Farm to Market Road 2448
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 6.026 mi[1] (9.698 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1959[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 I-10 | |||
| North end: |
 SH 17 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Reeves | |||
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Farm to Market Road 2448 (FM 2448) is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The road, located in southwestern Reeves County, connects Interstate 10 (I-10) east of Balmorhea northward to State Highway 17 (SH 17) northeast of Saragosa. The road has no major intersections other than I-10 and SH 17. The road's numerical designation previously was assigned to a former highway in Collin County.
Route description
FM 2448 begins at exit 212 along I-10 5.9 miles (9.5 km) east of Balmorhea. The two-lane road proceeds to the north across gentle terrain in a straight path for six miles (9.7 km) turning only to intersect SH 17 at its northern terminus northeast of Saragosa. The road has no junctions with any other state roads or highways between its endpoints, although Reeves County Road 306, which intersects FM 2448 about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of I-10, becomes FM 1215 one mile (1.6 km) to the west. The road provides a more direct connection between points northward on SH 17 with points eastward on I-10 than SH 17 through Saragosa that intersects I-10 two miles (3.2 km) to the west.[1][2][3][4]
History
FM 2448 was originally designated in 1956 as a route in Collin County between the former route of FM 544 and SH 121.[1] That route was added as an extension to FM 2478 in 1958,[1][5] and that portion of FM 2478 was removed from the state highway system and given to the city of Plano for maintenance in 1987.[5]
The current Reeves County route was designated in 1959.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Reeves County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0 | 0 | I-10 – Van Horn, San Antonio | Southern terminus | ||
| 6.0 | 9.7 | SH 17 – Saragosa, Pecos | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 2448". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 105. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ Google (April 19, 2012). "Route of FM 2448" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ↑ Pecos, Texas (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. 30x60 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1986. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 2478". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
External links
Route map: Bing
Geographic data related to Farm to Market Road 2448 at OpenStreetMap