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

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Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)

59.808

2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 126

Minute Order 020989, dated 01/11/1945

From US 80 at Merkle, northward to the Noodle community in Jones County. New Designation.

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Minute Order, 026119, dated 12/16/1948

From Noodle Community southward via Merkel and Blair to Nubia. (Taylor and Jones Counties)  FM 615, Merkel to Blair, added and section from Blair to Nubia (4.7 miles) added.

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Minute Order 031268, 031299, dated 11/20/1951, Adm. Ord. dated 12/13/1951

From FM 53, eastward and northward via Nolan, Dora, Nubia, Blair and Merkel to Noodle Community, a distance of approximately 41.6 miles. (Nolan, Taylor and Jones Counties)  Extended approximately 20.0 miles to FM 553, 10.2 miles of which was transferred from cancelled FM 607.

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Minute Order 033317, dated 12/17/1952

From FM 53 eastward and northward via Nolan, Dora, Nubia, Blair, Merkel and Noodle to US 180, a distance of approximately 52.9 miles. (Nolan, Taylor and Jones Counties)  Extended approximately 11.3 miles to US 180.

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11/01/1954

From US 83 about 2 miles southeastward of Hamlin southeastward via Neinda, Boyds Chapel, and Noodle to US 80 in Merkel; and from another point on US 80 in Merkel southwestward via Nubia, Dora, and Nolan to FM 53 approximately 18 miles southeastward of Sweetwater, a distance of approximately 59.8 miles. (Jones, Taylor, and Nolan Counties)  FM 606, Jones County, cancelled and combined adding approximately 8.3 miles.

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Minute Order 044810, dated 10/30/1958, Adm. Ltr. 002-1978, dated 02/15/1978

From US 83 about 2 miles southeast of Hamlin southeast via Neinda, Boyds Chapel and Noodle to Loop 39 in Merkel; and from another point on Loop 39 in Merkel, southwestward via Nubia, Dora and Nolan to FM 53 approximately 18 miles southeastward of Sweetwater, a total distance of approximately 59.8 miles. (Jones, Taylor and Nolan Counties) (New Description) Old location US 80 redesignated SL 39.

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Minute Order 090522, dated 06/21/1990; Adm. Ltr. 001-1991, dated 01/14/1991

From US 83 southeast of Hamlin, southward to BI 20-P in Merkel; then westward concurrent with BI 20-P approximately 0.2 mile, then south and southwestward to SH 153, a total distance of approximately 59.8 miles. (Jones, Taylor and Nolan Counties) Description amended to reflect designation changes to concurrent route and terminus.

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