Farm to Market Road 179
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 106.931 mi[1] (172.089 km) | |||
Existed | 1945[1]–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Dawson, Lynn, Lubbock, Hale | |||
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Farm to Market Road 179 (FM 179) is a farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway runs from U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) in Lamesa to State Highway 194 (SH 194) approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Plainview.
History
FM 179 was first designated on June 11, 1945 along a county road in Dawson County. From 1948 to 1953 the highway ran from Lamesa to Welch at SH 137. FM 179 was redesignated along a new route with 6.4 miles (10.3 km) of the highway to Welch being redesignated as FM Road 2053.[2] In 1960 FM 179 gained 17.8 miles (28.6 km) when it was combined with FM 2081.[3] In 1964 the highway gained another 21.6 miles (34.8 km) from FM 594,[4] 11.2 miles (18.0 km) from FM 401,[5] and 28.8 miles (46.3 km) from FM 1073.[6] FM 179 reached its current length in 1968 when FM 1070 was combined with the highway.[7]
Route description
FM 179 begins at an intersection with US 87 in northeastern Lamesa. The highway intersects with FM 2592 (North 22nd Street) before leaving the town and traveling through rural Dawson County. FM 179 runs through rural Lynn County and southern Lubbock County before entering the town of Wolfforth, intersecting with US 62/US 82. The highway leaves Wolfforth and runs through unincorporated Lubbock County before entering the city of Lubbock in the Hurlwood neighborhood. FM 179 leaves Lubbock and runs through an unincorporated area of the county before entering the town of Shallowater. The highway runs concurrently with US 84 before returning to a separate routing. FM 179 runs through rural western Hale County before ending at an intersection with SH 194 northwest of Plainview.[citation needed]
Junction list
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Dawson | Lamesa | ![]() | |||
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| ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 2053 overlap | |||
Lynn | | ![]() ![]() | North end of FM 2053 overlap | ||
| ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 213 overlap | |||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of FM 213 overlap | |||
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Lubbock | | ![]() | |||
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Wolfforth | ![]() ![]() | ||||
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Lubbock | ![]() | ||||
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Shallowater | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() | South end of Loop 388 overlap | ||||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of Loop 388 overlap; south end of US 84 overlap | |||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of US 84 overlap | |||
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Hale | | ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 54 overlap | ||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of FM 54 overlap | |||
Cotton Center | ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 37 overlap | |||
![]() ![]() | North end of FM 37 overlap | ||||
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| ![]() ![]() | South end of FM 1071 overlap | |||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of FM 1071 overlap | |||
| ![]() ![]() | South end of US 70 overlap | |||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of US 70 overlap | |||
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 179". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2053". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2081". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 594". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 401". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1073". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1070". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.