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Farm to Market Road 15, Farm Road 15, or FM 15 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)

Texas Department of Transportation

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. The 10.3 miles (16.6 km) road, located in Smith County

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...

, begins at and travels eastward to the terminus at . The road also passes through the town of Salem. The road was designated in 1942 and previously was a state highway

State highway

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Route description

FM 15 begins in Troup at State Highway 135. The road proceeds along E Bryant Street until the city limits of Troup. The road travels five miles to the west before it turns to the north. Near Salem, it turns westward towards the terminus at State Highway 64 in Wright City.

History

FM 15 was originally designated as State Highway 269 between Troup and Wright City in 1939. The highway was re-designated FM 15 in 1942.

Major intersections

The only major intersections along the road are the two termini in Troup and Wright City.