Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
15.385 2010


FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 494

Minute Order 021215, dated 06/26/1945 (Date of Agreement)

From SH 107, approximately 6.5 miles west of Edinburg, southward 3.5 miles; and from SH 107, 5.0 miles north of Mission, eastward 2.5 miles.  (Hidalgo County)  New Designation.



Minute Order 021215, dated 06/26/1945 (Date of Agreement)

From SH 107,approximately 6.5 miles west of Edinburg, southward 3.5 miles.  (Hidalgo County)  Revision to clarify description (see FM 676).



Minute Order 035991, dated 04/20/1954; Adm. Cir. 026-1954, dated 06/01/1954

From SH 107, approximately 6.5 miles west of Edinburg, southward to US 83, 0.5 mile west of Sharyland, a distance of approximately 7.4 miles.  (Hidalgo County)  Extended approximately 4.0 miles southward to junction US 83.



Minute Order 041459, dated 12/14/1956; Adm. Cir. 020-1957, dated 03/15/1957

From SH 107 approximately 6.5 miles west of Edinburg, southward to FM 1016 southeast of Madero, a distance of approximately 11.5 miles.  (Hidalgo County)  Extended southward approx. 4.1 miles.



Minute Order 061269, dated 07/11/1968; Adm. Cir. 064-1968, dated 08/15/1968

From SH 107, 6.5 miles west of Edinburg, southward and northwestward approximately 15.0 miles via Granjeno to FM 1016, 1 mile southeast of Madero.  (Hidalgo County)  Extended southward and northwestward approx. 3.6 miles from FM 1016 and FM 494 to FM 1016.



Adm. Auth., dated 10/15/1985; Adm. Ltr. 004-1986, dated 01/18/1986

From SH 107, 6.5 miles west of Edinburg, southward and northwestward approximately 15.5 miles via Granjeno to FM 1016, 1.5 mile southeast of Madero.  (Hidalgo County)  New description; as requested by District section of approx. 0.4 mile transferred from old location FM 1016 to FM 494, southeast of Madero.



Minute Order 105686, dated 06/27/1995; DesLtr 03-1995, dated 06/30/1995

Cancelled.  (Hidalgo County)  Mileage transferred to UR 494.