Farm to Market Road 11 (FM 11) is a
Farm to Market Road
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maintained by the
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) located in
Ward
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,
Crane, and
Pecos counties in west
Texas
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. The road begins at
State Highway 18 in
Grandfalls and passes through
Imperial and
Girvin before terminating at
Interstate 10 in
Bakersfield.
The road was originally designated in 1942 between Grandfalls and Imperial and has been incrementally lengthened over the years incorporating a former route of
FM 847 before the road was completed in 1975. The road crosses
U.S. Route 67
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and
U.S. Route 385 in Girvin.
Route description
FM 11 begins at SH 18 on the southeastern edge of Grandfalls in Ward County.
The road proceeds to the southeast approaching the
Pecos River and briefly crosses the southwestern corner of Crane County before crossing the river into Pecos County. The road then enters Imperial where it intersects
FM 1053.
The road continues in a generally southeastern direction roughly parallel to the Pecos River and crosses the
South Orient Rail Line before intersecting US 67 and US 385 at Girvin.
The road then continues in a more southerly direction away from the river and intersects
FM 1901 north of Bakersfield. In Bakersfield, the road crosses
Loop 293 before terminating at I-10.
The road encounters mostly flat terrain through ranch land, oil fields, and salt flats in the valley of the Pecos River for most of its length before passing between hills from Girvin to Bakersfield.
History
FM 11 was originally designated on March 26, 1942 from SH 18, then known as
SH 82 in Grandfalls to Imperial. On June 11, 1945, FM 11 was extended southward along SH 82 to a point north of
Fort Stockton
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and then to the northeast to the county road to Imperial now known as FM 1053. That extension was rescinded on February 26, 1946 when the road was instead extended to the southeast through the former community of
Abell City to Buena Vista Rd. On October 29, 1948, the road was extended an additional miles to the southeast, for a total length of . The road was extended an additional to Girvin on July 14, 1949. On May 23, 1951, FM 11 was extended southeast to US 67.
On October 29, 1948, FM 847 was designated from US 67 in Girvin to Loop 293, which was then the route of
US 290 through Bakersfield.
The FM 847 designation was canceled on July 30, 1951, and the route was combined with FM 11. FM 847 was reused for a road in Terry County on July 25, 1951 (numbered July 30), and when that was cancelled, FM 847 was reused for a road in Erath County.
In addition, between FM 11 and FM 847 were added. FM 11 was extended southward in Bakersfield to I-10 on March 31, 1975.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
*{{osmrelation, 1964417, Farm to Market Road 11
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Transportation in Ward County, Texas
Transportation in Crane County, Texas
Transportation in Pecos County, Texas