Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
36.13 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 980

Minute Order 025807, dated 11/23/1948

From FM 247, 3.0 miles north of Huntsville, to SH 45 AT Riverside, a distance of approximately 14.5 miles. (Walker County)  New Designation.



Minute Order 029226, Adm. Cir., 035-1950, dated 10/23/1950

From FM 247, 3.0 miles north of Huntsville to Riverside, a distance of approximately 14.8 miles. (Walker County)  Extended from SH 45 to Riverside, 0.3 mile added.



Minute Order 042989, dated 10/31/1957, Adm. Cir., 049-1957, dated 12/01/1957

From FM 247 approximately 3.0 miles north of Huntsville northeastward and southeastward via Riverside to a road intersection near Gospel Hill School, a distance of approximately 19.1 miles. (Walker County)  Extended southeastward from Riverside approximately 4.3 miles.



Minute Order 062272, dated 05/06/1969, Adm. Cir., 043-1969, dated 07/01/1969

From FM 247 approximately 3.0 miles north of Huntsville, northeastward and eastward via Riverside approximately 35.3 miles to US 190. (Walker and San Jacinto Counties) Extended eastward approximately 17.0 miles to US 190.



Minute Order 062272, dated 05/06/1969, Adm. Auth., dated 10/24/1969, 01/28/1970, Adm. Cir., 038-1970, dated 04/15/1970

From FM 247, 3.0 miles north of Huntsville, northeastward, eastward and southeastward via Riverside to Lake Livingston; with a spur connection of approximately 0.5 mile to Trinity River Authority Park Site #20 and a spur connection of approximately 0.7 mile to Trinity River Authority Park Site #7; a total distance of approximately 37.3 miles. (Walker and San Jacinto Counties)  Spur connections added and extended southward approximately 1.4 miles over old location FM 1909. 



Adm. Auth., dated 05/29/1985; Adm. Ltr., 006-1985, dated 06/14/1985

From FM 247, 3.0 miles north of Huntsville, northeastward, eastward, and southeastward via Riverside approx. 36.6 miles to Livingston Reservoir near Point Blank; with a spur connection of approximately 0.6 mile to Trinity River Park Site #20. (Walker and San Jacinto Counties)  As requested by District approximately 0.7 miles of FM 980 spur from FM 980 northeastward to near Livingston Reservoir transferred to FM 135.