Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
106.931 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 179

Minute Order 021215, dated 06/11/1945

From Lamesa north 5.0 miles.  New Designation.



Minute Order 025412, dated 09/29/1948

From SH 137 at Welch to 1.0 mile north of Grandview School, a distance of approximately 7.8 miles and from another point 5.0 miles north of Lamesa to Lamesa.(Dawson County)  Section from Welch to Grandview School (7.8 miles) Added.



Minute Order 025944, dated 12/16/1948

From SH 137 at Welch, southeast via Grandview School, to Lamesa, a distance of approximately 20.8 miles. (Dawson County) Connection of 8.0 miles added.



Minute Orders, 033349, 033225 dated 12/17/1952, Adm. Auth., dated 02/24/1953

From FM 213 at New Moore south to F M. 2053 and from another point on F M 2053 southward to US 87 north of Lamesa, a distance of approximately 19.4 miles. (Lynn and Dawson Counties) Extended approximately 5.1 miles to FM 213. Section of approximately 6.4 miles transferred to FM 2053. 



Adm. Auth., dated 01/08/1960, Adm. Cir., 015-1960, dated 01/15/1960

From FM 1317 southward via West Point to FM 213 approximately 1.0 mile north of New Moore; and from another point on FM 213 at New Moore southward to FM 2053; and from, another point on FM 2053 southward to US 87 north of Lamesa, a distance of approximately  37.2 miles. (Lynn and Dawson Counties)  FM 2081 canceled a combined, adding approximately 17.8 miles.



Adm. Auth., dated 08/20/1964, Adm. Cir., 137-1964, dated 12/01/1964

From US 70, 2.0 miles west of Halfway southward via Cotton Center to FM 54; and from another point on FM 54, southward to US 84 2.0 miles northwest of Shallowater and from SL 388 at Shallowater southward via  Wolfforth to FM 1317; and from another point on FM 1317 southward via West Point to FM 213, 1.0 mile north of New Moore; and from another point on FM 213 at New Moore southward to FM 2053; and from another  point on FM 2053 southward to US 87 north of Lamesa. a total distance of approximately 98.8 miles. (Hale Lubbock,  Lynn and Dawson Counties)  FM's 594, 401 and 1073 canceled and combined adding approximately 21.6 11.2 and 28.8 miles respectively.



Adm. Auth., dated 09/19/1968; Adm. Cir. 093-1968, dated 11/01/1968

From SH 194 southward to US 70 at Halfway; and from another point on US 70, 2.0 miles west of Halfway, southward via Cotton Center to FM 54; and from another point on FM 54, southward to US 84 northwest of Shallowater; and from SL 388 at Shallowater, southward via Wolfforth to FM 1317; and from another point on FM 1317, southward via West Point to FM 213; and from another point on FM 213 at New Moore, southward to FM 2053; and from another point on FM 2053, southward to US 87 north of Lamesa, a total distance of approx. 106.9 miles. (Hale, Lubbock, Lynn, and Dawson Counties) Section of FM 1070, from US 70 north approximately 8.4 miles to SH 194, added.