Farm to Market Road 118 is a 11.392 miles (18.334 km) farm to market road

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 Hunt County

Hunt County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 32,490 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

, 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 118 begins at (the former route of US 67 prior to the construction of IH 30) in eastern Greenville

Greenville, Texas

Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....

. It travels to the north, crossing just north of the city. It has an intersection with , where the road turns to the east. FM 118 soon resumes a northerly direction before ending at FM 512 in the community of South Sulphur, west of Commerce

Commerce, Texas

Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States, located in rural East Texas. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census, however recent growth and its proximity to Interstate 30 and the eastern Metroplex has put the population around 9750...

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A spur connection connects FM 118 to the community of Jacobia. While signed as Spur 118 using the standard state "Spur" shield, it is not related to the route officially designated (now ), located 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...

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History

FM 118 was designated from US 67 (now FM 499) to (redesignated as SH 224 in 1979 when SH 24 was realigned to the east) in 1945. The designation was extended to Jacobia the same year. The southern portion of the route, from present-day FM 499 to SH 224, was designated as SH 355 from 1946 until 1947. The extension from Jacobia to South Sulphur over , as well as designation of the Jacobia spur, occurred in 1953.

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