Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
31.303 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 578

Minute Order 021215, dated 07/21/1945  (date of agreement)

From SH 6, 5.5 miles north of Breckenridge, northward  to Crystal Falls (Stephens County).  New Designation



Minute Order 033421, dated 12/17/1952

 From US 183, approximately 5.5 miles north of Breckenridge northward via Crystal Falls to a road intersection, a distance of approximately 5.6 miles. (Stephens County)  Extended approximately  0.9 mile to a road intersection.



Minute Order 035193 , dated 10/29/1953, Adm. Auth., dated 02/10/1953

From FM  209 southward via Crystal Falls to US 183, 5.5 miles north of Breckenridge, a distance of  approximately  miles. (Young and Stephens Counties)  Extended approximately 7.8 miles to FM 209, 4.5 miles of which transferred from canceled FM 2076.



 Minute Order 036792, dated 09/29/1954,  Adm. Cir. 053-1954, dated 12/15/1954

From SH 24, approximately 4 miles east of the Throckmorton County Line, southward to FM 209 at Murray, and from another point on FM 209 southward via Crystal Falls to US 183 approximately 5.5 miles north of  Breckenridge, a total distance of approximately 22.3 miles. (Young and Stephens Counties) Addition of approximately 9.5 miles from SH 24 to FM 209.



Minute Order 044852, dated 10/31/1958, Adm. Cir. 028-1959, dated 02/15/1959

From SH 79 approximately 0.5 mile west of Brazos River southeastward to SH 24 approximately 2 miles east of Throckmorton County Line, and from another point on SH 24 approximately 3.6 miles east of Throckmorton County Line, southward to FM 205 at Murray, and from another point on FM 209 southward via Crystal Falls to US 183 approximately 5.5 miles north of Breckenridge, a total distance of approximately 29.0 miles. (Young and Stephens Counties) Extended northward approximately 7.0 miles  from SH 24 to SH 79.



Minute Order 047140, dated 01/18/1960, Adm. Cir. 024-1960, dated 02/01/1960

From SH 79 approximately 0.5 mile west of Brazos River southeastward to SH 24, and from another point on SH 24 southward to FM 209 at Murray, and from another point on FM 209 southward via Crystal Falls to US 183 approximately 3.5 miles north of Breckenridge, a total distance of approximately 31.1 miles.  (Young and Stephens Counties)  Extended southward over old location of US 183, a system transfer of approximately  2.1 miles.



Minute Order 065152, dated 08/04/1971, Adm. Ltr. 11-1977, dated 11/15/1977

From SH 79 approximately 0.5 mile west of Brazos River, southward to US 380, and from another point on US 380, southward to FM 209 at Murray; and from another point on FM 209, southward via Crystal Falls to US 183 approximately 3.5 miles north of Breckenridge, a total distance of approximately 31.1 miles. (Young and Stephens Counties)   Redescribed due to SH 24 being redesignated US 380.