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

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Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)

11.473

2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 561

Minute Order 021215, dated 07/09/1945 (date of agreement)

From SH 26, 2.0 miles south of De Kalb, southward to College Hill and beyond; thence eastward through Siloam to Simms (Bowie County).  New Designation.

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Minute Order 022466, dated 09/12/1946

From SH 26 approximately 2.0 miles south of De Kalb, westward 4.0 miles and from another point on SH 26 approximately 2.3 miles south of De Kalb, southward through College Hill and eastward through Siloam to SH 98, approximately 1.5 miles north of Simms, a distance of approximately 14.5 miles. (Bowie County)  FM 654 included FM 561 and minor change in termini.

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Minute Orders 030155, 030337, dated 05/23/1951, Adm. Order, dated 07/05/1951

From FM 911 at Lydia northeastward to SH 26, approximately 2.0 miles south of De Kalb and from another point on SH 26 approximately 2.3 miles south of De Kalb, southeastward and eastward via College Rill and Siloam to SH 98, approximately 1.5 miles north of Simms, a distance of approximately 22.8 miles.  (Red River and Bowie Counties)  Extended approximately 4.6 miles to junction FM 911 at Lydia.

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Adm. Auth., dated 02/13/1958, Adm. Cir., 014-1958, dated 03/15/1958

From SH 26 eastward via Dalby Springs and Siloam to SH 98 north of Simms, a distance of approximately 12.0 miles. (Bowie County)  FM 1956 canceled and combined, adding approximately 5.0 miles; mileage of existing FM 561 from Lydia in Red River County to end of existing FM 1996 west of Siloam transferred to FM 44, a decrease of approximately 16.9  miles a net decrease of approximately 10.7 miles.

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Adm. Cir. 017-1958, dated 04/01/1958

From SH 26 eastward via Dalby Springs and Siloam to SH 98 north of Simms, a distance of approx. 12.0 miles. (Bowie County)  The above change to become effective on date the 1950 Official Travel Map is released to the Public.

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