Farm to Market Road 13, Farm Road 13, or FM 13 is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of 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...

 maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

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. The 20.5 miles (33 km) road, located in Smith

Smith County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 174,706 people, 65,692 households, and 46,904 families residing in the county. The population density was 188 people per square mile . There were 71,701 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...

, Cherokee

Cherokee County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 19,173 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

. and Rusk

Rusk County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,372 people, 17,364 households, and 12,727 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 19,867 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

 counties, begins at and travels eastward with a major intersection at before terminating at Bus. U.S. 79-F and . The road also passes through the town of Henry's Chapel. The road was designated in 1942 and previously was a state highway

State highway

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Route description

FM 13 begins in Troup at SH 135 in Smith County. The road proceeds along E. Duval St. and then turns south along S. Price St.. The road then turns to the southeast along the edge of town before branches off to the west near the Cherokee County line. The route continues to the southeast to Henry's Chapel where branches to the south. The road then goes to the northeast and enters Rusk County before crossing SH 42 in Price. The road then proceeds eastward toward Henderson and intersects west of town. The road enters Henderson following W. Main St. until it terminates at Bus. US 79-F and Bus. SH 64-E.

The road encounters terrain of gentle relief for its entire length.

History

FM 13 was originally designated as State Highway 324 between Henderson and Carlisle in 1939. The town of Carlisle was renamed Price the following year. The highway was re-designated FM 13 in 1942. A second, discontinuous segment of the road was designated in 1945 between Troup and the Cherokee-Rusk county line west of Price, and the uniting segment from that county line to Price was designated the next year.

Major intersections