Ranch to Market Road 2810

Ranch to Market Road 2810
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 31.957 mi[1] (51.430 km)
Existed: 1962[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: Pinto Canyon Road[2]
North end: US 90 in Marfa
Location
Counties: Presidio
Highway system

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

← FM 2809 FM 2811 →

Ranch to Market Road 2810 or RM 2810 is the paved, state-maintained portion of the Pinto Canyon Road between Ruidosa and Marfa in Presidio County. RM 2810 is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as part of the state's system of Farm and Ranch to Market Roads and comprises roughly three-fifths of the overall length of the route.

Contents

Route description

The southern terminus of RM 2810 is at a point 32.0 miles (51.5 km) southwest of Marfa along the Pinto Canyon Road where pavement and state maintenance begins in Cleveland Flat near Wild Horse Draw. The 32.0-mile (51.5 km), two-lane road proceeds to the northwest along the northern fringe of the Cuesta del Burro range of the Chinati Mountains. The road then emerges onto Ryan Flat approaching Marfa.[3] In town, the road turns north along S. Hoover St. to its terminus at US 90.[4]

History

RM 2810 was originally designated as a 10.0-mile (16.1 km) route extending southwest from US 90 in Marfa. The route was extended an additional 8.0 miles (12.9 km) the following year, and 14.0 miles (22.5 km) further to its present length in 1965.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Presidio County.

Location Mile[4] Destinations Notes
  0.0 Pinto Canyon Rd. Southern terminus and continuation
Marfa 32.0 US 90 (W. San Antonio St.) – Van Horn, Alpine Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Pinto Canyon County Road

The Pinto Canyon Road extends from the southern terminus of RM 2810 to FM 170 at Ruidosa. This challenging 19.8-mile (31.9 km) county road passes through the Chinati Mountains along Pinto Canyon before emerging onto the valley of the Rio Grande.[4][3][5] The county road is unpaved and infrequently maintained.

References

U.S. Roads portal
Texas portal
  1. ^ a b c Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Ranch to Market Road No. 2810". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/RM/RM2810.htm. Retrieved 2011-1-8. 
  2. ^ Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 99. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-1-8. 
  3. ^ a b United States Geological Survey (PDF). Marfa, Texas-Chihuahua (Map). 1:100,000. 30x60 Minute Series (Topographic) (1985 ed.). http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5201037&quad=Marfa&state=TX&grid=30X60&series=Map%20GeoPDF. Retrieved 2011-1-8. 
  4. ^ a b c Google, Inc. Google Maps – Route of Pinto Canyon Road (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Pinto+Canyon+Rd&daddr=Ranch+Rd+2810+to:S+Hoover+St%2FRanch+Rd+2810&geocode=Fb6AyQEdvLTC-Q%3BFRn5ygEdujrG-Q%3BFUByzgEd_p_M-Q&hl=en&mra=mi&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=19&doflg=ptm&sll=30.306519,-104.031199&sspn=0.001211,0.00327&ie=UTF8&ll=30.161752,-104.302826&spn=0.620984,1.674042&z=10. Retrieved 2011-1-8. 
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey (PDF). Presidio, Texas-Chihuahua (Map). 1:100,000. 30x60 Minute Series (Topographic) (1993 ed.). http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5201064&quad=Presidio&state=TX&grid=30X60&series=Map%20GeoPDF. Retrieved 2011-1-8. 
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