Farm to Market Road 1730

Farm to Market Road 1730 (FM 1730) is a farm to market road located in the South Plains region of Texas. The section of highway between FM 1585 and Loop 289 is internally designated as Urban Road 1730 (UR 1730) by TxDOT. FM 1730 is known locally in Lubbock as Slide Road.

Farm to Market Road 1730
Route information
Length18.444 mi[1] (29.683 km)
Existed1951[1]–present
Major junctions
South end FM 1317 south of New Home
North end Loop 289 in Lubbock
Location
CountiesLynn, Lubbock
Highway system
← FM 1729→ FM 1731

Route description

FM 1730 begins at an intersection with FM 1317 in rural Lynn County. The highway enters the small community of New Home before running in unincorporated Lynn County again. Just north of New Home, FM 1730 crosses into Lubbock County and serves the town of Slide a few miles north of here. Just south of the FM 1585 intersection the highway enters the city limits of Lubbock. FM 1730 runs through the fast growing southside of the city, before ending at Loop 289 just south of South Plains Mall.

History

FM 1730 was first designated on May 23, 1951 along Slide Road and Lubbock County Road 1900 between Slide and US 62 (34th Street). The highway was later extended further south to New Home on January 18, 1952, absorbing approximately 3 miles of FM 1317.[2] On November 28, 1955, the northern terminus of the highway was shortened by a mile to Loop 289. On June 27, 1995, the mileage of FM 1730 between FM 1585 and Loop 289 was transferred to UR 1730.[3]

Junction list
CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Lynn​0.00.0 FM 1317
New Home3.04.8 FM 211 – Meadow, Wilson
Lubbock​9.815.8 FM 41 – Ropesville, Slaton
Lubbock14.323.0 FM 1585 (130th Street)Future Loop 88[5]
18.429.6 Loop 289 to Spur 327 west
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1730". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1317". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 1730". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. Google (June 17, 2018). "Route of FM 1730" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  5. Self-Walbrick, Sarah (February 21, 2018). "TxDOT holds Loop 88 public meeting". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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