Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
57.872 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 730

Minute Order 023850, dated 09/09/1947, Adm. Cir., 037-1947

From Azle to the Wise County Line, a distance of approximately 7.0 miles. (Tarrant County)  New Designation.



Minute Order 030393, dated 05/23/1951

From SH 114 at Boyd south to SH 199 at Azle, a distance of approximately 13.7 miles.  (Wise and Tarrant Counties)  Extended from Tarrant County Line to Boyd, a distance of approximately 6.7 miles.



Minute Order 033460, dated 12/17/1952, Adm. Auth., dated 02/06/1953

From SH 24 in Decatur southward via Boyd to SH 199 at Azle a distance of approximately 26.5 miles. (Wise and Tarrant County)  Extended approximate  6.0 miles to end of FM 1882 which is now canceled and combined, adding approximately 7.0 miles. 



Minute Order 041164, dated 11/21/1956, Adm. Cir., 001-1957, dated 01/01/1957

From SH 199 at Azle, northward to a point on SH 114 at Boyd, and from another point on to SH 114 at Boyd northward via Decatur to a road intersection, a distance of approximately 32.5 miles. (Tarrant and Wise Counties) Extended northward approximately 7.4 miles and modified to show break in route at Boyd.



Minute Order 048757, dated 11/22/1960, Adm. Cir., 181-1960, dated 12/01/1960

From SH 199 at Azle, northward to SH l14 at Boyd northward via Decatur to a road intersection, a total distance of approximately 31.4 miles. (Tarrant and Wise Counties)  Approximately 0.8 mile removed from designation at southern terminus due to relocation of SH 199.



Minute Order  059417, dated 06/02/1967, Adm. Cir. 065-1967, dated 07/01/1967

From SH 199 at Azle, northward to SH 114 at Boyd; and from another point on SH 114 at Boyd, northward via Decatur to road intersection, a total distance of approximately 38.1 miles. (Tarrant and Wise Counties) (New Description)  Extended north east approximately 6.4 miles.



Minute Order 067848, dated 09/05/1973, Adm. Cir., 115-1973, dated 10/15/1973

From Montague County Line south via Decatur to SH 114 at Boyd; and from another point on SH 114, south to SH 119 at Azle, a total distance of approximately 40.9 miles. (Wise and Tarrant Counties)  Extended northeastward approximately 3.5 miles to Montague County Line.



81351-00006, dated 10/26/1983, Adm. Ltr., 012-1983, dated 12/15/1983

From FM 455, approximately 7.7 miles southeast of Forestburg, southward via Decatur to SH 114 at Boyd; and from another point on SH 114, southward to SH 119 at Azle, a total distance of approximately 42.2 miles.  (Montague, Wise and Tarrant Counties) (New Description)  Section of approximately 1.3 miles added from FM 455 southward to end of FM 730 at Wise County Line.



Adm. Auth., dated 12/20/1984; Adm. Ltr., 002-1985, dated 02/15/1985

From FM 455 approx. 7.7 miles southeast of Forestburg, southward via Decatur to SH 114 at Boyd; and from another point on SH 114 near Boyd, southward to SH 199 at Azle; and from another point on SH 199 at Azle, southwestward to US 80, a total approx. distance of 58.2 miles. (Montague, Wise, Tarrant, and Parker Counties)  Approximately 16.0 miles of FM 1707 from SH 199 southwestward to US 80 transferred to FM 730.