Farm to Market Road 1171
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 1171 (FM 1171) is a farm to market road
in Denton County
, Texas
.
. The two-lane route is an often-congested roadway for traffic traveling to Flower Mound, which lies to east, and Texas Motor Speedway
, which lies one exit to the south on the Interstate. In Flower Mound, the road is known as Cross Timbers Road, and it has a junction with . At its intersection with Shiloh Road (expanded in spring 2011 from two to six lanes between Shiloh and ), the roadway expands to six lanes and serves as a major arterial for eastern Flower Mound and into Lewisville
, where it is known as that city's Main Street. FM 1171 continues through central Lewisville before the designation ends at IH 35E; Main Street continues into eastern Lewisville as a four-lane road.
A spur route of FM 1171 existed from 1971 to 1990; it connected with mainline FM 1171 east of IH 35E and traveled south along Mill Street to an intersection with SH 121. This mileage was transferred to .
In 1995, the designation of the section east of US 377 to SH 121 was transferred to Urban Road 1171 (UR 1171); however, as with other urban roads, TxDOT continues to sign the route with the FM marker. In 2003, the eastern portion, from IH 35E to the former route of SH 121 (now Business SH 121), was removed from the state highway system at the request of the City of Lewisville.
Farm to Market Road
In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...
in Denton County
Denton County, Texas
Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Route description
FM 1171 begins at IH 35W in NorthlakeNorthlake, Texas
Northlake is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 921 at the 2000 census. Despite the name, it is located west of Lake Grapevine .-Geography:Northlake is located at .According to...
. The two-lane route is an often-congested roadway for traffic traveling to Flower Mound, which lies to east, and Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
, which lies one exit to the south on the Interstate. In Flower Mound, the road is known as Cross Timbers Road, and it has a junction with . At its intersection with Shiloh Road (expanded in spring 2011 from two to six lanes between Shiloh and ), the roadway expands to six lanes and serves as a major arterial for eastern Flower Mound and into Lewisville
Lewisville, Texas
Lewisville is a city in Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2010 United States Census placed the population at 95,290 within . The city also includes of Lewisville Lake....
, where it is known as that city's Main Street. FM 1171 continues through central Lewisville before the designation ends at IH 35E; Main Street continues into eastern Lewisville as a four-lane road.
History
FM 1171 was first designated in 1949; at that time, the Lewisville area was undeveloped, and current alignment of (now superseded by the Interstate 35E freeway) had yet to be constructed. In 1955, a section of was combined with the route, extending it eastward to the original route of through eastern Lewisville. FM 1171 was extended westward through Lewisville to US 377 in 1963, and then to the Interstate 35W freeway in 1971.A spur route of FM 1171 existed from 1971 to 1990; it connected with mainline FM 1171 east of IH 35E and traveled south along Mill Street to an intersection with SH 121. This mileage was transferred to .
In 1995, the designation of the section east of US 377 to SH 121 was transferred to Urban Road 1171 (UR 1171); however, as with other urban roads, TxDOT continues to sign the route with the FM marker. In 2003, the eastern portion, from IH 35E to the former route of SH 121 (now Business SH 121), was removed from the state highway system at the request of the City of Lewisville.