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Farm to Market Road 1960

Farm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960) is a farm-to-market road in the U.S. state of Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation. Its western terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 290 (US 290) and State Highway 6 (SH 6) in northwestern Harris County. It travels generally to the east, ending at SH 321 in Dayton in western Liberty County. FM 1960 has long been an artery in Greater Houston, though it has been shortened and re-routed over the years. Once consisting of most of the current SH 6 in West Houston as well as its current northern route, it still traverses 26 ZIP codes north of the Houston city limits.

Farm to Market Road 1960 marker
Farm to Market Road 1960
FM 1960 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length46.946 mi[1] (75.552 km)
Existed1951[1]–present
Major junctions
West end SH 6
Major intersections
East end SH 321 in Dayton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesHarris, Liberty
Highway system
← FM 1959→ FM 1961

FM 1960 is also one of the very few FM roads with a business segment, which runs through the middle of Humble.

History

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Before becoming a Farm to Market road, part of the route was called Jackrabbit Road.

On June 27, 1995, the section west of FM 2100 had its internal designation changed to Urban Road 1960 (UR 1960).[2] The designation of this segment reverted to FM 1960 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.[3]

In 2011, the segment from SH 249 to Aldine-Westfield Road was designated as Cypress Creek Parkway in an effort to improve the image of the roadway. Landscaped medians with designated turn lanes replaced the broad open center median originally in place.

Historic western termini

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Historic eastern termini

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  • Kuykendahl Road at Bammel (May 23, 1951 – December 17, 1952)
  • 6.6 Miles east of U.S. Highway 59 (December 17, 1952 – November 21, 1956)
  •   SH-321 (November 21, 1956 – present) (this extension replaced the section of FM 1008) from Huffman to SH-321

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Harris​0.00.0 
  SH 6 south – Sugar Land		Continuation beyond US 290; access from SH 6 is via US 290 only
​0.00.0  
  US 290 (Northwest Freeway) / SH 6 north – Austin, College Station, Hempstead, Houston		Three-level diamond interchange
​0.81.3North Eldridge Parkway
​1.42.3Fallbrook Drive
​2.23.5Jones Road
​2.33.7Windfern Road
​3.86.1Perry Road
​4.67.4Mills Road
Houston5.18.2  SH 249 (Tomball Parkway) – Tomball, HoustonThree-level diamond interchange; former FM 149
​6.210.0Cutten Road
​7.612.2Champion Forest Drive
​8.714.0Stuebner Airline Road / Veterans Memorial Drive
​9.615.4Walters Road
​9.915.9T C Jester Boulevard
​11.117.9Kuykendahl RoadInterchange
​12.019.3Ella Boulevard
​13.421.6  I-45 (North Freeway) – Dallas, Conroe, HoustonThree-level diamond interchange; I-45 exit 66 southbound, 66A northbound.
​14.022.5Imperial Valley Drive
​14.924.0  Hardy Toll RoadThree-level diamond interchange
​16.125.9Treaschwig Road / Bammel Road
​16.526.6Aldine Westfield Road
​17.628.3Rayford Road / Birnamwood Boulevard
​17.928.8Richey Road
​19.631.5Cypresswood Drive
Houston20.833.5 
  FM Bus. 1960 east		Former Loop 184
​20.933.6  Lee RoadAccess to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
​21.634.8Kenswick Drive
​22.536.2Townsen Boulevard
Humble23.337.5   I-69 / US 59 (Eastex Freeway) – Cleveland, HoustonI-69 / US 59 exit 149
​23.938.5North Houston Avenue
​24.539.4Wilson Road
​24.940.1 
  FM Bus. 1960 west / First Street East		Former Loop 184
​26.843.1Woodland Hills Drive
​28.846.3Kings Park Way / Atasca Oaks Drive
​29.647.6Atascocita Road
​29.848.0West Lake Houston Parkway
Huffman34.555.5  FM 2100 / Crosby Huffman Road[5]
​37.159.7Huffman-Eastgate Road
Liberty​40.965.8  FM 686[6]
​41.867.3  SH 99 Toll (Grand Parkway)
Dayton46.975.5  
  
  SH 321 to US 90 / SH 146		Access to US 90 and SH 146 via SH 321 south
46.975.5 
  FM 1008 north		Continuation beyond SH 321
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Humble business loop

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Business Farm to Market Road 1960-A
LocationHumble
Length4.124 mi[7] (6.637 km)
Existed1990–present[7]
 
Map of Business Farm to Market Road 1960-A highlighted in red

Business Farm to Market Road 1960-A (Bus. FM 1960-A) is an east–west business route of FM 1960. It is 4.1 miles (6.6 km) long and is one of only three Business Farm to Market Roads in Texas.[8] The road begins in Houston northeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and continues through central Humble as Humble Westfield Road to an intersection with the I-69/US 59 freeway. It then continues as First Street before reconnecting with FM 1960 east of Humble.[9][10]

History

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The route follows a previous alignment of FM 1960 through Humble, which was shifted to its present route through the city on June 21, 1978. At this time, the former alignment was designated State Highway Loop 184. It retained the state loop designation until the current business route was designated on June 21, 1990.[11]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Harris County.

Locationmi[9]kmDestinationsNotes
Houston00.0  FM 1960 – WestfieldWestern terminus
Humble2.54.0   I-69 / US 59 (Eastex Freeway) – Houston, ClevelandI-69/US 59 exit 149.
​4.16.6  FM 1960 – HuffmanEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1960". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 1960". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Minute Order 115371" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  4. ^ https://maps.google.com
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2100". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  6. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 686". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  7. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business Farm to Market Road No. 1960-A". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  8. ^ Texas Department of Transportation. "Highway Designation File – Search Results for Business Farm to Market Road". Retrieved August 8, 2010
  9. ^ a b "Route of Bus. FM 1960-A" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  10. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1701. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Loop No. 184". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
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