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

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Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)

28.024

2010

RANCH TO MARKET ROAD NO. 853

Minute Order 025630, dated 10/29/1948;  DesLtr 03-1995, dated 06/30/1995

(FM)  From US 67, southwest of San Angelo, to Irion County Line, a distance of approximately 13.1 miles.  (Tom Green County) New Description.

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Minute Order 026970, dated 07/14/1949

From US 67, approximately 3.5 miles northeast of Mertzon, northward, thence eastward, via Tom Green County Line, to junction US 67 southwest of San Angelo, a distance of approximately 29.0 miles.  (Irion and Tom Green Counties)  Section from Tom Green County Line to end FM 862 added; FM 862 cancelled and combined with FM 853.

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Adm. Auth., dated 11/13/1959; Adm. Cir. 221-1959, dated 12/15/1959

(RM)  No change in description.  (Irion and Tom Green Counties) Designation changed from FM to RM.

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

From US 67, approx. 3.5 miles northeast of Mertzon, northward and eastward to UR 2288, a distance of approx. 26.636 miles.  (Irion and Tom Green Counties) New description; mileage from UR 2288 eastward to SL 545 transferred to UR 853.

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