Farm to Market Road 1463

Farm to Market Road 1463
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 7.349 mi[1] (11.827 km)
Major junctions
South end: FM 1093 / FM 359 near Fulshear
  I-10 in Katy
North end: US 90 in Katy
Location
Counties: Fort Bend
Highway system

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

← FM 1462 FM 1464 →

Farm to Market Road 1463 (FM 1463) is a 7.349-mile (11.827 km) farm to market road in Fort Bend County, Texas.[1]

Contents

Route description

FM 1463 begins in rural Fort Bend county, at an intersection with FM 1093 / FM 359.[2] The route travels north through rural areas of Fort Bend County before entering Katy. It has a junction with IH 10 at its Exit #740. After crossing the interstate, the route continues through Katy, passing Katy High School, before ending at at an intersection with US 90 near the Waller County and Harris County lines.[1]

History

FM 1463 was first designated in 1949, along its current routing; its purpose was to connect Katy to the community of Flewellen.[1] The community. near the intersection of FM 1093, FM 359, and FM 1463, existed at least through the 1980s.[3] However, it does not currently appear on TxDOT's maps.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fort Bend County.

Location Mile[4] Destinations Notes
  0.0 FM 1093 / FM 359 – Fulshear Southern terminus
Katy 6.7 I-10 (Katy Fwy.) – San Antonio, Houston  
7.4 US 90 (Highway Blvd.) Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File - Farm to Market Road No. 1463". http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM1000/FM1463.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  2. ^ a b Texas Department of Transportation (PDF). Texas County Map Book (Map). 1:120,000 (2010 ed.). p. 541. http://www.txdot.state.tx.us/travel/county_grid_search.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  3. ^ Stephen L. Hardin. "Flewellen, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/htf04. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  4. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1463 Distances Between Interchanges (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Farm+to+Market+1463&daddr=Farm+to+Market+1463+to:Farm+to+Market+1463&hl=en&geocode=FTcbxQEdt4FJ-g%3BFUpcxgEdmLVJ-g%3BFaB-xgEdEr5J-g&mra=mi&mrcr=1&mrsp=2&sz=18&sll=29.785284,-95.830564&sspn=0.00413,0.008256&ie=UTF8&ll=29.738594,-95.810223&spn=0.13221,0.264187&z=13. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
Fort Bend County highways
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  • Spur 10
  • Spur 58
  • Spur 529
  • Loop 540
  • Loop 541
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  • PR 72
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Farm and Ranch to Market Roads