Farm to Market Road 3540
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Farm to Market Road 3540, or FM 3540, in eastern Texas
(USA
), is a road designation that will run about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) from an intersection with TX 135
in Tecula, east to the vicinity of a future lake, Lake Columbia.
There are no local street names along the path of the future road. Rural for all its length, the landscape along the road includes rolling hills of alternating open pastures and trees. The entire road has 2 lanes and no shoulders. All of FM 3540 will be in north-northeast Cherokee County.
The Minute Order for this future road was commissioned in 2005, the path of which will follow the southern end of the current FM 2064
. It is unclear as to when FM 2064 was completed. The road will serve no towns other than a small community, Tecula, at its western terminus. The road will connect the rural area to TX 135, which leads southwest to Jacksonville
) and northeast to Troup
; there will be only intersections with local county roads from FM 3540 otherwise.
} in Tecula
|Western terminus
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|2.1
|west shore of future Lake Columbia
|Eastern terminus
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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...
(USA
United States
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), is a road designation that will run about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) from an intersection with TX 135
Texas State Highway 135
State Highway 135 or SH 135 is a Texas state highway that runs from Jacksonville to near Gladewater in east Texas . The route was designated by 1933 from Gladewater to Troup, and was extended over a portion of FM 347 to Jacksonville in 1990 , completing its current route.-Counties and...
in Tecula, east to the vicinity of a future lake, Lake Columbia.
There are no local street names along the path of the future road. Rural for all its length, the landscape along the road includes rolling hills of alternating open pastures and trees. The entire road has 2 lanes and no shoulders. All of FM 3540 will be in north-northeast Cherokee County.
The Minute Order for this future road was commissioned in 2005, the path of which will follow the southern end of the current FM 2064
Farm to Market Road 2064
Farm to Market Road 2064, or FM 2064, in eastern Texas , runs about from an intersection with TX 135 in Tecula, east, then north to another intersection with TX 135 south of Troup....
. It is unclear as to when FM 2064 was completed. The road will serve no towns other than a small community, Tecula, at its western terminus. The road will connect the rural area to TX 135, which leads southwest to Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
) and northeast to Troup
Troup, Texas
Troup is a city in Cherokee and Smith Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,949 at the 2000 census. Troup is the 2nd community to legalize Beer, Wine, and Liquor for retail sale in Smith County since 1939, just 2nd to Winona, that legalized back in 2010.Troup lies in two...
; there will be only intersections with local county roads from FM 3540 otherwise.
Impact from future lake
Plans have been in the works for many years for Lake Columbia to be built along Mud Creek, which FM 2064 crosses. In advance of construction, a new Minute Order was commissioned in 2005, to reduce the mileage of FM 2064 to 5.6 miles (9 km). This change will affect the road by splitting it in two, and its intersection at the current southern terminus at TX 135 in Tecula, will not connect to the shortened FM 2064 afterward. Therefore, the future installation of the separate FM 3540. As of yet, construction on the lake has not commenced, so signage and length of FM 2064 has not yet changed to reflect the 2005 Order for FM 3540.Major intersections
The route will be in north-northeast Cherokee County, between Jacksonville and Troup.| Mile | Roads intersected | Notes |
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|Western terminus
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|west shore of future Lake Columbia
|Eastern terminus
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