Farm to Market Road 17, or FM 17 is a 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...

, a state maintained road which serves to connect rural and agricultural areas to market towns, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in Van Zandt

Van Zandt County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,140 people, 18,195 households, and 13,664 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile . There were 20,896 housing units at an average density of 25 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. The road is 34.6 miles (55.7 km) long.

Route description

The road begins at an intersection with SH 64 near Canton, Texas

Canton, Texas

Canton is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 5,142. It is the county seat of Van Zandt County.- History :...

. From there, it goes northeast, intersecting Interstate 20

Interstate 20 in Texas

Interstate 20 in Texas is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, running east from a junction with Interstate 10 east of Kent, Texas, through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to the border with Louisiana near Waskom, Texas...

 at an interchange. The road continues on to SH 110 in Grand Saline, Texas

Grand Saline, Texas

Grand Saline is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States, located in East Texas. The population is 3,262. Grand Saline is the third largest city in Van Zandt County and is a part of the Greater Tyler/Longview area...

. The road then follows SH 110 to US 80. The road follows US 80 before heading northeast and north to . The road follows FM 515 east and then heads north and east to SH 154

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 Yantis, Texas

Yantis, Texas

Yantis is a town in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 321 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yantis is located at ....

.

History

FM 17 was originally established in 1942 from Grand Saline to Alba, replacing a part of SH 110. The road was extended southwest 7 miles in 1945. That same year, the road was extended to Canton, its current southern terminus. It was extended to Yantis in 1947. It extended along old US 69 in Alba in 1954. In 1958, it extended east 4 miles from Yantis. In 1961, the section from Yantis east 4 miles was transferred to which became part of in 1980. In 1980, FM 17 was relocated along FM 515 over Lake Fork Reservoir when the reservoir was impounded.

Major intersections

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