Farm to Market Road 14
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Farm to Market Road 14, Farm Road 14, or FM 14 is a farm-to-market road in the U.S. state
of Texas
maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
. The 39.7 miles (63.9 km) road, located in Smith
and Wood
counties, begins at and travels northward with a major intersection at before terminating at south of Winnsboro
. The road also passes through the town of Hawkins
. The road was designated in 1942 and previously was a state highway
.
FM 14 was originally designated as State Highway 270 between Tyler and Sand Flat in 1939. The highway was re-designated FM 14 in 1942. The road was extended to SH 154
in 1945 and to the current northern terminus in 1949.. In 1966, the portion from Spur 147 to became an extension of Spur 147. The road was rerouted east to US 271 in 1971. In 1995, the portion from Loop 323 to US 271 became an urban road.
|rowspan=4|Smith
|Tyler
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|Southern terminus
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|Shady Grove
|4.4
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|Interchange
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|Red Springs
|10.2
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|10.5
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|rowspan=9|Wood
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|14
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|rowspan=2|Hawkins
|16.9
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|18.3
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|20
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|21.7
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|Pine Mills
|29.2
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|34
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|Oak Grove
|35.9
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|south of Winnsboro
|39.5
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|Northern terminus
Farm to Market Road 14, Farm Road 14, or FM 14 is a farm-to-market road in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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)
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas. Its stated mission is to "work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state...
. The 39.7 miles (63.9 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...
and Wood
Wood County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,752 people, 14,583 households, and 10,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 17,939 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
counties, begins at and travels northward with a major intersection at before terminating at south of Winnsboro
Winnsboro, Texas
Winnsboro is a city in Franklin and Wood Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, located 40 miles north of Tyler. The population was 3,584 at the 2000 census...
. The road also passes through the town of Hawkins
Hawkins, Texas
Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2000 census. A post office was established in Hawkins in 1873.-Geography:Hawkins is located at ....
. The road was designated in 1942 and previously was a state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
.
Route description
FM 14 begins in Tyler at State Loop 323 in Smith County. The road proceeds along State Park Hwy through Shady Grove (where it intersects Interstate 20) and Red Springs, where it turns to the northeast. The road then turns to the north, crossing into Wood County and passing through Hawkins, where it intersects with U.S. 80. It continues north through the towns of Pine Mills and Oak Grove to the northern terminus at SH 154.History
Texas State Highway 154
State Highway 154 or SH 154 is a state highway that runs from Cooper to Marshall in northeast Texas. The route was designated originally by 1933 between Cooper and Quitman, with a proposed extension west to Ladonia. By 1938, this extension was renumbered as SH 247. In 1939, it was extended...
in 1945 and to the current northern terminus in 1949.. In 1966, the portion from Spur 147 to became an extension of Spur 147. The road was rerouted east to US 271 in 1971. In 1995, the portion from Loop 323 to US 271 became an urban road.
Major intersections
|-|rowspan=4|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...
|Tyler
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
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|Southern terminus
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|Shady Grove
|4.4
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|Interchange
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|Red Springs
|10.2
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|10.5
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|rowspan=9|Wood
Wood County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,752 people, 14,583 households, and 10,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 17,939 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
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|rowspan=2|Hawkins
Hawkins, Texas
Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2000 census. A post office was established in Hawkins in 1873.-Geography:Hawkins is located at ....
|16.9
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|18.3
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|20
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|21.7
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|Pine Mills
|29.2
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|34
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|Oak Grove
|35.9
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|south of Winnsboro
Winnsboro, Texas
Winnsboro is a city in Franklin and Wood Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, located 40 miles north of Tyler. The population was 3,584 at the 2000 census...
|39.5
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|Northern terminus