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List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (800–899)

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Source revisionJul 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ48976906 ↗
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Farm to Market Roads in the U.S. state of Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

FM 800

Farm to Market Road 800 (FM 800) is located in Cameron County in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

FM 800 begins at an intersection with FM 2520 southwest of San Benito. The highway travels in a northwest direction and intersects FM 509 and FM 1479 in Rangerville. FM 800 runs in a westward direction before turning to the north at FM 3067 near La Feria. The highway runs in a predominately northward direction along Bass Boulevard and briefly enters Harlingen where FM 800 meets I-2/US 83. FM 800 continues to run north before ending at intersection with SH 107 between Santa Rosa and Combes.

FM 800 was designated on July 20, 1948, running from US 83 near La Feria to SH 107. On November 23 of that year, the highway was extended south and eastward to FM 509. On July 15, 1949, FM 800 was extended eastward to Sam Houston Boulevard, which later became FM 2520 on October 31, 1957.

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