Farm to Market Road 3043

Farm to Market Road 3043
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 4.925 mi[1] (7.926 km)
Existed: 1966[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 81 in Bowie
East end: Lama Road near Fruitland
Location
Counties: Montague
Highway system

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

← FM 3042 FM 3044 →

Farm to Market Road 3043 (FM 3043) is a farm to market road in Montague County, Texas.[1]

Contents

Route description

FM 3043 begins at US 81 in Bowie.[2] The route runs to the northeast along Pelham Street, past Pelham Park, before turning to the southeast along East Nelson Street. It leaves Bowie and enters the farming areas east of the city along Brushy Creek.[3] State maintenance and the FM 3043 designation end near the intersection of Orchard and Lama Roads.[1]

History

FM 3043 was designated along its current route in 1966. The designation file notes it as running from US 287 (then concurrent with US 81) in Bowie to its current southern terminus.[1] As US 287 was moved to a freeway west of the city in 1980, FM 3043 no longer intersects that route.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Montague County.

Location Mile[5] Destinations Notes
Bowie 0.0 US 81 (E. Wise St.) – Decatur, Ringgold Western terminus
  4.9 Lama Rd. / Orchard Rd. Eastern terminus; state maintenance ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 3043". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM3000/FM3043.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 419. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  3. ^ "Brushy Creek (Montague County)". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbbks. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  4. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 174". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM/FM0174.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  5. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Farm to Market Road 3043 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bushy+Rd%2FFarm+to+Market+Rd+3043&daddr=Farm+to+Market+Rd+3043%2FPelham+St&hl=en&geocode=FbRy_wEdCyYs-g%3BFRjx_wEdoiUr-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=33.553251,-97.833703&sspn=0.015414,0.033023&ie=UTF8&ll=33.534527,-97.770252&spn=0.123915,0.264187&z=13. Retrieved 2011-01-13.