Highway Designation File
Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority
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FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 71
Minute Order 019727, dated 11/24/1942
From an intersection with SH 154 near Birthright, east to Sulphur Bluff; and from the Franklin/Titus County Line, west of Talco to Wilkinson. New Designation
Minute Order 021215, dated 06/11/1945 (Date of agreement.)
From an intersection with SH 154 near Birthright, eastward to Sulphur Bluff; and from the Franklin/Titus County Line, west of Talco to Wilkinson. Extended from the Franklin/Titus County Line, west of Talco to Wilkinson.
Minute Order 021215, dated 06/11/1945 (Date of agreement)
From an intersection with SH 154 near Birthright, east to Sulphur Bluff; and from the Hopkins/Franklin Line via Hagansport and Talco to Wilkinson. Extended from Titus/Franklin County Line via Hagansport to Franklin/Hopkins County Line.
Minute Order 021215, dated 06/11/1945 (Date of agreement)
From an intersection with SH 154 near Birthright east via Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport and Talco to Wilkinson. Added section Sulphur Bluff to Franklin County Line.
Minute Order 025722, dated 11/23/1948
From Emblem eastward via Peerless, Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagensport and Talco to Wilkinson. (Hopkins, Franklin and Titus Counties) Section from Peerless to Emblem added and FM 276, from Peerless to Birthright combined with FM 71 (12.4 miles added).
Adm. Order, dated 01/20/1949
From Emblem east via Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagensport and Talco to Wilkinson, with a connection to Peerless.(Hopkins, Franklin and Titus Counties)
Minute Order 030255, dated 05/23/1951
From SH 11 at Ridgeway north to Emblem and eastward via Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagensport and Talco to Wilkinson with a connection to Peerless, a distance of approximately 55.9 miles. (Hopkins, Franklin and Titus Counties) Extended approximately 4.7 miles to SH 11.
Minute Order 036842, dated 10/13/1954, Circ. 050-1954, dated 12/01/1954
From S.H. 11 at Ridgeway northward to Emblem and eastward via Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport, Talco and Wilkinson to the Franklin County Line with a Spur of .788 miles to Peerless, a total distance of approximately 64.9 miles. (Hopkins, Franklin and Titus Counties) Extended approximately 9.4 miles eastward from Wilkinson to the Titus/Morris County Line.
Minute Order 038650, dated 08/24/1955, Circ.039-1955, dated 10/01/1955
From SH 11 at Ridgeway, northward to Emblem, thence eastward via Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport, Talco, and Wilkinson to SH 26 with a spur connection of .788 miles to Peerless, a total distance of approximately 69.9 miles. (Hopkins, Franklin,, Titus, and Morris Counties) Extended eastward approximately 5.0 miles to SH 26.
Minute Order 044831, dated 10/31/1958, Adm. Circ. 008-1959, dated 01/01/1959
From US 67 at or near Brashear northward via Ridgeway and Emblem, thence eastward via Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport, Talco, and Wilkinson to SH 26 with a spur connection of .788 miles to Peerless, a total distance of approximately 72.9 miles. (Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, and Morris Counties) Extended from Ridgeway to Brashear adding approximately 4.0 miles.
Minute Order 048317, 048320 dated 09/27/1960, Adm. Auth. dated 10/13/1960, Adm. Circ.005-1961, dated 01/03/1961
From SH 11 at Commerce eastward via Emblem, Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport, Talco and Wilkinson to SH 26 with a spur connection of .788 miles to Peerless, a total distance of approximately 72.6 miles. (Hunt, Delta, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus and Morris Counties) Section from Emblem southward approximately. 10.0 miles to Brashear transferred to F.M. 2653; new designation from Emblem westward approximately. 3.3 miles to FM 1531; sec. of FM 1531 from Horton westward approximately 5.1 miles to Commerce transferred to this FM.
Minute Order 064434, dated 02/17/1970, Adm. Circ. 007-1971 dated 01/01/1971
From SL 216 at Commerce east via Emblem, Birthright, Sulphur Bluff, Hagansport, Talco and Wilkinson to US 259, with a spur connection of .788 miles to Peerless, a total distance of approx. 73.1 miles. (Hunt, Delta, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus and Morris Counties) Western terminus redescribed as Loop 216 instead of SH 11.
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