Farm to Market Road 13

Farm to Market Road 13
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	20.496 mi[1] (32.985 km)
Existed:	1942[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SH 135 in Troup
	FM 1089 in Troup FM 856 in Henry's Chapel SH 42 in Price Loop 571 near Henderson
East end:	US 79 Bus. / Bus. SH 64-E in Henderson
Location
Counties:	Smith, Cherokee. Rusk
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate • U.S. • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM) ← RM 12 FM 14 → ← SH 323 324 SH 325 →

Farm to Market Road 13, Farm Road 13, or FM 13 is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 20.5-mile (33.0 km) road, located in Smith, Cherokee. and Rusk counties, begins at SH 135 in Troup and travels eastward with a major intersection at SH 42 in Price before terminating at Bus. U.S. 79-F and Bus. SH 64 in Henderson. The road also passes through the town of Henry's Chapel. The road was designated in 1942 and previously was a state highway.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References

Route description

FM 13 begins in Troup at SH 135 in Smith County. The road proceeds along E. Duval St. and then turns south along S. Price St.. The road then turns to the southeast along the edge of town before FM 1089 branches off to the west near the Cherokee County line.^[2][3] The route continues to the southeast to Henry's Chapel where FM 856 branches to the south. The road then goes to the northeast and enters Rusk County before crossing SH 42 in Price. The road then proceeds eastward toward Henderson and intersects Loop 571 west of town. The road enters Henderson following W. Main St. until it terminates at Bus. US 79-F and Bus. SH 64-E.^[3][4]

The road encounters terrain of gentle relief for its entire length.^[5][6]

History

FM 13 was originally designated as State Highway 324 between Henderson and Carlisle in 1939.^[7] The town of Carlisle was renamed Price the following year.^[8] The highway was re-designated FM 13 in 1942.^[1][7] A second, discontinuous segment of the road was designated in 1945 between Troup and the Cherokee-Rusk county line west of Price, and the uniting segment from that county line to Price was designated the next year.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Smith	Troup	0	SH 135 (E. Duval St., N. Ponsard St.) – Jacksonville, Arp	Western terminus
		1.0	FM 1089 (E. Wilkinson Dr.)
Cherokee	Henry's Chapel	5.4	FM 856 – Concord
Rusk	Price	11.8	SH 42 – Jacksonville, Turnertown
		18.1	Loop 571 (Hardy Rd.)
	Henderson	20.5	US 79 Bus. (S. Main St., W. Main St.) / Bus. SH 64-E (N. Main St., W. Main St.)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of Farm to Market Roads in East Texas

References

Smith County highways Interstate Highways I-20 U.S. Highways US 69 US 80 US 271 State Highways SH 31 SH 57 SH 64 SH 110 SH 135 SH 155 State Loops and Spurs Loop 49 Loop 124 Loop 235 Loop 323 Spur 80 Spur 147 Spur 164 Spur 248 Spur 364 State Park Roads Park Road 16 Toll Roads Loop 49 Farm and Ranch to Market Roads FM 13 FM 14 FM 15 FM 16 FM 206 FM 279 FM 344 FM 345 FM 346 FM 724 FM 756 FM 757 FM 838 FM 848 FM 849 FM 850 FM 857 FM 1089 FM 1252 FM 1253 FM 1804 FM 1805 FM 1995 FM 2015 FM 2016 FM 2089 FM 2137 FM 2493 FM 2607 FM 2661 FM 2710 FM 2767 FM 2813 FM 2868 FM 2908 FM 2964 FM 3226 FM 3270 FM 3271 FM 3311 FM 3341

Cherokee County highways U.S. Highways US 69 US 79 US 84 US 175 State Highways SH 21 SH 110 SH 135 SH 204 SH 294 State Loops and Spurs Loop 62 Loop 142 Loop 456 State Park Roads Park Road 50 Park Road 76 Farm and Ranch to Market Roads FM 13 FM 22 FM 23 FM 177 FM 220 FM 235 FM 241 FM 343 FM 346 FM 347 FM 747 FM 752 FM 768 FM 851 FM 855 FM 856 FM 921 FM 1247 FM 1248 FM 1819 FM 1857 FM 1910 FM 1911 FM 2064 FM 2137 FM 2138 FM 2274 FM 2420 FM 2493 FM 2708 FM 2750 FM 2962 FM 2972 FM 3052 FM 3198 FM 3288 FM 3540

Rusk County Highways U.S. Highways US 59 US 79 US 84 US 259 Bannered U.S. Highways Bus. US 79-F Bus. US 259-G State Highways SH 42 SH 43 SH 64 SH 135 SH 149 SH 204 SH 315 SH 322 SH 323 State Loops and Spurs Loop 43 Loop 571 Farm and Ranch to Market Roads FM 13 FM 95 FM 225 FM 348 FM 782 FM 838 FM 839 FM 840 FM 850 FM 918 FM 1249 FM 1251 FM 1513 FM 1639 FM 1662 FM 1716 FM 1797 FM 1798 FM 2011 FM 2012 FM 2089 FM 2276 FM 2420 FM 2496 FM 2658 FM 2753 FM 2867 FM 2907 FM 3053 FM 3055 FM 3135 FM 3231 FM 3310