Highway Designation File

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


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
16.321 2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 1499

Minute Order 027390, dated 08/25/1949

From Emberson eastward to Caviness, a distance of approximately 2.5 miles. (Lamar County)  New Designation.



Minute Order 051092, dated 05/02/1962, Adm. Auth., dated 05/24/1962, Adm. Cir., 081-1962, dated 06/01/1962

From Garrets Bluff southeastward to Emberson and eastward to a point approximately 0.3 mile east of Caviness with a spur connection of approximately 0.2 mile at Emberson, a total distance of approximately 11.7 miles. (Lamar County)  Extended northwestward approximately 6.5 miles from Emberson to FM 197 and FM 2047; FM 2047 canceled and combined adding approximately 2.0 miles.



Minute Order 065473, dated 11/05/1971; Adm. Cir., 005-1972, dated 01/15/1972

From Garrets Bluff southeastward to Emberson and eastward via Caviness to US 271, north of Paris, with a spur connection of 0.158 miles to Emberson, a total distance of approximately 16.7 miles. (Lamar County)  Extended eastward approximately 4.7 miles to US 271.