Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
116.849 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 281

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

From FM 119 at Sunray, east 5.0 miles. (Moore County)  New Designation.



Minute Order 021651, dated 01/18/1946  (date of agreement 02/11/1946)

From FM 119 at Sunray eastward 9.8 miles (Moore County).  Extend from a point 5.0 miles to 9.8 miles east of Sunray.



Minute Order 022129, dated 06/04/1946  (date of agreement 04/08/1946)

From FM 119 at Sunray eastward 9.8 miles and from Moore County Line eastward to Junction with FM 278, 4.0 miles north of Pringle, a distance of approximately 9.4 miles. (Moore and Hutchinson Counties)  Section from Moore County Line to junction with FM 278 added.



Minute order 023322, dated 04/30/1947

From FM 119 at Sunray eastward to junction with FM  278 4.0 miles north of Pringle, a distance of approximately 20.6 miles. (Moore and Hutchinson Counties)  Extended from 9.8 miles east of Sunray to the Hutchinson County Line.



Minute order 033305, dated 12/17/1952

From FM 119 at Sunray eastward to SH 117 and FM 279, a distance of approximately 27.7 miles. (Moore and Hutchinson Counties)  Extended approximately 7.1 miles eastward to SH   and FM 279.



Minute Order 035350, dated 12/01/1953, Adm. Auth., dated 12/07/1953

From US 87, 2.5 miles southeast of  Dalhart eastward via Etter to FM 119 at Sunray, and from another point on FM 119 south of Sunray eastward to FM 760, a distance of approximately 74.6 miles. (Hartley, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties)  Extended approximately 46.6 miles, 6.5 miles new designation, 6.3 miles transferred
from FM 1712, and 8.9, 19.0, and 5.9 miles respectively transferred from canceled FM 279, 1266 and 1899.



Minute Orders 044855, 044862, dated 10/301/1958, Adm. Cir., 008-1959, dated 01/01/1959

From US 87 Business Route (SS 276) in Dalhart, southward and eastward via Etter to FM 119 at Sunray; and from another point on FM 119, south of Sunray eastward to FM 760, a total distance of approximately 77.6 miles; (Dallam, Hartley, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties)  Extended westward and northward approximately 3.3 miles from US 87 to Dalhart.



Minute Order 047248, 02/05/1960; Adm. Cir. 008-1960, dated 04/01/60; Adm. Auth., dated 02/16/1960

From SS 276 in Dalhart, southward and eastward via Etter to FM 119 at Sunray; and from another point on FM 119 south of Sunray, eastward, northward, and eastward to US 83 approx. 2 miles northwest of Lipscomb County line, a total distance of approx. 116.8 miles. (Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Hutchinson, Hansford, and Ochiltree Counties)  Section of FM 760 from present southern terminus northward to junction with FM 2017 transferred to this FM,adding approximately 4.2 miles; FM 2017 canceled and combined, adding approximately 7.0 miles; new designation of approximately 4.5 miles from end of FM 2017 eastward to end of FM 2398; FM 2389 canceled and combined, adding approximately 23.9 miles.