Farm to Market Road 9
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 9 is a 24.935 mi (40.1 km) farm-to-market road in eastern Texas
.
. The route travels north into Waskom
, where it crosses IH 20
; access from IH 20 is provided via Exits #633 (eastbound) and #635 (westbound). The route has a brief concurrency with US 80 before turning back toward the north. FM 9 straddles the east side of the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
before ending near the south shore of Caddo Lake
.
south 12 miles in 1942, when the route was designated from part of SH 137
. The next year, that route was redesignated as SH 349
. It is unknown if this designation was ever signed. That routing has no connection to the current designation.
The current FM 9 was designated in 1951. The original route was the segment from US 79 to FM 451 near Elysian Fields
. The route was extended to US 80 in Waskom in 1954, and further north to 1.9 miles south of FM 1999 in 1966. In 1968, it extended north to FM 1999 & FM 2457, and FM 2457 was combined.
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 9 begins at an intersection with US 79 in the unincorporated community of PanolaPanola, Texas
Panola is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 296 in 2000....
. The route travels north into Waskom
Waskom, Texas
Waskom is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It lies about east of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. Route 80. To the east is Shreveport, Louisiana...
, where it crosses IH 20
Interstate 20 in Texas
Interstate 20 in Texas is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, running east from a junction with Interstate 10 east of Kent, Texas, through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to the border with Louisiana near Waskom, Texas...
; access from IH 20 is provided via Exits #633 (eastbound) and #635 (westbound). The route has a brief concurrency with US 80 before turning back toward the north. FM 9 straddles the east side of the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility in Karnack, Texas that was established in 1942. The Monsanto Chemical Company selected the site in December 1941 to produce TNT. The plant produced 393,000,000 pounds of TNT throughout World War II...
before ending near the south shore of Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake is a lake and wetland located on the border between Texas and Louisiana, in northern Harrison County and southern Marion County in Texas and western Caddo Parish in Louisiana. The lake is named after the Southeastern culture of Native Americans called Caddoans or Caddo, who lived in...
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History
A previous FM 9 was formed from MidlandMidland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
south 12 miles in 1942, when the route was designated from part of SH 137
Texas State Highway 137
State Highway 137 or SH 137 is a Texas state highway that runs from Brownfield to near Ozona in west Texas. This route was designated by 1939 on a route from Brownfield south through Midland and Rankin, ending west of Sheffield. By 1942, everything south of Lamesa was either cancelled,...
. The next year, that route was redesignated as SH 349
Texas State Highway 349
State Highway 349 or SH 349 is a 194.43 mile state highway in the western part of Texas.-History:The original formation of the highway in 1943 included only the section from Rankin to Midland, replacing a former route of . In 1947 and FM 306 were redesignated to form the part of SH 349 from...
. It is unknown if this designation was ever signed. That routing has no connection to the current designation.
The current FM 9 was designated in 1951. The original route was the segment from US 79 to FM 451 near Elysian Fields
Elysian Fields, Texas
Elysian Fields is a rural unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It lies 11 miles southeast of the county seat of Marshall....
. The route was extended to US 80 in Waskom in 1954, and further north to 1.9 miles south of FM 1999 in 1966. In 1968, it extended north to FM 1999 & FM 2457, and FM 2457 was combined.