Highway Designation File
Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority
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FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 51
Minute Order 019339, dated 04/29/1942
From Gainesville to Ere, a distance of 11 miles; from Decatur northeast
to Slidell Road, approximately 4.8 miles from Springtown north to
a Junction with SH 114; and from Weatherford north 4.0 miles. Gainesville
to Era.
Minute Order 019417, dated 05/19/1942
Added section Decatur northeast to Slidell Road.
Minute Order 019407, dated 05/19/1942
Added section Springtown north to a junction with SH 114.
Minute Order 019406, dated 05/19/1942
Added section Weatherford northward 4.0 miles.
Minute Order 020676, dated 06/22/1944
From Gainesville to Era and from the Denton Wise County Line to
Decatur; and from SH 114 via Springtown to weatherford. Added
sections from 4.8 miles northeast of Decatur to the Denton County Line,
and from 4.0 miles north of' Weatherford to Springtown.
Minute Order 021215, dated 06/12/1945 (date of agreement)
From Gainesville to Era; and from the DentonWise County Line to Decatur;
and from SH 114 via Springtown to Weatherford; and from SH 171 south of
Weatherford to the ParkerHood County Line. Extended from State
171 south of Weatherford to the ParkerHood County Line.
Minute Order 021215, dated 06/05/1945 (date of agreement)
From Gainesville to Ere; and from the DentonWise County Line to Decatur;
and from SH 114 via Springtown to Weatherford; and from SH 171 south of
Weatherford to Granbury. Extended from the ParkerHood County Line
to Granbury.
Minute Order 023078, dated 02/14/1947
From Gainesville to Era; and front DentonWise County Line to Decatur;
thence south from Decatur via Springtown to Weatherford; and from SH 171
south of Westherford to Granbury (Cook, Denton, Wise, Parker and Hood Counties)
Add section from Decatur south to SH 114 (10 Miles).
Minute Order 026689, dated 04/28/1949
From Gainesville southwest via Era, Decatur and Springtown
Weatherford; and from SH 171 south of Weatherford to Granbury. (Cooke,
Deton, Wise, Parker and Hood County) Extended from Era to
the Wise County Line (9.1 miles).
Minute Order 027517, dated 09/28/1949
From West California Street in Gainesville southwest via Era, Decatur, and Springtown to Weatherford, and SH 171 south of Weatherford to Granbury. (Cooke, Deton, Wise, Parker, and Hood County) Extended from junction old US 77 and FM 51 to West California Street in Gainesville.
Adm. Auth., dated 02/06/1953
From US 77 in Gainesville southwestward via Era, Decatur and Springtown
to
Weatherford, and from SH 171 south of Weatherford southward to Granbury
and from SH 144 in Granbury southwestward to a road intersection, a distance
of approximately 96.4 miles. (Cooke, Denton, Wise, Parker and Hood Counties)
FM 1657 cancelled and combined, adding approximately 4.7 miles.
Minute Order 038632, dated 08/24/1955, Adm. Cir., 03-1956, dated 01/01/1956
From US 77 in Gainesville southwestward via Era to SH 24 in Decatur;
and from another point an SH 24 in Decatur southwestward to SH 114
; and from another point on SH 114 southwestward via Springtown to
US 80 in Weatherford; and from SH 171 south of Weatherford southward
to FM 4 in Granbury; and from SH 144 in Granbury southwestward to
FM 201, a distance of approximately 101.4 miles. (Cooke, Denton, Wise,
Parker,, and Hood Counties) Extended southwestward approximately
5.4 miles to FM 201.
Minute Order 046684, dated 11/23/1959, Adm. Cir., 221-1959, dated 12/15/1959
From FM 372 in Gainesville southwestward via Era to SH 24 in Decatur;
and from another point on SH 24 in Decatur southwestward to SH 114; and
from another point on SH 114 southwestward via Springtown to US 80 in Weatherford;
and from SH 171 south of Weatherford southward to FM 4 in Granbury; and
from SH 144 in Granbury southwestward to FM 201, a total distance of approximately
102.5 miles. (Cooke, Denton Wise Parker and Hood Counties) Extended
easterly over old location of US 82 in Gainesville approximately 1.1 miles
from US 77 to FM 372. (System Transfer)
Minute Order 065152, dated 08/04/1971, Adm. Ltr., 11-1977, dated 11/15/1977
From FM 372 in Gainesville southwest via Era to US 380 in Decatur; and
from another point on US 380 in Decatur, southwest to SH 114; and from
another point on SH 114, southwest via Springtown to US 80 in Weatherford;
and from SH 171 south of Weatherford, south to FM 4 in Granbury; and from
SH 144 in Granbury southwest to FM 201, a total distance of approximately
102.5 miles. (Cooke, Denton, Wise, Parker and Hood Counties) (New Description)
Redescribed due to SH 24 being redesignated US 380.
Adm. Auth., dated 12/20/1984; Adm. Ltr. 2-1985, dated 02/15/1985
From FM 372 in Gainesville, southwestward via Era to US 380 in Decatur;
and from another point on US 380 in Decatur, southwestward to SH 114; and
from another point on SH 114, southwestward via Springtown to US 80 in
Weatherford; and from SH 171 south of Weatherford, southward to FM 4 in
Granbury; and from SH 144 in Granbury, southward via Paluxy to US 67, a
total approx. distance of 114.3 miles. (Cooke, Denton, Wise, Parker, Hood,
and Somervell Counties) Approximately 12.6 miles of FM 204 from
FM 201 southward to US 67 trans. to FM 51. (Hood and Somervell Counties)
Minute Order 90522, dated 6/21/1990; Adm. Ltr 001-1991, dated 1/14/1991
In Gainesville, from FM 372 southwestward to BU 380-F in Decatur; then southwestward concurrent with BU 380-F approximately 0.4 mile to BU 81-D, then westward concurrent with BU 81-D and BU 380-F approximately 0.6 mile, then southward concurrent with BU 380-F approximately 0.3 mile to US 81, then southeastward concurrent with US 81 approximately 0.3 mile, then southwestward to SH 114; then concurrent with SH 114 approximately 1.2 miles, then southwestward via Springtown to the US 180 / SH 171 junction in Weatherford, then southeastward concurrent with SH 171 approximately 4.4 miles, then southwestward to FM 4 in Granbury; then concurrent with FM 4 approximately 0.4 mile to BU 377-H, then westward concurrent with BU 377-H approximately 0.4 miles to SH 144, then southward concurrent with SH 144 approximately 0.4 mile, then southwestward to FM 56, then southwestward concurrent with FM 56 for approximately 0.7 mile, then southwestward to FM 205, then southeastward concurrent with FM 205 for approximately 1.9 miles, then southward to its terminus to US 67, a total approximate distance of 123 miles. (Cooke, Denton, Wise, Parker, Hood, and Somervell Counties) Description amended to reflect concurrent designations and changes to intersecting routes.
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