Farm to Market Road 64
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Farm to Market Road 64, Farm Road 64, or FM 64 is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state
of Texas
maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
. The 18.3 miles (29.5 km) road, located in Fannin
and Delta counties, begins at and passes through Pecan Gap
and Antioch
before ending at . The road also has major intersections with in Cooper and several other Farm to Market Roads. FM 64 was designated in 1942 and was previously a state highway
.
At the intersection with , FM 64 turns to the east. The road intersects from the south, then and to the north before entering Cooper from the northwest. The road then intersects SH 24 which bypasses central Cooper on the northwest, and ends at the state highway's business route through town.
The road encounters terrain of gentle relief for its entire length.
FM 64 was originally designated as State Highway 247 between 1936 and 1939. The highway was originally described until 1942 as a route from Ladonia through Cooper to a point on near the South Sulphur River
. That year, SH 247 was removed from the highway system, and FM 64 was created over the former SH 247 from a point approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Cooper to SH 154. The road was extended westward to FM 128 at Pecan Gap in 1945, and in 1948 the portion of the current road between SH 34 in Ladonia and Pecan Gap was added to FM 128 as an extension. The portion of FM 128 between Ladonia and Pecan Gap was reassigned as an extension to FM 64 in 1949. This extended FM 64 along the entire length of the former SH 247.
SH 154 north of Sulphur Springs
was reassigned as part of in 1960, but was extended over SH 19 and FM 64 to SH 24 in Cooper the following year terminating FM 64 at SH 24. In 1968, SH 24 in Cooper was relocated over its present bypass, and its original route through town where FM 64 ends was signed as its business route. From 1971 to 2003, SH 34 where FM 64 begins was also part of .
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of Texas
Texas
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maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas. Its stated mission is to "work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state...
. The 18.3 miles (29.5 km) road, located in Fannin
Fannin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,242 people, 11,105 households, and 7,984 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 12,887 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
and Delta counties, begins at and passes through Pecan Gap
Pecan Gap, Texas
Pecan Gap is a city in both Delta and Fannin Counties within the U.S. state of Texas. It is sometimes informally referred to as The Gap by the residents of both the town and its immediate surrounding area. The population was 214 at the time of the 2000 census...
and Antioch
Antioch, Texas
Antioch is an unincorporated community on Farm Road 64, six miles west of Cooper and six miles southeast of Pecan Gap in western Delta County within the U.S...
before ending at . The road also has major intersections with in Cooper and several other Farm to Market Roads. FM 64 was designated in 1942 and was previously a state highway
State highway
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.
Route description
FM 64 begins at SH 34 on the northern edge of Ladonia in Fannin County. The road proceeds to the east away from town and is joined from the north by before the combined route enters Pecan Gap and Delta County. On the west side of Pecan Gap, FM 904 separates turning to the south. On the east side of town at the intersection with , FM 64 turns to the south and continues away from town.At the intersection with , FM 64 turns to the east. The road intersects from the south, then and to the north before entering Cooper from the northwest. The road then intersects SH 24 which bypasses central Cooper on the northwest, and ends at the state highway's business route through town.
The road encounters terrain of gentle relief for its entire length.
History
Sulphur River
The Sulphur River is a river in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas in the United States.-Geography:The Sulphur River begins at the confluence of its north and south forks along the Delta–Lamar county line...
. That year, SH 247 was removed from the highway system, and FM 64 was created over the former SH 247 from a point approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Cooper to SH 154. The road was extended westward to FM 128 at Pecan Gap in 1945, and in 1948 the portion of the current road between SH 34 in Ladonia and Pecan Gap was added to FM 128 as an extension. The portion of FM 128 between Ladonia and Pecan Gap was reassigned as an extension to FM 64 in 1949. This extended FM 64 along the entire length of the former SH 247.
SH 154 north of Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Sulphur Springs is a city in Hopkins County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,551. It is the county seat of Hopkins County.-Geography:Sulphur Springs is located at ....
was reassigned as part of in 1960, but was extended over SH 19 and FM 64 to SH 24 in Cooper the following year terminating FM 64 at SH 24. In 1968, SH 24 in Cooper was relocated over its present bypass, and its original route through town where FM 64 ends was signed as its business route. From 1971 to 2003, SH 34 where FM 64 begins was also part of .