Farm to Market Road 955

Farm to Market Road 955 (FM 955) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that stays within Fayette County. The highway begins at State Highway 71 (SH 71) northwest of Ellinger and goes northeast to end at State Highway 159 (SH 159) in Fayetteville.

Farm to Market Road 955
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length4.692 mi[1] (7.551 km)
ExistedNovember 23, 1948 (1948-11-23)[1]–present
Major junctions
South end SH 71 northwest of Ellinger
North end SH 159 in Fayetteville
Location
CountiesFayette
Highway system
← FM 954→ FM 956

Route description

FM 955 starts at a stop sign on SH 71 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northwest of Ellinger. From this point, FM 955 heads to the northeast. At a distance of 1.0 mile (1.6 km) from its start, FM 955 intersects with Schumacher Road coming from the southeast. There are no other significant intersections between Schumacher Road and Fayetteville. As FM 955 enters the western part of Fayetteville, it crosses a disused railroad and is called West Market Street. The highway ends at the intersection with Rusk Street, which is also SH 159. FM 955 is roughly parallel with FM 2503 which is located approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) to the southeast.[2]

History

FM 955 was originally designated on November 23, 1948 to begin at SH 71 a distance of 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Ellinger and go about 4.8 miles (7.7 km) to SH 159 in Fayetteville. The route has not been changed since the initial authorization.[1]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Fayette County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Ellinger0.00.0 SH 71Southern terminus of FM 955
1.01.6Schumacher Road
Fayetteville4.6927.551 SH 159Northern terminus of FM 955
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  Texas portal
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 955". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. Google (April 19, 2013). "Farm to Market Road 955" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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