Farm to Market Road 173
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 173 is a short farm to market road
in Clay County
, Texas
.
, at an intersection with Old Joy–Shannon
Road. The road travels approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the east before ending at , which connects to Henrietta
to the north and Jacksboro
to the south.
FM 173 is two-lane and shoulderless for its entire length. It is the shorterst farm to market road in Clay County, and one of the shortest in the state.
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 Clay County
Clay County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 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 173's western terminus is in the unincorporated community of JoyJoy, Texas
Joy is an unincorporated community one mile west of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 173 and State Highway 148, 16 miles south of Henrietta in southern Clay County, Texas, United States. The population was about 150 in 1990.-History:...
, at an intersection with Old Joy–Shannon
Shannon, Texas
Shannon is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 175 20 miles southwest of Henrietta in far south central Clay County, Texas, United States, approximately 1/2 mile north of the Jack County line.-History:...
Road. The road travels approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the east before ending at , which connects to Henrietta
Henrietta, Texas
Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,264 at the 2000 census.-History:...
to the north and Jacksboro
Jacksboro, Texas
Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,533 at the 2000 census. Jacksboro is located at the junction of U.S...
to the south.
FM 173 is two-lane and shoulderless for its entire length. It is the shorterst farm to market road in Clay County, and one of the shortest in the state.