Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
3.46 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 1718

Minute Order 030301, dated 05/23/1951

From FM 87, 4 miles west of SH 137, northward to a road intersection, a distance of approximately 10.0 miles.  (Martin County)  New Designation



Minute Order 036755, dated 09/29/1954, Adm. Cir. 046-1954, dated 10/15/1954

From FM 87 approximately 2.5 miles east of Tarzan northwestward to the Dawson County Line, a distance of approximately 15.9 miles. (Martin County) Extended northwestward 5.8 miles to the Dawson County Line.



Minute Order 036967, dated 10/26/1954, Adm. Cir. 007-1955, dated 02/01/1955

From SH 349 southward to FM 87, approximately 2.5 miles east of Tarzan, a distance of approximately 19.6 miles. (Dawson and Martin Counties) Approximately 3.7 miles added, from SH 349 southward to Dawson/Martin County Line.



Minute Order 048354, dated 09/02/1960, Adm. Auth., dated 10/07/1960, Adm. Cir. 181-1960

From US 180 west of Lamesa southward to FM 87 east of Tarzan, a distance of approximately 29.4 miles. (Dawson and Martin Counties)  Extended northward approximately 4.3 miles from SH 349 to FM   2051 and FM 1064.  Section of FM l064 from FM 2051 northward approximately 6.0 miles to US 180 transferred this FM.



Adm. Auth., dated 10/10/1961 and 10/16/196I, Adm. Cir. 081-1961, dated 12/11/1961

Canceled. (Dawson and Martin Counties)  Mileage transferred to FM 829, a decrease of approximately 29.4 miles.



Minute Order 054895, dated 07/30/1964, Adm. Cir. 091-1964

From SH 171 at Cleburne, southwestward approximately 3.5 miles to Cleburne Reservoir. (Johnson County)   Mileage transferred from FM 1434.



Minute Order #110365, 12/15/20050; DesLtr 4-2005, dated 01/02/2006

From SH 171 at Cleburne, southwestward approximately 3.3 miles to Harvest Hill Rd. (Johnson County)  (New Description)  At district’s request, segment of FM 1718 removed from the state highway system, from the intersection of Harvest Hill Rd southwestward to its terminus 0.2 mile southwest of the intersection of Harvest Hill Road, and returned to Cleburne for control, jurisdiction, and maintenance.