Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
29.574 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 390

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

From SH 36 southwestward to Burton. (Washington County)   New Designation.



Minute Order 021441, dated 09/26/1945

From SH 36 southwestward to Burton, Connecting with US 290 in Burton. Extended from present terminus in Burton to US 290 southwest of Burton. Formerly part of Burton SL 125.



Minute Order 030383, dated 05/23/1951, Adm. Cir., 013-1951

From US 290 near Burton via Burton and Gayhill eastward to a road intersection, a distance of approximately 15.9 miles. (Washington County)  Extended approximately 4.0 miles eastward to a road intersection.



Adm. Order, dated 01/14/1952

From US 290 northeastward via Burton and Gay Hill to a road intersection, a distance of approximately 16.7 miles. (Washington County)  Extended approximately 0.8 mile to a road intersection.



Minute Order 037050, dated 10/26/1954, Adm. Cir., 050-1954, dated 12/01/1954

From US 290 near Burton northeastward via Burton and Gay Hill to FM 50 near Independence; and from another point on FM 50 at Independence eastward to a road intersection at William Penn, a distance of approximately 25.6 miles. (Washington County)  Extended eastward to FM  50 southward of Independence and from FM 50 at Independence eastward to William Penn, adding 4.4 and 4.6 miles respectively.



Adm. Auth., dated 03/13/1958, Adm. Cir., 017-1958, dated 04/01/1958

From US 290 near Burton northeastward via Burton, Gay Hill, and independence, thence eastward to a road intersection at William Penn with a spur connection of approximately 0.10 mile from near independence westward to Old Baylor University ruins, a total distance of approximately 25.6 miles. (Washington County)  Redescribed to eliminate break in route at FM 50 near independence; approximately 0.3 mile of SS 197 replaced by this FM ; the remaining 0.1 mile of SS 1917 made a spur of this FM, adding approximately 0.1 mile.



Minute Order 065559, dated 11/05/1971; Adm. Cir. 125-1971, dated 12/15/1971

From US 290 near Burton, northeastward via Burton, Gay Hill, and Independence to William Penn and southward to SH 90; with a spur connection of  0.128 mile from near Independence west to Old Baylor Univ. ruins, a total of approx. 30.0 miles. (Washington County)  Extended south approximately 4.8 miles from William Penn to SH 90.