Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
20.479 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 389

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

From Brenham to Klump, a distance of 6.5 miles. (Washington County) New Designation.



Minute Order  033446, dated 12/17/1952

From US 290 southwest of Burton southeastward and eastward via Klump to SH 36 in Brenham a distance of approximately 16.2 miles. (Washington County)  Extended approximately 8.7 miles to US 290.



Adm. Auth., dated 12/16/1958, Adm. Auth., 12/17/1958, Adm. Cir., 008-1959, dated 01/01/1959

From SH 36 in Brenham southwestward via Klump to FM 1457 in Shelby, a distance of approximately 16.7 miles. (Austin and Washington Counties) Section from US 290 southeastward approximately 6.3 miles transferred to FM 2502; mileage of existing FM  2502 transferred to this FM adding approximately 0.7 miles.



Minute Order 067925, dated 09/05/1973; Adm. Auth., dated 09/21/1973; Adm. Cir. dated 10/15/1973, dated 10/15/1973

From FM 954 northeastward via Shelby approx. 20.8 miles to BS 36-J in Brenham. (Fayette, Austin, and Washington Counties)  Extended southwest approximately 0.5 mile  from FM 1457 to end of FM 3281; FM 3281 combined adding approximately 3.5 miles.