Farm to Market Road 1488

Farm to Market Road 1488
Farm to Market Road 1488
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	41.158 mi (66.237 km)
Existed	1949–present
Major junctions
West end	; Bus. US 290 in Hempstead
East end	I-45 near Conroe
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Highway system
	Highways in Texas; Interstate; US; State; Toll; Loops; Spurs; FM/RM; Park; Rec;

Farm to Market Road 1488, or FM 1488, is a state-maintained farm-to-market road in the U.S. state of Texas. Its western terminus is at an intersection with Business U.S. Highway 290 in Hempstead and travels east-northeast, ending at Interstate 45 between The Woodlands and Conroe. The road travels through rural parts of Waller, Harris, and Montgomery counties and directly through the town of Magnolia.

History

FM 1488 as designated in 1949 from US 290 (now a business route) to FM 1098. In 1952, FM 1488 extended to US 75 (now I-45). In 1968, part of the old location of FM 149 was transferred to FM 1488.^[1]

Junction list

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Waller	Hempstead	Bus. US 290 – Prairie View, Waller, Hockley
	Hempstead	US 290 / SH 6 – Houston, Austin
		FM 1098
		FM 1736
		FM 362 south
Harris	No major junctions
Waller		FM 362 north
Montgomery	Magnolia	FM 1774 – Pinehurst
		FM 149
		FM 2978	Honea Egypt Corner
		SH 242
		I-45 – Conroe	I-45 exit 81.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi