Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
35.214 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 55

Minute Order 019475, dated 05/19/1942

From a connection with SH 31 to Purdon.  New Designation



Adm. Order,  dated 07/27/1948

From SH 22 in Blooming Grove southeastward to SH 31 in Silver City, and from another point approximately 0.4 mile north on SH 31 to Purdon, a distance of approximately 12.5 miles.  Section from Silver City to junction SH 22 near Blooming Grove added. (Formerly FM634)



Minute Order 045004, Adm. Circ. 028-1950 , dated 02/15/1959, Adm. Auth., dated 11/28/1958

From Ellis County Line southeastward to SH. 22 in Blooming Grove; and from another point on SH. 22 in Blooming Grove southeastward to S.H. 31 in Silver City; and from another point on SH. 31 approximately 0.5 mile northeastward of Silver City, southeastward to Purdon, a total distance of approximately 16.8 miles. (Navarro County)  Extended northward approximately 0.8 MI from end of existing FM 1782 to Ellis County line; F.M.1782 cancelled and combine adding approximately 3.4 miles.



Minute Order 051251,dated 05/02/1962, Adm. Auth,.dated 06/01/1962, Adm. Cir. 081-1962, dated 06/01/1962

From U.S. 77, 3.5 miles south of Waxahachie, southeastward via Nash to SH 34 at Avalon; and from another point on SH 34 at Avalon, southeastward to SH 22 in Blooming Grove; and from another point on SH 22 in Blooming Grove, southeastward to SH 31 in Silver City; and from another point on SH 31, 0.5 mile northeast of Silver City, southeastward to Purdon, a total distance of approximately 32.1 mile. (Ellis and Navarro Counties) Extended northwestward approximately 5.0 mile to SH. 34 at Avalon; FM 1492 cancelled and combined adding approximately 10.5 miles.



Minute Order 068795, dated 05/07/1974 Adm. Cir. 049-1974, dated 06/20/1974

From US 77, 3.5 miles south of Waxahachie, southeastward via Nash to SH 34 at Avalon; and from another point on SH 34 at Avalon, southeastward to SH 22 in Blooming Grove; and from another point on SH 22, southeastward to SH 31 in Silver City; and from another point on SH 31 northeast of Silver City, southeastward via Purdon to FM 709, a total distance of approximately 35.4 miles. (Ellis and Navarro Counties) (New Description)  Extended southward approximately 3.3 miles from Purdon to FM 709.