Farm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960) is a farm-to-market road in the U.S. state of Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation. Its western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 290 (US 290) and State Highway 6 (SH 6) in northwestern Harris County. It travels generally to the east, ending at SH 321 in Dayton in western Liberty County. FM 1960 has long been an artery in Greater Houston, though it has been shortened and re-routed over the years. Once consisting of most of the current SH 6 in West Houston as well as its current northern route, it still traverses 26 ZIP codes north of the Houston city limits.
 Farm to Market Road 1960 | ||||
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 FM 1960 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 46.946 mi[1] (75.552 km) | |||
| Existed | 1951[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 6 | |||
| East end |  SH 321 in Dayton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Harris, Liberty | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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FM 1960 is also one of the very few FM roads with a business segment, which runs through the middle of Humble.
History
editBefore becoming a Farm to Market road, part of the route was called Jackrabbit Road.
On June 27, 1995, the section west of FM 2100 had its internal designation changed to Urban Road 1960 (UR 1960).[2] The designation of this segment reverted to FM 1960 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.[3]
In 2011, the segment from SH 249 to Aldine-Westfield Road was designated as Cypress Creek Parkway in an effort to improve the image of the roadway. Landscaped medians with designated turn lanes replaced the broad open center median originally in place.
Historic western termini
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U.S. Highway 290 near Satsuma (May 23, 1951 – September 29, 1954)
U.S. Highway 90 (September 29, 1954 – September 26, 1960)
Farm to Market Road 1093 (September 26, 1960 – September 25, 1962)
U.S. Highway 59 near Sugar Land (September 25, 1962 – November 1, 1968)- U.S. Highway 290 near Satsuma (1968 – present)
Historic eastern termini
edit- Kuykendahl Road at Bammel (May 23, 1951 – December 17, 1952)
- 6.6 Miles east of U.S. Highway 59 (December 17, 1952 – November 21, 1956)
SH-321 (November 21, 1956 – present) (this extension replaced the section of FM 1008) from Huffman to SH-321
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SH 6 south – Sugar Land | Continuation beyond US 290; access from SH 6 is via US 290 only |
| | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 290 (Northwest Freeway) / SH 6 north – Austin, College Station, Hempstead, Houston | Three-level diamond interchange | |
| | 0.8 | 1.3 | North Eldridge Parkway | ||
| | 1.4 | 2.3 | Fallbrook Drive | ||
| | 2.2 | 3.5 | Jones Road | ||
| | 2.3 | 3.7 | Windfern Road | ||
| | 3.8 | 6.1 | Perry Road | ||
| | 4.6 | 7.4 | Mills Road | ||
| Houston | 5.1 | 8.2 |  SH 249 (Tomball Parkway) – Tomball, Houston | Three-level diamond interchange; former FM 149 | |
| | 6.2 | 10.0 | Cutten Road | ||
| | 7.6 | 12.2 | Champion Forest Drive | ||
| | 8.7 | 14.0 | Stuebner Airline Road / Veterans Memorial Drive | ||
| | 9.6 | 15.4 | Walters Road | ||
| | 9.9 | 15.9 | T C Jester Boulevard | ||
| | 11.1 | 17.9 | Kuykendahl Road | Interchange | |
| | 12.0 | 19.3 | Ella Boulevard | ||
| | 13.4 | 21.6 |  I-45 (North Freeway) – Dallas, Conroe, Houston | Three-level diamond interchange; I-45 exit 66 southbound, 66A northbound. | |
| | 14.0 | 22.5 | Imperial Valley Drive | ||
| | 14.9 | 24.0 |  Hardy Toll Road | Three-level diamond interchange | |
| | 16.1 | 25.9 | Treaschwig Road / Bammel Road | ||
| | 16.5 | 26.6 | Aldine Westfield Road | ||
| | 17.6 | 28.3 | Rayford Road / Birnamwood Boulevard | ||
| | 17.9 | 28.8 | Richey Road | ||
| | 19.6 | 31.5 | Cypresswood Drive | ||
| Houston | 20.8 | 33.5 |   FM Bus. 1960 east | Former Loop 184 | |
| | 20.9 | 33.6 |  Lee Road | Access to George Bush Intercontinental Airport | |
| | 21.6 | 34.8 | Kenswick Drive | ||
| | 22.5 | 36.2 | Townsen Boulevard | ||
| Humble | 23.3 | 37.5 |   I-69 / US 59 (Eastex Freeway) – Cleveland, Houston | I-69 / US 59 exit 149 | |
| | 23.9 | 38.5 | North Houston Avenue | ||
| | 24.5 | 39.4 | Wilson Road | ||
| | 24.9 | 40.1 |  FM Bus. 1960 west / First Street East | Former Loop 184 | |
| | 26.8 | 43.1 | Woodland Hills Drive | ||
| | 28.8 | 46.3 | Kings Park Way / Atasca Oaks Drive | ||
| | 29.6 | 47.6 | Atascocita Road | ||
| | 29.8 | 48.0 | West Lake Houston Parkway | ||
| Huffman | 34.5 | 55.5 |  FM 2100 / Crosby Huffman Road[5] | ||
| | 37.1 | 59.7 | Huffman-Eastgate Road | ||
| Liberty | | 40.9 | 65.8 |  FM 686[6] | |
| | 41.8 | 67.3 |  SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway) | ||
| Dayton | 46.9 | 75.5 |    SH 321 to US 90 / SH 146 | Access to US 90 and SH 146 via SH 321 south | |
| 46.9 | 75.5 |  FM 1008 north | Continuation beyond SH 321 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Humble business loop
edit Business Farm to Market Road 1960-A | |
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| Location | Humble |
| Length | 4.124 mi[7] (6.637 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present[7] |
Business Farm to Market Road 1960-A (Bus. FM 1960-A) is an east–west business route of FM 1960. It is 4.1 miles (6.6 km) long and is one of only three Business Farm to Market Roads in Texas.[8] The road begins in Houston northeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and continues through central Humble as Humble Westfield Road to an intersection with the I-69/US 59 freeway. It then continues as First Street before reconnecting with FM 1960 east of Humble.[9][10]
History
editThe route follows a previous alignment of FM 1960 through Humble, which was shifted to its present route through the city on June 21, 1978. At this time, the former alignment was designated State Highway Loop 184. It retained the state loop designation until the current business route was designated on June 21, 1990.[11]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Harris County.
| Location | mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 0.0 |  FM 1960 – Westfield | Western terminus | |
| Humble | 2.5 | 4.0 | I-69 / US 59 (Eastex Freeway) – Houston, Cleveland | I-69/US 59 exit 149. | |
| | 4.1 | 6.6 | FM 1960 – Huffman | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1960". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 1960". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "Minute Order 115371" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ https://maps.google.com
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2100". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 686". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business Farm to Market Road No. 1960-A". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File – Search Results for Business Farm to Market Road". Retrieved August 8, 2010
- ^ a b "Route of Bus. FM 1960-A" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1701. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 184". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
External links
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- Precinct 4, Harris County authority administering most of FM 1960
- Snyder, Mike. "National panel suggests a new path for region / Urban experts call for local leaders to use transportation to guide growth." Houston Chronicle. Thursday July 10, 2008. B1 MetFront.
- Jackson, Kim. "Medians divide FM 1960 community." Houston Chronicle. September 7, 2009.
- "Green Medians Archived February 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce