Farm to Market Road 565
Farm to Market Road 565 (FM 565) is a farm-to-market road in the U.S. state of Texas.
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| Length | 15.47 mi[1] (24.90 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945[1]–present | |||
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| South end |  SH 146 in Baytown | |||
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| North end |  Loop 207 in Mont Belvieu | |||
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Route description
The road starts at State Highway 146 (SH 146) in Baytown and travels east. It intersects FM 1405 and SH 99 Toll near the Royal Purple Raceway. Next, it intersects FM 2354 and FM 3180. In Cove, it intersects FM 3246 and Interstate 10 (I-10). In Old River-Winfree, it intersects FM 1409, and in Mont Belvieu, it intersects Loop 207 and ends at State Highway 146.
History
When it was created on July 9, 1945, it was only 2.0 miles (3.2 km) long from Mont Belvieu to Old River-Winfree. On November 23, 1948, it was extended from Old River-Winfree through Cove to Baytown at SH 146. FM 565's northern terminus was expanded from Loop 207 to State Highway 146 in Mont Belvieu in 2019.[1]
Major intersections
The entire road is in Chambers County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Baytown | SH 146 | Southern terminus | |||
 FM 1405 | |||||
 SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway) | |||||
 FM 2354 south – Beach City | |||||
 FM 3180 | |||||
| Cove |  FM 3246 north / Gou Hole Road | ||||
 I-10 – Houston, Beaumont | I-10 exit 803 | ||||
| Old River-Winfree |  FM 1409 north – Dayton | ||||
| | Loop 207 | ||||
| | SH 146 | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 565". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 11, 2017.