Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
36.622 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 83

Minute Order 020218, dated 09/07/1943

Hemphill to East Mayfield. New Designation.



Minute Order 021215, dated 06/11/1945 (date of agreement)

From Hemphill to Pineland (Sabine County). Extended from East Mayfield to Pineland.



Minute Order 023151, dated 03/18/1947

From Hemphill via Mayfield to intersection with US 96 near Pineland, a distance of approximately, 10.9 miles. (Sabine County)
Clarification of description.



Admin. Auth., dated 10/15/1956, Circ. 044-1956, dated 10/15/1956

From Hemphill southwestward to a point on FM 1 in Pineland, and from another point on FM 1 in Pineland, westward to a point on US 96, a distance of approximateIy 33.3 miles. (San Augustine and Sabine Counties) Extended westward approximately 9.0 miles from US 96 to end of FM 2379; FM 2379 cancelled and combined adding approximately. 8.2 miles; FM 1965 cancelled and combined adding approximately 5.1 miles.



Minute Order 054790, Adm. Circ. 079-1964, dated 07/01/1964

From SH 147 near Broaddus eastward to FM 1 in Pineland; and from another point on FM 1 in Pineland, northeastward to SH 87 in Hemphill; and from another point on SH 87 in Hemphill; eastward to a road intersection; a total distance of approximately 33.9 miles. (San Augustine and Sabine Counties) Extended eastward along Flag Pole Rd from US 96 to FM 1; section along Maple St. in Pineland from US 96 to FM 1 to be removed from the designated highway system.



Minute Order 059485, dated 06/02/1967, Admin. Circ. 065-1967, dated 07/01/1967

From SH 147 near Broaddus, eastward to FM 1 in Pineland; and from another point on FM 1 IN Pineland, northeastward to SH 87 in Hemphill; and from another point on SH 87 in Hemphill, eastward a total distance of approximately 36.3 miles. (San Augustine and Sabine Counties) (New Description) Extended eastward approximately 2.5 miles.



Minute Order 076300,dated 09/26/1979, Adm. Ltr. 010-1979, dated10/22/1979

From SH 147 near Broaddus, eastward to FM 1 in Pineland; and from another point on FM 1 in Pineland, northeastward to SH 87 in Hemphill; and from another point on SH 87 in Hemphill, eastward approximately 7.5 miles to Lows Creek Marina, a total distance of approximately 36.9 miles. (San Augustine and Sabine Counties) (New Description)  Route extended eastward appproximately 0.1 miles to Lows Creek Marina.