| Ranch to Market Road 473 | ||||
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| Length: | 39.733 mi[1] (63.944 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1945 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: | SH 27 in Comfort | |||
| US 87 in Comfort RM 1376 in Sisterdale RM 474 FM 3351 in Kendalia US 281 |
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| East end: | RM 32 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Kendall, Blanco | |||
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Ranch to Market Road 473 (RM 473) is a 39.733 mi (63.944 km) ranch to market road in Kendall and Blanco counties, Texas.[1]
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RM 473 begins in Comfort, at an intersection with SH 27.[2] The route travels through the business district of Comfort, intersecting US 87. While RM 473 does cross I-10], it does not have a direct junction with the freeway. Outside of Comfort, RM 473 continues eastward to Sisterdale, where it has a brief concurrency with RM 1376. It continues eastward through Kendalia and intersects US 281 south of Twin Sisters. The two routes stay merged for about two miles; US 281 continues north while RM 473 resumes a generally eastbound direction. RM 473 ends at an intersection with RM 32.[1][3]
The route was originally designated as FM 473 in 1945, as a short route connecting US 87 in Comfort to rural areas of western Kendall County. The route was extended several times: to Sisterdale in 1949, to RM 474 in 1951, and to US 281 in 1953 (replacing FM 1622). The designation was changed from a FM to RM route in 1956. The addition of the section between US 281 and RM 32 occurred in 1970. Also, while the official designation has not been amended, signage does indicate that the route begins at SH 27, and not at US 87 (or its successor business route).[1]
The total mileage in the table below is greater than that given by TxDOT, because the concurrency with US 281 is not included in its official description or mileage; however, the route is signed as concurrent.
| County | Location | Mile[4] | Junction | Notes |
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| Kendall | Comfort | 0.0 | SH 27 – Center Point | Western terminus |
| 0.4 | US 87 – Boerne, Fredericksburg | |||
| Sisterdale | 12.4 | RM 1376 north – Luckenbach | West end of RM 1376 concurrency | |
| 13.2 | RM 1376 south – Boerne | East end of RM 1376 concurrency | ||
| 19.2 | RM 474 – Boerne | |||
| Kendalia | 26.4 | FM 3351 – Bergheim | ||
| Blanco | 33.9 | US 281 south – San Antonio | West end of US 281 concurrency | |
| Twin Sisters | 35.8 | US 281 north – Blanco | East end of US 281 concurrency | |
| 41.5 | RM 32 – Fischer | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
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