Farm to Market Road 3040

Farm to Market Road 3040 marker

Farm to Market Road 3040
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 6.043 mi[1] (9.725 km)
Existed: 1966[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: FM 2499 in Flower Mound
 
Bus. SH 121 in Lewisville
East end: I-35E in Lewisville
Location
Counties: Denton
Highway system
FM 3039FM 3041

Farm to Market Road 3040 (FM 3040) is a highway in the farm to market road system of Texas. It runs about 6.0 miles (9.7 km) from Flower Mound to Lewisville in Denton County.[1]

Route description

FM 3040 begins at the intersection of FM 2499 and Flower Mound Road in Flower Mound. It travels eastward along Flower Mound Road, passing near the town's namesake, into Lewisville, where it is known as Round Grove Road. It crosses Bus. SH 121 and passes Vista Ridge Mall before ending at I-35E exit #448B.[1][2]

History

FM 3040 was first designated in 1966. Its original routing was from the current western terminus at FM 2499 eastward to what was then SH 121 (now the business route) in Lewisville. It was extended to Interstate 35E the following year.[1]

As with many farm to market roads in urban areas, the official designation was changed to Urban Road 3040 (UR 3040) in 1995.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Denton County.

Locationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Flower Mound0.00.0 FM 2499 (Long Prairie Rd.) Grapevine, Highland VillageWestern terminus; continues as Flower Mound Rd. under local jurisdiction
Lewisville4.77.6
Bus. SH 121 Coppell
1.32.1 I-35E (Stemmons Fwy.) / US 77 Dallas, DentonEastern terminus; continues as Hebron Pkwy. under local jurisdiction
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm to Market Road No. 3040". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 481. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Urban Road No. 3040". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. Google (2011-10-03). "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 3040 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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