Farm to Market Road 20, or FM 20 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 Bastrop

Bastrop County, Texas

Bastrop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2006, the population was 71,700. Its county seat is Bastrop. Bastrop County is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop , an early Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F...

, Caldwell

Caldwell County, Texas

Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In 2000, the population was 32,194. Its county seat is Lockhart...

, and Guadalupe

Guadalupe County, Texas

Guadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 89,023. It is named for the Guadalupe River. The seat of the county is Seguin. It was founded in 1846....

 counties. The road is 54.2 miles long.

Route description

The road begins at an intersection with SH 71 just west of Bastrop, Texas

Bastrop, Texas

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile...

. From there, it goes southwest, passing through Red Rock

Red Rock, Texas

Red Rock is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.-School:Red Rock is served by the Bastrop Independent School District....

. At Lockhart

Lockhart, Texas

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, it becomes concurrent with US 183 for a 0.1-mile segment, then turns off to the west on State Park Road. It continues southwest, passing through Fentress

Fentress, Texas

Fentress is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 291 in 2000. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, until its southern terminus at SH 123 just north of Seguin

Seguin, Texas

Seguin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842...

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History

FM 20 was originally designated from Bastrop southwestward to Lockhart. In 1958, It extended southwest to just north of Seguin, replacing FM 964 from Lockhart to FM 621 and a section of FM 621 from FM 621 to just north of Seguin.

Junction list

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Bastrop Bastrop County, Texas Bastrop County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2006, the population was 71,700. Its county seat is Bastrop. Bastrop County is named for Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop , an early Dutch settler who assisted Stephen F...	Bastrop Bastrop, Texas -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there are 5340 people in Bastrop, organized into 2034 households and 1336 families. The population density is 734.8 people per square mile . There are 2,239 housing units at an average density of 308.1 per square mile...	0.0		North terminus
	Rockne Rockne, Texas Rockne is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.Rockne, twelve miles southwest of Bastrop in southwestern Bastrop County, has its origins in German settlers such as the Lehman family who arrived around 1846. The original parish included the Meuth community but was...	8.4
	Red Rock Red Rock, Texas Red Rock is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.-School:Red Rock is served by the Bastrop Independent School District....	11.5
	Bateman Bateman, Texas Bateman is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.-Schools:Bateman is served by the Bastrop Independent School District....	13.3

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Caldwell County, Texas

Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. In 2000, the population was 32,194. Its county seat is Lockhart...

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Dale, Texas

Dale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Caldwell County, Texas, United States.The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad arrived in 1880 and the town's post office was granted that same year. Within five years, Dale had a population of 75. The town had three stores, a gristmill and cotton...

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Lockhart, Texas

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Fentress, Texas

Fentress is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 291 in 2000. It is part of the Austin–Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

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Guadalupe County, Texas

Guadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 89,023. It is named for the Guadalupe River. The seat of the county is Seguin. It was founded in 1846....

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Seguin, Texas

Seguin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842...

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