Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
37.437 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 343

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

From Rusk southeastward 8.0 miles. (Cherokee County)  New Designation.



Minute Order 023781, dated 09/09/1947 Adm. Cir., 008-1948

From Rusk southeastward a distance of approximately 10.2 miles. (Cherokee County)  Extended southeastward 2.2 miles.



Minute Order 033204,  033373, dated 12/17/1952, Adm. Auth., dated 01/23/1953

From US 69 near southeast city limit of Rusk eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 approximately 5.0 miles south of Cushing, a distance of approximately 18.2 miles. (Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties)  Extended approximately 4.7 miles to end of FM 940 which is now canceled and combined adding approximately 3.1 miles.



Adm. Auth., dated 04/24/1958, Adm. Cir., 019-1958, dated 05/01/1958

From US 69 near the southeast city limit of Rusk, eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 approximately 5.0 miles south of Cushing; and from another point on FM 225 at Looneyville southeastward via Red Flat Church to FM 1638 approximately 5.0 miles north of Nacogdoches, a total distance of approximately 30.9 miles. (Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties)  FM 2424 canceled and combined, adding approximately 12.8 miles.



Minute Order 046852 dated 11/24/1959 Adm. Cir., 041-1960, dated 03/01/1960

From FM 752 in Rusk eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 approximately 5.0 miles south of Cushing; and from another point on FM 225 at Looneyville, southeastward via Red Flat Church to FM 1638 approximately 5 miles north of Nacogdoches, a distance of approximately 31.8 miles. (Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties)  Extended westerly approximately 1.3 miles from US 69 to FM 752.



Minute Order 054918, dated 07/31/1964, Adm. Cir., 106-1964

From FM 752 in Rusk, eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 approximately 5.0 miles south of Cushing and from another point on FM 225 at Looneyville, southeastward via Red Flat Church to US 59 at or near the Redfield area, a total distance of approximately 35.2 miles. (Cherokee and Nacogdockes Counties.)  Extended eastward approximately 3.5 miles FM 1638 to US 59.



Minute Order 064260, dated 10/02/1970, Adm. Cir. 129-1970, dated 10/15/1970

From FM 752 in Rusk eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 south of Cushing; and from another point on FM 225 at tooneyville, southeastward to SL 495 at Redfield, a total distance of approximately 34.2 mile, (Cherokee,& Nacogdoches Counties)  Redescribed due to old location US 59 being redesignated SL 495.



Minute Order 067113, dated 01/31/1973, Adm. Cir., 131-1973, dated 11/15/1973

From U. S. 69, north of Rusk, southward and eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 south of Cushing; and from another point on FM 225 at Looneyville, southeastward to SL 495 at Redfield, a total distance of approximately 37.5 miles. (Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties)  Extended westward and northward approximately 3.3 miles from FM 752 to US 69.



Minute Order 067113, dated 01/31/1973; Adm. Ltr. 002-1978, dated 02/15/1978

From FM 2972 near US 69 north of Rusk, southward and eastward via Lilbert to FM 225 south of Cushing; and from another point on FM 225 at Looneyville, southeastward to BU 59-F at Redfield, a total distance of approx. 37.5 miles. (Cherokee and Nacogdoches Counties)  Point of beginning redescribed to show as actually constructed.