Farm to Market Road 655
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| Route information | ||||
| Length: |
7.231 mi[1] (11.637 km) 5.792 miles (9.321 km) mainline 1.439 miles (2.316 km) spur | |||
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| West end: | Texas Department of Corrections Ramsey, Stringfellow, and Terrell Units | |||
| East end: |
 FM 521 in Bonney | |||
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Farm to Market Road 655 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. Ninety-nine percent of FM 655 is a private road for the Texas Department of Corrections, as the Ramsey, Terrell, and Stringfellow units are on this highway. The road itself is five miles (8 km) long, and at the end of the road, there is an FM 655 "spur" to either the left or right, for prison access. Both spurs combined are around two miles (3 km) long.
Route description
FM 655 begins as two spurs at the Ramsey, Stringfellow, and Terrell units of the Texas Department of Corrections in Brazoria County. The mainline of FM 655 follows the northern spur while the FM 655 spur follows the southern spur, with both beginning at prison buildings and heading through farm fields before joining. From here, FM 655 continues east through farmland within the prison. After leaving the prison, the highway heads into Bonney and ends at FM 521.[1][2][3]
History
FM 655 was designated in 1945 to run from SH 288 (now FM 521) west to the Ramsey Prison Farm. In 1980, FM 655 was defined onto its current alignment, with the southern spur added.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Bonney, Brazoria County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | Ramsey Unit of Texas Department of Corrections | |||
| FM 655 Spur | Spur heads south 1.439 miles (2.316 km) | ||||
| 5.792 | 9.321 | FM 521 | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 655". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ↑ Google (October 27, 2011). "overview of Farm to Market Road 655" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ↑ County Grid Map 564 (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2011.