Farm to Market Road 1097

Farm to Market Road 1097 marker

Farm to Market Road 1097
Route information
Maintained by TXDOT
Length: 30.222 mi[1] (48.638 km)
Existed: 1948[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: FM 149 east of Richards
  I-45 in Willis
SH 75 in Willis
East end: SH 150 east of New Waverly
Highway system
FM 1096FM 1098

Farm to Market Road 1097 (FM 1097) is a state highway in the U.S. State of Texas. FM 1097 begins at FM 149 in Montgomery, Texas, and ends nearly thirty miles away at Highway 150.[1] Most of the road has only two lanes each direction. The speed limit ranges from 60 mph (97 km/h) to 35 mph (56 km/h). There are very few traffic lights on the highway.

History

FM 1097 crosses Lake Conroe on the Rotary Friendship Bridge

Farm to Market Road 1097 was first designated on December 16, 1948. The highway traveled from an intersection with FM 149 north of Montgomery along its present route to an intersection with U.S. Route 75 in Willis. On July 22 of the next year, the designation was extended 8.9 miles (14.3 km) to the Walker County border. The road was extended 1.2 miles (1.9 km) eastward, to the highway's present eastern terminus, on November 20, 1951. On August 1, 1962, the highway was extended 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northwestward to its present northern terminus.[1]

Major junctions

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Montgomery 0.0000.000CR 3142 (Johnson Road)Western terminus
 6.24310.047 FM 149 (North Liberty Street)Northern terminus of FM 149 concurrency
Montgomery6.74410.853 FM 149 (North Liberty Street)Southern terminus of FM 149 concurrency
Lake Conroe13.206–
14.471
21.253–
23.289
Rotary Friendship Bridge
MontgomeryWillis20.471–
20.513
32.945–
33.012
I-45Exit 94 on I-45
21.274–
21.349
34.237–
34.358
SH 75 (Danville Street)Short concurrency through central Willis
Walker 30.22248.638 SH 150Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation File: Farm to Market Road No. 1097
  2. Statewide Planning Map (Map). Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 22, 2013.