Farm to Market Road 6

Farm to Market Road 6
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 11.479 mi[1] (18.474 km)
Existed: 1942 – present
Major junctions
West end: SH 78 north of Lavon
East end: SH 66 at Caddo Mills
Location
Counties: Collin, Hunt
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • U.S. • TX (LoopsSpursRecFM)

FM 5 FM 7

Farm to Market Road 6, or FM 6 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 Collin and Hunt counties. The road is 11.5 miles long.

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Route description

The road begins at an intersection with SH 78 just north of Lavon. From there, it goes east, passing through Nevada and Josephine. The eastern terminus is at SH 66 in Caddo Mills.

History

FM 6 was originally designated in 1942 as a 4.2-mile road from Caddo Mills to Josephine, replacing Spur 115[2]. It was extended to its current length in 1945.

Junction list

County Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes
Collin north of Lavon 0 SH 78 Western terminus
Nevada 2.9 FM 1138 West end of FM 1138 concurrency
3.5 FM 1138 East end of FM 1138 concurrency
Josephine 7.1 FM 547 (Moore St)
7.2 FM 1777
Hunt Caddo Mills 11.5 SH 66 Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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