Farm to Market Road 2919

Farm to Market Road 2919 marker

Farm to Market Road 2919
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 7.095 mi[1] (11.418 km)
Existed: May 6, 1964 (1964-05-06)[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: SH 60 in East Bernard
  Loop 541 in Kendleton
East end:
I-69 / US 59 in Kendleton
Location
Counties: Fort Bend, Wharton
Highway system
← FM 2918FM 2920 →

Farm to Market Road 2919 (FM 2919) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. The two-lane highway begins at State Highway 60 (SH 60) in East Bernard within Wharton County, heads in a generally southeasterly direction, and ends at U.S. Route 59 (US 59) in Kendleton within Fort Bend County.

Route description

A two-lane road, FM 2919 starts at a stop sign on SH 60 at the southern edge of East Bernard in Wharton County and heads in an easterly direction for about 2.4 miles (3.9 km). After veering to the southeast for another 0.8 miles (1.3 km) the highway crosses the San Bernard River and enters Fort Bend County near the Bay Ridge Christian College. From the river to the tiny community of Powell Point is 1.1 miles (1.8 km). FM 2919 continues to the southeast for another 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to Loop 541 and the Union Pacific Railroad in Kendleton. From Loop 541 to the US 59 feeder road and overpass is a short block.[2]

History

FM 2919 was originally designated on May 6, 1964, to begin at US 90A in Kendleton in Fort Bend County, go about 3.8 miles (6.1 km) to the northwest and end at the San Bernard River. On January 18, 1967, a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) section of FM 1164 between SH 60 and the San Bernard River in Wharton County was transferred to FM 2919. On June 21, 1977, FM 2919 was extended about 0.1 miles (0.16 km) southeast from US 59 to the proposed US 59.[1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WhartonEast Bernard0.00.0 SH 60 – Wharton, WallisWestern terminus of FM 2919
Fort BendKendleton7.011.3 Loop 541
7.111.4 US 59 – Wharton, RosenbergEastern terminus of FM 2919
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 2919". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ Google (May 7, 2013). "Farm to Market Road 2919" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
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