Farm to Market Road 1863

Farm to Market Road 1863
Route information
Length: 17.097 mi[1] (27.515 km)
Existed: 1952 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 281 in Bulverde
  FM 3009 in Bulverde
East end: SH 46 in New Braunfels
Location
Counties: Comal, Bexar
Highway system

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

← FM 1862 FM 1864 →

Farm to Market Road 1863 (FM 1863) is a 17.097 mi (27.515 km) farm to market road located primarily in Comal County, Texas.[1]

Contents

Route description

FM 1863 begins in Bulverde, at an interchange with US 281, and travels east through the southern portion of the city. Due to the manner in which the route was constructed, the route briefly enters Bexar County before returning to Comal County.[2] It has an intersection with FM 3009 near the Bulverde city limits. It continues eastward, eventually entering New Braunfels and ending at a junction with SH 46.[1]

History

Historically, another route known as FM 1863 existed in Nacogdoches County from 1951 to 1953, when that route's mileage was transferred to FM 1274. That became FM 95 in 1964.[3] The current designation for FM 1863 was introduced in 1952; at that time, the route's western terminus was listed as a "road intersection" west of New Braunfels. The designation was extended to US 281 in 1957.[1]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[4] Junction Notes
Comal Bulverde 0.0 US 281 – San Antonio, Johnson City Western terminus
8.6 FM 3009 – Garden Ridge, Schertz
New Braunfels 17.1 SH 46 Eastern terminus

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 1863". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM1500/FM1863.htm. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 403. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  3. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 1274". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM1000/FM1274.htm. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1863 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bulverde+Rd%2FFarm-To-Market+Rd+1863+E&daddr=Farm-To-Market+Rd+1863+E+to:Farm-To-Market+Rd+1863+E&hl=en&geocode=FULYxQEd9v4h-g%3BFdZxxQEdIugj-g%3BFbCCxQEd7Osl-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=29.743075,-98.43433&sspn=0.004015,0.008256&ie=UTF8&ll=29.730396,-98.276825&spn=0.256989,0.528374&z=12. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
Comal County highways
Interstates
Interstate Business Routes
U.S. Highways
State Highways
State Highway Business Routes
  • Bus. SH 46-C
State Loops and Spurs
Park and Recreational Roads
  • PR 31
Farm and Ranch to Market Roads