List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (1800–1899)
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Farm to Market Roads in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
FM 1800
Farm to Market Road 1800 (FM 1800) is located in Stephens County. It runs from SH 67 northeast of Breckenridge westward to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Walker Sayle Unit.
The current FM 1800 was designated on December 22, 1993, on the current route.
FM 1800/RM 1800 (1951)
The previous route numbered FM 1800 was designated on December 18, 1951, from FM 307 in Midland County north to the Martin County line. On February 21, 1952, the road was extended 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north to US 80 (now I-20) at Stanton. On January 29, 1953, the road was extended south and southeast to SH 158 in Glasscock County, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the Midland County line, replacing FM 1857. On December 1, 1953, the route was signed, but not designated, as SH 137. On October 31, 1957, the road was extended southeast 6.0 miles (9.7 km) from SH 158. A year later the road was extended southeast 11.0 miles (17.7 km) to the Reagan County line.
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