Ranch to Market Road 2424
Ranch to Market Road 2424 or RM 2424 is a ranch road in south Culberson County. RM 2424 begins at Interstate 10 in Kent, and maintenance ends in south-eastern Culberson County, where it continues as Jones-Kent Road. It is the northern continuation of Texas State Highway 118 which ends at Interstate 10. RM 2424 was first assigned in 1958 and was extended to its current route in 1959.
Route description
Ranch to Market Road 2424 begins at Interstate 10 in Kent. The road, known as Cessna Street, crosses the Union Pacific Railroad,[2] and goes north through Kent. It runs parallel to the Kent Draw,[3] intersecting with Iron Mountain Road at about the 5 mile mark.[4] It continues northwest, crossing Hurds Pass Draw[3] and intersecting with several ranch roads, before ending at Jones-Kent Road.[5] The road continues as Jones-Kent Road.[5] Road 2424 has the town's only store, Kent Mercantile, which includes a gas station. The mercantile store was closed in January, 2011. The post office is still open, serving the nearby ranch community. There is only one family left in Kent.[2]
History
RM 2424 was assigned in August 1958 from U.S. Highway 80 (now Interstate 10) to Iron Mountain Road. The route was extended 9.0 miles (14.5 km) to its current route in 1959.[1] From January 1957 to May 1958, Farm to Market Road 2424 was assigned to a 13 mile stretch of highway northwest of Nacogdoches, Texas. It was replaced in favor of Farm to Market Road 343.
Junction list
| County |
Location |
Mile[1] |
Destinations |
Notes |
Culberson
|
Kent |
0.00 |
I-10 |
Southern terminus |
| |
13.700 |
Jones-Kent Road[5] |
Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Ranch to Market Road No. 2424". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/RM/RM2424.htm.
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – Kent, Texas (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=31.067023,-104.217489&spn=0,359.993101&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=31.06714,-104.217532&panoid=7kQZx_t_7k5EzRzKHuqqqQ&cbp=12,42.16,,0,-3.12. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ a b Texas Transportation Planning and Programming Division (1998). Culberson County Texas (County Number 55, Base Sheet 1) (Map). 1"=2 miles. Texas county highway maps. http://txdot.lib.utexas.edu/txdot-show.html?resolution=50&newWxH=400x400&map.x=59&map.y=103&image=tcculb01.sid&TLx=1642&TLy=2016&px=161&py=33&pr=50&fw=5358&fh=7225. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ Microsoft. Map of RM 2424 and Iron Mountain Road – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=31.13390130677437~-104.20022217885403&lvl=15&sty=r. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ a b c Microsoft. Map of Ranch to Market Road 2424 – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=31.200164411936427~-104.28772656575589&lvl=13&sty=r. Retrieved 2010-04-01.