Farm to Market Road 1765
 Farm to Market Road 1765 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.969 mi[1] (12.825 km) | |||
| Existed | 1951–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  FM 2004 in La Marque | |||
 I-45 in La Marque SH 3 in La Marque SH 146 in Texas City | ||||
| East end |  Loop 197 in Texas City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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Farm to Market Road 1765 or FM 1765 is a 7.969-mile (12.825 km) farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas. It begins at FM 2004 in La Marque and heads east to Loop 197 in Texas City. The portion of the route from SH 3 (formerly U.S. Highway 75) to Loop 197 was designated as SH 348 from 1943 until the two routes were combined in 1991.
Route description
FM 1765 begins at an intersection with FM 2004 in La Marque, Galveston County east of the University of Houston Research Center, heading east on two-lane undivided Texas Avenue. The road heads through a mix of housing developments, fields, and woods. The highway heads into commercial areas, turning southeast before a turn to the northeast as a four-lane road. FM 1765 comes to an interchange with I-45 and becomes a seven-lane road with a center left-turn lane, curving east and becoming the border between Texas City to the north and La Marque to the south. The road heads through residential areas with some businesses, coming to an intersection with SH 3 and crossing a Union Pacific railroad line. The highway becomes five lanes with a center left-turn lane and passes through more developed areas, crossing another Union Pacific line and reaching a junction with SH 146. At this point, FM 1765 fully enters Texas City and passes near an oil refinery, turning northeast away from the oil refinery. The road becomes a four-lane undivided road and continues near residential neighborhoods. The highway turns east again and passes a mix of homes and businesses as a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The road passes more residential and commercial development to the north and the oil refinery to the south before passing several commercial establishments and crossing a Union Pacific railroad line. FM 1765 comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with Loop 197.[1][2][3]
History
What is now FM 1765 east of SH 3 was designated as SH 348 in 1943, running from US 75 (SH 3) east to SH 146 (now Loop 197).[4] FM 1765 was first designated in 1951 to run from SH 6 west of Hitchcock east to the former US 75 (SH 3). In 1952, the route west of its present terminus was replaced by FM 2004. FM 1765 was extended east over the length of SH 348 in 1991. In 1995, FM 1765 officially became UR 1765.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Galveston County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| La Marque | 0.000 | 0.000 | FM 2004 | ||
| I-45 (Gulf Freeway) | I-45 exit 12 | ||||
| SH 3 | |||||
| Texas City | SH 146 (36th Street South) | ||||
| 7.969 | 12.825 | Loop 197 (6th Street) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1765". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
- ^ "overview of Farm to Market Road 1765" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ County Grid Map 583 (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 348". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 27, 2011.