Farm to Market Road 2978 (FM 2978) 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 Harris

Harris County, Texas

As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...

 and Montgomery

Montgomery County, Texas

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837. The county was named for the town of Montgomery, Texas. In 2000, its...

 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

The southern terminus of FM 2978 is at just east of the Tomball

Tomball, Texas

Tomball is a city in Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 9,089 at the 2000 census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball. The city are named for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the...

 city limits. The road travels north along Hufsmith–Kohrville Road, through the community of Hufsmith

Hufsmith, Texas

Hufsmith is an unincorporated area in east central Harris County, Texas, United States.-Education:Tomball Independent School District operates schools serving the community....

 and along the western boundary of The Woodlands

The Woodlands, Texas

The Woodlands is a master-planned community and a Census-designated place in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. The population of the CDP was 55,649 at the 2000 census—a 90 percent increase over its 1990 population. According to the 2010 census, The Woodlands' population rose...

. The northern terminus is at near the unincorporated community of Egypt

Egypt, Montgomery County, Texas

Egypt is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas. It lies at an elevation of 203 feet ....

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History

FM 2978 was first designated by TxDOT in 1965. Its route has remained unchanged since its initial designation.

Major intersections