Farm to Market Road 17

Farm to Market Road 17
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 34.590 mi[1] (55.667 km)
Existed: 1942[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: SH 64 near Canton
 

I-20 in Canton
SH 110 in Grand Saline
US 80 in Grand Saline
US 69 in Alba

SH 182 in Alba
North end: SH 154 / FM 2966 in Yantis
Location
Counties: Van Zandt, Wood
Highway system

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

← FM 16 FM 18 →

Farm to Market Road 17, or FM 17 is a farm to market road, a state maintained road which serves to connect rural and agricultural areas to market towns, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Van Zandt and Wood counties. The road is 34.6 miles (55.7 km) long.[1]

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Route description

The road begins at an intersection with SH 64 near Canton, Texas. From there, it goes northeast, intersecting Interstate 20 at an interchange. The road continues on to SH 110 in Grand Saline, Texas. The road then follows SH 110 to US 80. The road follows US 80 before heading northeast and north to FM 515. The road follows FM 515 east and then heads north and east to SH 154 in Yantis, Texas. [1]

History

FM 17 was originally established in 1942 from Grand Saline to Alba, replacing a part of SH 110. The road was extended southwest 7 miles in 1945. That same year, the road was extended to Canton, its current southern terminus. It was extended to Yantis in 1947. It extended along old US 69 in Alba in 1954. In 1958, it extended east 4 miles from Yantis. In 1961, the section from Yantis east 4 miles was transferred to FM 2225 which became part of FM 2966 in 1980. In 1980, FM 17 was relocated along FM 515 over Lake Fork Reservoir when the reservoir was impounded.

Major intersections

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Van Zandt
   0 SH 64 Southern terminus
  FM 1255
Canton I-20 – Dallas, Shreveport, LA
  FM 1652
Grand Saline SH 110 south Begin overlay of SH 110
US 80 west / SH 110 Begin overlay of US 80; SH 110 terminates
US 80 east End overlay of US 80
Wood
   FM 779
Alba US 69
SH 182
  FM 515 west Begin overlay of FM 515
Lake Fork Reservoir
  FM 515 east End overlay of FM 515
  FM 514
Yantis SH 154 / FM 2966 Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

U.S. Roads portal
Texas portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 17". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM/FM0017.htm. Retrieved 2011-9-13.