Farm to Market Road 1954
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Farm to Market Road 1954 (FM 1954) 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...

 in Archer
Archer County, Texas
Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...

 and Clay
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...

 counties, 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 1954's western terminus is at in the southern outskirts of Holliday
Holliday, Texas
Holliday is a city in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,632 at the 2000 census...

 in Archer County
Archer County, Texas
Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...

. The roadway travels to the east and briefly turns to the north to intersect before resuming its primarily eastward trajectory. It intersects south of Lakeside City
Lakeside City, Texas
Lakeside City is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 984 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeside City is located at ....

 and Lake Wichita before crossing and entering 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...

. The roadway then turns to the south at a junction with to provide access to Lake Arrowhead State Park via . Here the route turns back to the north and reaches its eastern terminus at another junction with FM 2393.

History

FM 1954 was first designated in 1952. Its western terminus has always been at FM 368 at Holliday, and its original east end was at SH 79. The route was lengthened to US 281 in 1962. The extension into Clay county and to Lake Arrowhead State Park occurred in 1968, and the roadway ended within the park. This stub end became part of PR 63 in 1973, when FM 1954 was extended northward to its current terminus at its second intersection with FM 2393.

Major intersections

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