Farm to Market Road 685
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 685 is a farm to market road
in Greater Austin
, Texas
.
along Dessau Road, at the eastern terminus of . The route runs to the northeast through Pflugerville to an interchange with the toll road. From here, FM 685 runs north along the frontage road
of the toll road, before separating from SH 130 in southern Hutto
. The route continues to the northeast before ending at a junction with in central Hutto.
in 1946, running from US 79 at Hutto southward to the Travis County
line. The designation was extended into Travis County and Pflugerville in 1952, to its current southern terminus at FM 1825.
When the SH 130 toll road was constructed, the segment between Pflugerville and Hutto used the right-of-way of FM 685. The FM 685 designation was subsequently applied to the frontage roads of the toll 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 Greater Austin
Greater Austin
Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos is a five-county metropolitan area in the US state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area straddles on the eastern edge of the and is situated in Central Texas....
, 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...
.
Route description
FM 685 begins in PflugervillePflugerville, Texas
Pflugerville is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 16,335 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 39,653...
along Dessau Road, at the eastern terminus of . The route runs to the northeast through Pflugerville to an interchange with the toll road. From here, FM 685 runs north along the frontage road
Frontage road
A frontage road is a non-limited access road running parallel to a higher-speed road, usually a freeway, and feeding it at appropriate points of access...
of the toll road, before separating from SH 130 in southern Hutto
Hutto, Texas
Hutto is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 1,250 at the 2000 census; it had grown to 7,401 in the 2005 census estimate and had reached 17,120 by January 2008....
. The route continues to the northeast before ending at a junction with in central Hutto.
History
FM 685 was designated in Williamson CountyWilliamson County, Texas
Williamson County is a county located on both the Edwards Plateau to the west, consisting of rocky terrain and hills, and Blackland Prairies in the east consising of rich, fertile farming land, The two areas are roughly bisected by Interstate 35...
in 1946, running from US 79 at Hutto southward to the Travis County
Travis County, Texas
As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...
line. The designation was extended into Travis County and Pflugerville in 1952, to its current southern terminus at FM 1825.
When the SH 130 toll road was constructed, the segment between Pflugerville and Hutto used the right-of-way of FM 685. The FM 685 designation was subsequently applied to the frontage roads of the toll road.