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

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Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)

19.522

2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 279

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

From SH 117, eastward toward Adobe Walls, a distance of 6.0 miles (Hutchinson County)  New Designation.

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Minute Order  025585,10/29/1948

From SH 117, eastward a distance of 9.0 miles thence northward to junction with FM 759 at or near Spearman, a distance of approximately  21.3 miles. (Hutchinson County)  Extended north to Hansford County Line and FM 776 made part of FM 279. (5.4 miles)

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Minute Orders 026947, 026948 dated  07/11/1949

From SH  117, eastward to the Roberts County Line, a total distance of approximately 18.5 miles. (Hutchinson County)  Extended 9.5 miles southeast to the Roberts County Line. Portion of original route from a point or FM 279 north to FM 759 at or near Speaman canceled and assigned as FM Road 760.

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Minute Order 028570, dated 05/30/1950

From SH 117, eastward to a junction with FM 760, a distance of approximately 9.0 miles. (Hutchinson County) (New Description)  Section from FM 760 to Roberts County line canceled. Length of route decreased by 9.5 miles.

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Adm. Auth., dated 12/07/1953

Canceled. (Hutchinson County)  Mileage transferred to FM 281.

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Minute Order 029314, dated 11/20/1950; Adm. Auth., dated 01/07/1954

From SH 64 northwest of Ben Wheeler, southeastward via Ben Wheeler and eastward via Edom to SH 64, approx. 1.0 mile east of Nueces River, a distance of approx. 19.9 miles. (Van Zandt and Smith Counties)   Formerly to old route of SH 64. (System Transfer)

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