Farm to Market Road 725 is a 16.099 mi (25.9 km) farm-to-market road in Comal

Comal County, Texas

Comal County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2010, its population was 108,472. Its seat is New Braunfels.Comal County is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History Timeline:...

 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, 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

FM 725 begins at an intersection with FM 467 in south 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...

, near its junction with SH 123 Business. The route travels west to an intersection with SH 46 before leaving Seguin and making a dogleg to the north-northwest. Just outside of the Seguin city limits, FM 725 intersects US 90 and has a junction with IH 10

Interstate 10 in Texas

Interstate 10 is the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. In the U.S. state of Texas, it runs east from El Paso, near the border with New Mexico, through San Antonio and Houston to the border with Louisiana in Orange, Texas....

 at its Exit #604. The route has a brief concurrency with FM 78 in McQueeney

McQueeney, Texas

McQueeney is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,527 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

 before resuming a northward direction and passing Lake McQueeney

Lake McQueeney

Lake McQueeney is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River located west of the town of Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas, USA. The reservoir was formed in 1928 by the construction of a dam to provide hydroelectric power to the area. Management of the dam and lake was assumed by the Guadalupe-Blanco...

 before entering New Braunfels

New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas that is a principal city of the metropolitan area. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. The city's population was 57,740 as of the 2010 census, up 58% from the 2000...

. In New Braunfels, FM 725 (known as Seguin Avenue) has a junction with IH 35

Interstate 35 in Texas

Interstate 35 in Texas is a major north–south Interstate Highway running from Laredo near the United States-Mexico border to the Red River north of Gainesville where it crosses into Oklahoma. Along its route, it passes through the cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Waco before it splits into two...

 at its Exit #187. The FM 725 designation is at an intersection with IH 35 Business/SH 46 Business, the former route of US 81 in New Braunfels.

History

FM 725 was designated in Guadalupe County in 1947; its southern terminus was at FM 78 in McQueeney, and its northern terminus was at the Comal County line. The following year, the designation was extended into Comal County, to US 81 in New Braunfels. The southward extension from FM 78 to US 90 occurred in 1961. The route was lengthened to the south, to Leissner Road (the location of the current dogleg in the route west of Seguin), in 1971. The extension to FM 467 was made in 1973, bringing FM 725 to its current routing.

The official designation indicates a break in FM 725 at FM 78; however, signage in the area indicates a concurrency.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
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....	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...	0.0		Southern terminus
		0.9
		4.8
		5.3
	McQueeney McQueeney, Texas McQueeney is a census-designated place in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,527 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...	7.2		South end of FM 78 concurrency
		7.4		North end of FM 78 concurrency
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....	New Braunfels New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas that is a principal city of the metropolitan area. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. The city's population was 57,740 as of the 2010 census, up 58% from the 2000...	16.0
		16.2		Northern terminus