FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 255

Highway Designation File

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

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 255

Minute Order 021215, dated 06/12/1945 (Date of Agreement)

From McShane School on SH 63 to Ferguson, a distance of 2.8 miles. (Jasper County) New Designation.

Minute Order 048486, dated 09/27/1960; Adm. Cir. 165-1960

From SH 63 near Beans Place, northeastward to McGee Bend Dam, a distance of approx. 7.4 miles. (Jasper County) Extended northeastward approx. 4.4 miles.

Minute Order 049579, dated 05/30/1961; Adm. Cir. 053-1961, dated 06/15/1961

From SH 63 near Beans Place, northeastward and eastward across McGee Bend Dam and along the east access road to US 96, a distance of approx. 15.7 miles. (Jasper County) Extended eastward approx. 8.3 miles.

Minute Orders 045153, dated 11/20/1958, and 053546, dated 05/26/1963; Adm. Cir. 146-1963, dated 10/01/1963

From Bean's Place at or near the Angelina River, northwestward, northeastward, and eastward across McGee Bend Dam along the east access road to US 96, a distance of approx. 15.2 miles. (Jasper County) Extended southeastward approx. 0.8 mile over old location SH 63.

Minute Order 062966, dated 11/26/1969; Adm. Auth., dated 12/17/1969; Adm. Cir. 017-1970, dated 02/15/1970

From US 69, 2.2 miles north of Colmesneil, eastward across McGee Bend Dam to FM 692, with a spur connection of approx. 0.7 mile from a point approx. 2.0 miles southwest of SH 63, southeastward to Beans Community, a total distance of approx. 58.4 miles. (Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties) FM 2628 and FM 3125 combined, adding approx. 4.4 and 11.3 miles.

Minute Order 063535, dated 04/01/1970; Adm. Cir. 038-1970, dated 04/15/1970

From US 69, 2.2 miles north of Colmesneil, eastward approx. 4.8 miles; and from Beans Place in Jasper County, northward and northeastward approx. 15.0 miles to US 96; and from SH 87 in Newton County, northeast approx. 11.3 miles to FM 692, a total distance of approx. 31.1 miles. (Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties) Sections from 4.8 miles east of US 69, eastward approx. 11.3 miles, and from US 96, eastward approx. 16.0 miles to SH 87 transferred to RE 255.

Minute Order 068445, dated 02/21/1974; Adm. Auth., dated 02/27/1974; Adm. Cir. 023-1974, dated 03/15/1974

From US 69, 2.2 miles north of Colmesneil, eastward approx. 4.8 miles; and from SH 63 in Jasper County, northeastward approximately 12.3 miles to US 96; and from SH 87 in Newton County, northeastward approx. 10.8 miles to FM 692, a total distance of approx. 27.9 miles. (Tyler, Jasper and Newton Counties) New description; section from Beans Community northwestward and northeastward approx. 2.7 miles to SH 63 in Jasper County, transferred to RE 255.

Minute Order 074800, dated 08/21/1978; Adm. Ltr. 009-1978, dated 09/15/1978

Cancelled. (Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties) Mileage transferred to RE 255.

Minute Order 090684, dated 08/29/1990, and 088245, dated 01/30/1989; Adm. Ltr. 002-1990, dated 12/13/1990

From FM 1472 near Dolores Community, southwestward approximately 1.5 miles to the International Bridge. (Webb County) New Designation.

Minute Order 105686, dated 06/27/1995; DesLtr 03-1995, dated 06/30/1995
Minute Order 115371, dated 11/15/2018 (Rescinds Minute Order 105686)

Minute Order 105686: Cancelled. (Webb County) Mileage transferred to UR 255. ["Transferred" mileage was described on the Highway Designation File page for UR 255 as "From UR 1472 [FM 1472] southwestward to end at International Bridge at TX/Mexico border, a distance of approx. 0.943 mile."]

Minute Order 115371 general description: Minute Order 115371 rescinds Minute Order 105686. The result of this rescission is the elimination of the Urban Road (UR) system. The Farm to Market (FM) and Ranch to Market (RM) roadways which were intended to be redesignated as Urban Roads under the provisions of Minute Order 105686 revert back to their FM/RM designations. Minute Order 115371 declares that the provisions of Minute Order 105686 were never implemented, and although the UR designations were in effect during the interim between these two Minute Orders, the affected roadways continued to be referred to by their FM or RM designations. Only the Highway Designation Files made reference to the UR designations during this interim period. Upon the passing of Minute Order 115371, the affected Highway Designation Files have been updated retroactively to reflect the FM/RM designations.

Minute Order 115371 as it affects FM 255: Any mileage that was previously described as "transferred to UR 255" reverts back to FM 255. This is retroactive to the date of passage of Minute Order 105686. Highway Designation File entries for UR 255 have been transferred to the Highway Designation File page for FM 255 and revised accordingly. The Highway Designation File page for UR 255 has been removed.

Minute Order 110127, dated 06/30/2005; DesLtr 2-2005, dated 07/07/2005

Cancelled. (Webb County) At district's request, FM 255 redesignated as an extension of SH 255, from the intersection of FM 1472 westward to its terminus at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge at the Texas/Mexico border, a distance of approximately 0.94 mile.