Farm to Market Road 640

Farm to Market Road 640 marker

Farm to Market Road 640
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 3.016 mi[1] (4.854 km)
Existed: May 23, 1951[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: FM 102 near Glen Flora
North end: FM 1161 in Spanish Camp
Location
Counties: Wharton
Highway system
← FM 639FM 641 →

Farm to Market Road 640 (FM 640) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that remains within Wharton County. The three-mile long highway starts at FM 102 east of Glen Flora, heads to the north and ends at FM 1161 in Spanish Camp.

Route description

A two-lane highway along its entire route, FM 640 begins at a stop sign on FM 102 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to the east of Glen Flora.[2] According to the United States Geological Survey 1953 Glen Flora 7.5' quadrangle map, the intersection is midway between Glen Flora and the one-time community of Sorrelle.[3] FM 640 heads straight to the north-northeast for 0.8 miles (1.3 km) then curves sharply to the northwest.[2] Just after the curve, the highway crosses Baughman Slough, a small watercourse.[3] After going northwest for a short distance, FM 640 bends to the right twice until it is going to the north-northeast. After about 1.0 mile (1.6 km) from the first curve, the highway curves to the north-northwest. For the next 0.9 miles (1.4 km), FM 640 goes in a straight line to the north-northwest. After curving to the left and right, FM 640 goes 0.3 miles (0.5 km) before coming to a stop sign at FM 1161 in Spanish Camp.[2] In its final stretch the highway crosses Peach Creek and there were a number of natural gas wells in the area in 1952.[4]

History

FM 1161 curves sharply to the northeast at its junction with FM 640 in Spanish Camp

FM 640 was originally designated on July 2, 1945 to start in Navarro County at a cemetery to the northeast of Streetman. From the cemetery, the highway went southwest about 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the Freestone County line. On July 3, 1946, the highway was canceled and the right-of-way was transferred to FM 246. On September 10, 1968 this section of FM 246 was renumbered as FM 416(640 was already taken). On May 23, 1951, FM 640 was redesignated to start at FM 102 near Glen Flora in Wharton County and continue in a northerly direction to FM 1161 in Spanish Camp. The distance was estimated at 3.1 miles (5.0 km).[1]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Wharton County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Glen Flora0.00.0 FM 102 – Eagle Lake, WhartonSouthern terminus of FM 640
Spanish Camp3.04.8 FM 1161 – Egypt, HungerfordNorthern terminus of FM 640
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 640". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Google (June 9, 2013). "Farm to Market Road 640" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 1953 Glen Flora 7.5' quad
  4. ↑ 1952 Egypt 7.5' quad