Farm to Market Road 4
Farm to Market Road 4 (FM 4) is a Texas state road that runs from Grandview north and west to Jacksboro. FM 4 was designated in March 1942. FM 4 is, as of 2012, one of the longest Farm to Market Roads in the state of Texas.
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 116.189 mi[1] (186.988 km) | |||
| Existed | March 26, 1942[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH 81 at Grandview | |||
| North end |  US 380 at Jacksboro | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Johnson, Hood, Palo Pinto, Jack | |||
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Route Description
FM 4 begins at its southern terminus with Texas State Highway 81, in Grandview. FM 4 then proceeds through Grandview, and passes the Grandview Cemetery. FM 4 passes several small communities and several large farms including, Sand Flat, before reaching the city of Cleburne. It passes through the Rose Hill Cemetery, before concurring with Texas State Highway 171/Texas State Highway 174. FM 4 then passes through downtown Cleburne, before reaching the end of the concurrency, just north of downtown. FM 4 then passes several small neighborhoods, and Cleburne Municipal Airport, before exiting Cleburne at its junction with US 67.[2]
FM 4 then proceeds through rolling, hilly farmland of North Texas, passing a few small communities and concurring and intersecting with several other farm roads and county roads. FM 4 then proceeds through Acton, before passing through Granbury, Lipan, Santo, Palo Pinto, and reaching its northern terminus at Jacksboro.[2]
History
The route was designated on March 26, 1942 between Santo and U.S. Highway 80, replacing Spur 40.[3] The route was extended north to the end of FM 130 in Lone Camp on July 11, 1945. The route was extended to U.S. Highway 180 on September 6, 1945, replacing FM 130. The route was extended southeast to Granbury on October 23, 1949, replacing FM 7. On February 6, 1953, the route had been extended north to a road intersection south of the Brazos River, replacing FM 1193. On October 7, 1955, the route had been extended north across the river to Graford, replacing FM 1194. On December 20, 1984, when the district combined several farm to market roads with other ones, FM 4 was extended north to Jacksboro, replacing FM 206.[4] On February 25, 1985, an amendment to the previous request, FM 4 was extended south to then U.S. Highway 81 (now SH 81) at Grandview, replacing FM 208[5] and FM 110.[6]
The Honda Sport Touring Association has named the section between Palo Pinto and Granbury, through the Palo Pinto Mountains, one of Texas' top ten roads for riding enjoyment and scenery.[7]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Johnson | Grandview | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SH 81 / FM 916 east | Southern terminus; Southern end of FM 916 concurrency |
| | 1.0 | 1.6 | FM 916 west – Rio Vista | Northern end of FM 916 concurrency | |
| | 9.5 | 15.3 |  FM 2415 east | ||
| Cleburne | 12.0 | 19.3 |  FM 3136 north | ||
| 12.7 | 20.4 |  FM 2135 south | |||
| 13.6 | 21.9 |   SH 171 south / SH 174 south (S. Main Street) – Meridian, Hillsboro, Rio Vista | Southern end of SH 171/SH 174 concurrency | ||
| 14.1 | 22.7 |   Bus. US 67 east (E. Chambers Street) | |||
| 14.1 | 22.7 |  Bus. US 67 west (E. Henderson Street) | Access to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | ||
| 15.7 | 25.3 | SH 171 north / SH 174 north (N. Main Street) | Northern end of SH 171/SH 174 concurrency | ||
| 18.7 | 30.1 | US 67 | Interchange | ||
| | 25.5 | 41.0 |  FM 2331 south – Bono | Southern end of FM 2331 concurrency | |
| | 26.3 | 42.3 | FM 2331 north – Godley | Northern end of FM 2331 concurrency | |
| Hood | Acton | 35.5 | 57.1 |  FM 167 south (Fall Creek Highway) | Southern end of FM 167 concurrency |
| 36.1 | 58.1 | FM 167 north (Fall Creek Highway) | Northern end of FM 167 concurrency | ||
| Granbury | 38.9 | 62.6 |  US 377 north / Meander Road – Fort Worth | Eastern end of US 377 concurrency | |
| 40.9 | 65.8 | US 377 north – Stephenville | Western end of US 377 concurrency | ||
| 41.2 | 66.3 |  Bus. US 377 (Pearl Street) | Eastern end of US 377 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 42.6 | 68.6 | Bus. US 377 south (Pearl Street) | Western end of US 377 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 42.6 | 68.6 |  FM 51 south (North Houston Street) | Southern end of FM 51 concurrency | ||
| 43.1 | 69.4 | FM 51 north (North Houston Street) – Weatherford | Northern end of FM 51 concurrency | ||
| Thorp Spring | 46.4 | 74.7 |  FM 2580 north (Tin Top Highway) | ||
| | 57.1 | 91.9 |  FM 1543 north (Rocky Branch Highway) – Dennis | ||
| Lipan | 61 | 98 |  FM 1189 north (Dennis Road) – Dennis | Eastern end of FM 1189 concurrency | |
| 61.2 | 98.5 | FM 1189 south (S. Caddo Street) – Morgan Mill | Western end of FM 1189 concurrency | ||
| Palo Pinto | | 65.9 | 106.1 |  US 281 – Stephenville, Mineral Wells | |
| | 68.9 | 110.9 |  FM 2803 south – Patillo | ||
| | 72.4 | 116.5 |  I-20 – Abilene, Fort Worth | I-20 exit 380 | |
| Santo | 75.1 | 120.9 |  FM 2201 east | ||
| 75.4 | 121.3 |  FM 129 north – Brazos | |||
| | 81.5 | 131.2 |  RM 3137 west – Lake Palo Pinto Causeway | ||
| Palo Pinto | 89.1 | 143.4 |  US 180 west – Breckenridge | Western end of US 180 concurrency | |
| 89.6 | 144.2 | US 180 east – Mineral Wells | Eastern end of US 180 concurrency | ||
| | 102.5 | 165.0 |  SH 254 west – Graham | Western end of SH 254 concurrency | |
| Graford | 103.3 | 166.2 |  SH 337 to US 180 – Graham | ||
| 104.0 | 167.4 | SH 254 east (West Lee Avenue) | Eastern end of SH 254 concurrency | ||
| 104.1 | 167.5 |  Loop 397 east (Powell Avenue) | |||
| Jack | | 114.0 | 183.5 |  FM 2210 east (Bartons Chapel Road) – Perrin | |
| Jacksboro | 124.6 | 200.5 | US 380 – Graham, Jacksboro | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Note that the total mileage when listed by junctions does not agree with the total mileage certified by the Texas Department of Transportation because the number given by TxDOT does not include concurrencies.
References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 4". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- Overview Map of Farm to Market Road 4 Distances Between Intersections (Map). Google Maps.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 40". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 206". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 206". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 110". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- "Texas' Top Ten Roads". Retrieved 2008-08-23.