Farm to Market Road 9

Farm to Market Road 9
Route information
Length: 24.935 mi[1][nb 1] (40.129 km)
Existed: 1942-1943, 1951 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 79 in Panola
  I-20 in Waskom
US 80 in Waskom
North end: Caddo Lake
Location
Counties: Panola, Harrison
Highway system

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

← FM 8 FM 10 →

Farm to Market Road 9 (FM 9) is a 24.935 mi (40.129 km) farm-to-market road in eastern Texas.[1]

Contents

Route description

FM 9 begins at an intersection with US 79 in the unincorporated community of Panola.[2] The route travels north into Waskom, where it crosses IH 20; access from IH 20 is provided via Exits #633 (eastbound) and #635 (westbound).[3] The route has a brief concurrency with US 80 before turning back toward the north. FM 9 straddles the east side of the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant before ending near the south shore of Caddo Lake.[4][1]

History

A previous FM 9 was formed from Midland south 12 miles in 1942, when the route was designated from part of SH 137. The next year, that route was redesignated as SH 349. It is unknown if this designation was ever signed. That routing has no connection to the current designation.[1]

The current FM 9 was designated in 1951. The original route was the segment from US 79 to FM 451 near Elysian Fields. The route was extended to US 80 in Waskom in 1954, and further north to 1.9 miles south of FM 1999 in 1966. In 1968, it extended north to FM 1999 & FM 2457, and FM 2457 was combined.[1]

Junction list

County Location Mile[5][nb 1] Destinations Notes
Panola
 Panola 0.0 US 79 – Carthage Southern terminus
Harrison
   2.9 FM 451 – Elysian Fields  
  6.4 FM 2625  
Waskom 9.9 I-20  
10.4 US 80 west – Marshall South end of US 80 concurrency
10.6 US 80 east North end of US 80 concurrency
  20.2 FM 1999  
  25.2 Caddo Lake Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ a b The certified length given is shorter than the actual mileage, as the TxDOT description of FM 9 considers it to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with US 80 in Waskom.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 9". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM/FM0009.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 590. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 604. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
  4. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 589. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-09. 
  5. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Farm to Market Road 9 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Farm+to+Market+Rd+9&daddr=Farm+to+Market+Rd+9+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+9+to:Elysian+Fields+Rd%2FFarm+to+Market+Rd+9+to:Elysian+Fields+Rd%2FFarm+to+Market+Rd+9+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+9%2FW+Texas+Ave+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+9+to:Farm+to+Market+Rd+9&hl=en&geocode=FdK97QEdUEZk-g%3BFVko7gEd2BRk-g%3BFYL27gEdBDlk-g%3BFVZ87wEddp5k-g%3BFeSY7wEdIqJk-g%3BFWaZ7wEd-rBk-g%3BFa-A8QEdzRRk-g%3BFUeZ8gEd5CRk-g&mra=mi&mrcr=6&mrsp=7&sz=15&sll=32.675108,-94.100261&sspn=0.031283,0.066047&ie=UTF8&ll=32.570541,-94.001083&spn=0.513265,1.056747&z=11. Retrieved 2011-01-09.