Farm to Market Road 970

Farm to Market Road 970
Route information
Length: 8.061 mi[1] (12.973 km)
Existed: 1948 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 183 near Andice
East end: SH 195 at Florence
Highway system

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

← FM 969 FM 971 →

Farm to Market Road 970, or FM 970, is a highway in Texas. It runs about 8.6 miles (14 km) from Florence southwestward through Andice until it intersects US 183. The road was designated in 1948.

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Route description

FM 970 begins at an intersection with US 183 in Williamson County, heading east-northeast on a two-lane undivided road. The road heads through open farmland with some homes, passing through the community of Andice. The highway passes through an area of woods, crossing South Berry Creek, and turns to the north-northwest, heading into more agricultural areas. FM 970 curves to the east-northeast again and heads through more farm fields with some residences before crossing Berry Creek in woodland. The road heads back into areas of agriculture and turns north-northwest again. The highway makes another turn to the east-northeast in a wooded area and heads through areas of fields, trees, and homes, crossing into Florence. FM 970 comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with SH 195.[1][2][3]

History

FM 970 was designated onto its current alignment in 1948, running from SH 74 (now US 183) to SH 195. The routing has not changed since.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Williamson County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Andice 0.000 US 183
Florence 8.061 SH 195 (South Patterson Avenue)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation, [1]
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of Farm to Market Road 970 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=TX-332+Loop%2FTexas+State+Highway+Loop+332&daddr=30.6638693,-97.9171815+to:TX-29+E&hl=en&sll=30.66741,-97.915735&sspn=0.017903,0.042272&geocode=FQwP1AEdcK0p-g%3BFb3k0wEdA-cp-imTXHrl0tdahjEQF28PmklbPw%3BFezq0wEdRBEq-g&vpsrc=0&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=15&via=1&t=h&z=15. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (2010). County Grid Map 429 (Map). http://www.txdot.gov/travel/countymapbook2006/Pages/429.pdf. Retrieved October 27, 2011.