FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 521

Highway Designation File

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

**Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)**
94.609	2010

FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 521

Minute Order 021215, dated 07/09/1945 (Date of Agreement)

From Brazoria to Bailey's Prairie (SH 35). (Brazoria County) New Designation.

Adm. Auth., dated 01/16/1953

From SH 60 at Wadsworth, eastward and northeastward via Brazoria to SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie, a distance of approximately 37.9 miles. (Matagorda and Brazoria Counties) Section of approx. 6.1 miles transferred from FM 524; FM 1090 and FM 1469 cancelled and combined, adding approx. 6.9 and 16.8 miles respectively.

Minute Order 036757, dated 09/29/1954; Adm. Cir. 047-1954, dated 11/01/1954

From SH 35 approximately 6 miles north of Palacios, eastward and northeastward to SH 60 in Wadsworth; and from another point on SH 60 in Wadsworth, northeastward to FM 457 at Cedar Lane; and from another point on FM 457 at Cedar Lane, northeastward to SH 36 at Brazoria; and from another point on SH 36 in Brazoria, northeastward to SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie, a distance of approximately 55.9 miles. (Matagorda and Brazoria Counties) FM's 460 and 1096 cancelled and combined, adding 5.3 and 2.4 mile; respectively; from Simpsonville northeastward to 2.4 miles west of Wadsworth, 10.3 miles added by new designation, all in Matagorda County.

Minute Order 036707, dated 10/29/1954; Adm. Cir. 050-1954, dated 12/01/1954

From SH 35 approximately 6 miles north of Palacios, eastward and northeastward to SH 60 in Wadsworth; and from another point on SH 60 in Wadsworth, northeastward to FM 457 at Cedar Lane; and from another point on FM 457 at Cedar Lane, northeastward to SH 36 at Brazoria; and from another point on SH 36 at Brazoria, northeastward to SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie; and from another point on SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie, northeastward via Anchor to SH 288, about 2 miles south of Bonney, a distance of approximately 66.7 miles. (Matagorda and Brazoria Counties) Extended northeastward approx. 10.8 miles from Bailey's Prairie to SH 288.

Minute Order 038869, dated 09/21/1955; Adm. Auth., dated 11/16/1955

From SH 35 approximately 6 miles north of Palacios, eastward and northeastward to SH 60, approximately 1.4 miles south of Wadsworth; and from another point on SH 60 in Wadsworth, northeastward to FM 457 at Cedar Lane; and from another point on FM 457 at Cedar Lane, northeastward to SH 36 at Brazoria; and from another point on SH 36 in Brazoria, northeastward to SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie; and from another point on SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie, northeastward via Anchor to SH 288 about 2 miles south of Bonney, a distance of approximately 67.5 miles. (Matagorda and Brazoria Counties) Modified to describe relocation, from 6.8 miles southwest of Wadsworth to 1.4 miles south of Wadsworth, a decrease of approx. 0.4 mile; 2.4 mile of old location, from Wadsworth westward, retained and given the new number FM 2078.

Minute Order 040791, dated 10/24/1956; Adm. Cir. 046-1956, dated 11/01/1956

From SH 35 approximately 6 miles north of Palacios, eastward and northeastward to SH 60, approximately 1.4 miles south of Wadsworth; and from another point on SH 60 in Wadsworth, northeastward via Cedar Lane to SH 36 near south city limit of Brazoria; thence from a point on SH 332 approximately 1.3 miles northeast of Brazoria, northeastward to SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie; and from another point on SH 35 at Bailey's Prairie, northeastward via Anchor to SH 288 approximately 2 miles south of Bonney, a distance of approximately 66.2 miles. (Matagorda and Brazoria Counties) Modified to show 1.3 mile section, from Brazoria northeastward, redesignated as a part of SH 332 (system transfer); to become effective upon the date that the 1957 Official Highway Travel Map is released to the public.

Adm. Auth., 12/14/1981; Adm. Ltr. 001-1982, dated 01/18/1982

From US 90A, in Houston, southward via Arcola and Rosharon, to SH 35 in Bailey's Prairie; and from another point on SH 35 in Bailey's Prairie, southward to SH 332 east of Brazoria; thence from a point on SH 36, south edge of Brazoria, southwestward to SH 60 at Wadsworth; thence from another point on SH 60, south of Wadsworth, eastward to SH 35, approximately 5.0 miles north of Palacios, a total distance of approximately 94.0 miles. (Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Matagorda Counties) New description; approx. 30.0 miles transferred from old location of SH 288.

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: From UR 2234 [FM 2234] southward via Arcola and Rosharon, to SH 35 in Bailey's Prairie; and from another point on SH 35 in Bailey's Prairie, southward to SH 332 east of Brazoria; and from a point on SH 36, southwestward to SH 60 at Wadsworth, then from another point on SH 60, eastward to SH 35, approximately 5.0 miles north of Palacios, a total distance of approximately 85.487 miles. (Harris, Ft. Bend, Brazoria, and Matagorda Counties) Mileage from UR 2234 [FM 2234] northeastward to US 90A transferred to UR 521. ["Transferred" mileage, as noted on the Highway Designation File page for UR 521, is approximately 8.513 miles.]

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 521: Any mileage that was previously described as "transferred to UR 521" reverts back to FM 521. This is retroactive to the date of passage of Minute Order 105686. The Highway Designation File page for UR 521 has been removed.