Farm to Market Road 740

Farm to Market Road 740
Route information
Length:	19.657 mi[1] (31.635 km)
Existed:	1947[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	Malloy Bridge Road at Kaufman-Dallas county line
	I-20 in Mesquite I-30 in Rockwall
north end:	SH 205 in Rockwall
Location
Counties:	Kaufman, Rockwall
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← FM 739 FM 741 →

Farm to Market Road 740 (FM 740), is a FM highway in the U.S. state of Texas. The road runs through more rural land while in Kaufman County; in Rockwall County, the road serves many residents that live on the eastshore of Lake Ray Hubbard.

The highway is notorious amongst locals for its many sharp turns and curves.

Route description

FM 740 starts at the Kaufman-Dallas county line between Seagoville and Forney. The road continues south as Malloy Bridge Road, which runs to I-45 in Wilmer. There is no signage marking the end of FM 740, much less a sign noting the county line. FM 740 runs northeast to I-20 in the easternmost part of Mesquite. FM 740 makes two right angle turns just north of I-20. The first is at FM 548, where northbound traffic must turn right to continue on FM 740 and southbound traffic must stop. The second is about a 1/4 mile northwest of FM 548 at County Road 202.

The highway enters Forney as South Bois d' Arc Street. Near the town square 740 runs a short distance with FM 688 (an old alignment of US 80) before turning north on Pinson Road. FM 740 intersects US 80 before turning left, running out of Forney.

Entering Rockwall County, the highway enters Heath. 740 turns right at FM 1140, where the latter runs closer to the shore of Lake Ray Hubbard. FM 740 enters Rockwall, intersecting I-30 before terminating at SH 205.

History

FM 740 was designated in 1947 from the Rockwall County Line across US 80 to the Dallas County Line. In 1949, FM 740 extended north to FM 550. In 1955, the section of FM 550 from FM 740 to US 67 was transferred to FM 740. In 1959, FM 740 replaced part of the old location of US 80, the rest on the east became a spur connection. The west section of old US 80 was removed from the system. In 1960, the section of FM 740 on old US 80 and FM 740 spur connection were redesignated as part of FM 688. In 1963, FM 740 extended north to SH 205. In 1986, FM 740 was shifted to the west. The old route was cancelled and removed from the state highway system; this would be transferred to FM 548 in 1998. In 1995, the section from FM 1140 to SH 205 became an urban road.

Future

FM 740 in Heath is currently being widened from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. The 1.5-mile expansion is between FM 549 and FM 1140.^[2] The project was approved in 2012 with a budget of $12 million.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kaufman–Dallas county line		0.0	0.0	Malloy Bridge Road	Continuation south
Kaufman	Mesquite	1.3	2.1	FM 2757 east
		1.4	2.3	I-20 – Dallas, Shreveport
		2.6	4.2	FM 548 north (Walnut Lane) – Royse City
	Forney	5.3	8.5	FM 741 south (College Street) – Crandall
		5.8	9.3	FM 688 east (Broad Street) – Terrell	South end of FM 688 overlap
		6.1	9.8	FM 688 west (Broad Street)	North end of FM 688 overlap
		6.4	10.3	US 80 – Dallas, Terrell
		8.8	14.2	FM 460 west (Clemson Drive) to US 80 west
Rockwall	Heath	13.4	21.6	FM 1140 north (Smirl Drive)
		13.8	22.2	FM 549 north / FM 550 east
		15.1	24.3	FM 1140 south (Smirl Drive)
	Rockwall	17.4	28.0	FM 3097 east (Horizon Drive)
		17.8	28.6	I-30 – Dallas, Greenville
		19.6	31.5	SH 205 (Goliad Street) – Rockwall, Terrell
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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