Ranch to Market Road 2424

Ranch to Market Road 2424 marker

Ranch to Market Road 2424
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 13.700 mi[1] (22.048 km)
Existed: August 29, 1958 – present
Major junctions
South end: I-10 in Kent
North end: Jones-Kent Road in Culberson County
Location
Counties: Culberson
Highway system
← FM 2423FM 2425 →

Ranch to Market Road 2424 or RM 2424 is a ranch road in south Culberson County. RM 2424 begins at Interstate 10 in Kent, and maintenance ends in south-eastern Culberson County, where it continues as Jones-Kent Road. It is the northern continuation of Texas State Highway 118 which ends at Interstate 10. RM 2424 was first assigned in 1958 and was extended to its current route in 1959.

Route description

Ranch to Market Road 2424 from the foothills of the Apache Mountains looking south toward Kent, Texas in the distance. In the far distance are the Davis Mountains.

Ranch to Market Road 2424 begins at Interstate 10 in Kent. The road, known as Cessna Street, crosses the Union Pacific Railroad,[2] and goes north through Kent. It runs parallel to the Kent Draw,[3] intersecting with Iron Mountain Road at about the 5 mile mark.[4] It continues northwest, crossing Hurds Pass Draw[3] and intersecting with several ranch roads, before ending at Jones-Kent Road.[5] The road continues as Jones-Kent Road.[5] Road 2424 has the town's only store, Kent Mercantile, which includes a gas station. The mercantile store was closed in January, 2011. The post office is still open, serving the nearby ranch community. There is only one family left in Kent.[2]

History

Farm to Market Road 2424 was designated on November 1956 as a route from FM 1638 northwest of Nacogdoches, Texas northwest to Red Flat church. In October 1957, FM 2424 extended northwest to FM 225. It was replaced by Farm to Market Road 343 on April 1958. RM 2424 was assigned in August 1958 from U.S. Highway 80 (now Interstate 10) to Iron Mountain Road. The route was extended 9.0 miles (14.5 km) to its current route in 1959.[1]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CulbersonKent0.0000.000 I-10Southern terminus
 13.70022.048Jones-Kent Road[5]Northern terminus
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. "Ranch to Market Road No. 2424". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Google (2010-04-01). "Kent, Texas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Culberson County Texas (County Number 55, Base Sheet 1) (Map). 1"=2 miles. Texas county highway maps. Texas Transportation Planning and Programming Division. 1998. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  4. ↑ Microsoft; Nokia (2010-04-01). "RM 2424 and Iron Mountain Road" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Microsoft; Nokia (2010-04-01). "Ranch to Market Road 2424" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 2010-04-01.

External links

Route map: Bing

Geographic data related to Ranch to Market Road 2424 at OpenStreetMap