33.4 mi[1] (53.8 km)
Existed: 1955[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: I-35 in Laredo
  Loop 20
SH 255
North end: A point 14.7 miles (23.7 km)
northwest of SH 255
Location
Counties: Webb
Highway system

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

← FM 1471 FM 1473 →

Farm to Market Road 1472 (FM 1472) is a farm-to-market road that connects the Laredo, Texas Industrial Area to the Colombia – Solidarity International Bridge, then running roughly parallel to the Rio Grande into rural Webb County. In the urban sections of Laredo, it is a six-lane route known locally as Mines Road.[1]

Contents

Route description

The southern terminus of FM 1472 is in Laredo, at IH 35 Exit #4. The route travels to the north and crosses Loop 20. It then takes more of a northwesterly direction, paralleling the Rio Grande. It has a junction with SH 255, the Camino Colombia Toll Road, near the Laredo city limits. The route continues through unincorporated Webb County before reaching the end of its designation north of Carricitos Creek. The unimproved roadway continues as Eagle Pass Road.[1][2]

History

FM 1472 was originally designated in 1948 on a route from Crosbyton to Wake School in Crosby County; this route was cancelled and combined with FM 28 in 1954. The current FM 1472 was designated in 1955.[1] The portion of the route between Interstate 35 and SH 255 was officially redesignated as Urban Road 1472 in 1995 due to the growth of the Laredo urban area and the construction of the Columbia-Solidarity International Bridge northwest of the city. As per other urban roads, the signage retains its Farm Road shields.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Webb County.

Location Mile[4] Junction Notes
Laredo 0.0 I-35 Southern terminus
2.2 Loop 20 (Bob Bullock Loop)
18.8 SH 255 (Camino Colombia Toll Road) – Colombia – Solidarity International Bridge
33.4 Eagle Pass Road Northern terminus and continuation

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 1472". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM1000/FM1472.htm. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 325. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Urban Road No. 1472". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/UR/UR1472.htm. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1472 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Farm+to+Market+Rd+1472%2FMines+Rd&daddr=Farm+to+Market+Rd+1472%2FMines+Rd+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+1472%2FMines+Rd+to:Ranch+Rd+1472&hl=en&geocode=Fc64pAEdRrMR-g%3BFeAopQEdOIAR-g%3BFR7QpgEdnkUO-g%3BFXZoqQEdH5oM-g&mra=dme&mrcr=2&mrsp=3&sz=16&sll=27.879231,-99.837374&sspn=0.015743,0.033023&ie=UTF8&ll=27.780164,-99.508667&spn=0.501797,1.056747&z=11. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
Interstates
Interstate Business Routes
U.S. Highways
  • US 59 (Lloyd Bentsen Highway)
  • US 83 (Zapata Highway)
State Highways
State Loops and Spurs
Toll Roads
  • SH 255 (Camino Colombia Toll Road)
Farm and Ranch to Market Roads