Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
51.378 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 50

Minute Order   019330, dated 04/29/1942

From a junction with U S 79 south of Hearne, via Mumford, to a junction with SH 21 east of the Brazos River, a distance of approximately 16.0 miles.  New Designation.



Minute Order 019433, dated 05/20/1942

From a junction with US, 79 south of Hearne, via Mumford to a junction with SH 21 east of the Brazos River; and from a junction with SH 21 near the west bank of the Brazos River south to a point near Snook and thence to a Junction with SH 36 near Lyons.  Addition of section from Lyons via point near Snook to SH 21 part of this Highway replaces part of SH 230.



Minute Order 020200, dated 08/24/1943

New Description not written until Minute 20262 of 10/06/1943 amended description.  Designates section from Independence to present F H approximately 4.0 miles east of Snooks.



Minute Order 020262, dated 10/06/1943

From a junction with US 79 south of Hearne via Mumford to a junction with SH 21 east of the Brazos River; and from a junction with SH 21 near the west bank of the Brazos River, southward via Independence to a point on SH 90, approx. 3.0 miles east of Brenham. (Robertson and Washington Counties)  Cancels section from SH 36 near Lyons to a point near Snook; and designates section from Independence to SH 90, formerly SH 211.



Minute Order 67191, dated 2/28/1973; Adm. Cir 026-1973, dated 3/15/1973

From US 79 south of Hearne, southeastward to SH 21, then southwestward concurrent with SH 21 approximately 1.4 miles, then southeastward to SH 105, a total distance of approximately 52.7 miles. (Robertson, Brazos, Burleson, and Washington Counties) Description amended to reflect designation changes to intersecting routes.