Farm to Market Road 2493
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: | 21.17 mi[1] (34.07 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1957 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 FM 177 west of Mixon | |||
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 Loop 323 in Tyler | ||||
| North end: |
 US 69 in Tyler | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Cherokee, Smith | |||
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Farm to Market Road 2493, or FM 2493, in the eastern part of Texas (USA), is a major thoroughfare that is approximately 21 miles (34 km) in length from an intersection with FM 177 west of Mixon northwestward, then north through Bullard, Flint, Gresham, then into Tyler where it intersects US 69. The road is located in far north-central Cherokee County and south-central Smith County. As of 1995, the section of the road from Gresham to Tyler is considered an Urban Road but is still signed as a Farm to Market Road.[2]
FM 2493 has 2 local street names: Houston Street in Bullard and Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. Rural at its southern end, the road gets progressively urban as it gets closer to Tyler. FM 2493 passes by a landscape of rolling hills of trees and pastures/farmland on the portions that have not been developed. All of FM 2493 has had 2 lanes and no shoulders, but parts of the road in and near Tyler are changing to a widened 4-lane as traffic increases.
The original section of FM 2493, from the US 69 intersection south of Bullard, north for 16.1 miles (25.9 km) was commissioned by Minute Order in 1957, then another Minute Order added in 1962, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) more, intersecting the road with FM 177 west of Mixon. It is unclear, exactly when any part of FM 2493 was built. The road serves the 3 towns of Bullard, Flint, and Gresham, and the city of Tyler. The southern terminus intersection connects to FM 177, which goes east to Mixon and west to Mount Selman; while the northern terminus intersection connects to US 69, which goes south to Jacksonville, and north around downtown Tyler to Lindale and Mineola. Besides its county road intersections, FM 2493 briefly multiplexes with US 69 south of Bullard, crosses FM 344 in Bullard and FM 346 in Flint, intersects FM 2813 and crosses Loop 49 in Gresham, intersects TX 57 and crosses Loop 323 in Tyler. The only other intersections on FM 2493 are its termini at FM 177 west of Mixon and at US 69 in Tyler.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cherokee | 0 | 0 | FM 177 – Mixon, Mount Selman | Southern terminus | |
| 5.1 | 8.2 | US 69 south – Jacksonville | Southern end of US 69 concurrency | ||
| 5.4 | 8.7 | US 69 north – Tyler | Northern end of US 69 concurrency | ||
| Smith | Bullard | 7.1 | 11.4 |  FM 344 – Teaselville, Troup | |
| Flint | 12 | 19 |  FM 346 – Teaselville, Whitehouse | ||
| 14.2 | 22.9 |  FM 2813 – Gresham | |||
 Loop 49 Toll – Tyler | |||||
| Tyler |   SH 57 to SH 155 | ||||
| Loop 323 | |||||
| 21.17 | 34.07 | US 69 – Mineola, Jacksonville | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation,
- ↑ Texas Department of Transportation, Highway Designation Files, June 27, 1995. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ↑ Cherokee County, Texas map (#1) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
Smith County, Texas map (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
