Farm to Market Road 1472 (FM 1472) is a

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in the U.S. state of

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that connects the industrial area of Laredo to the Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge, and then runs roughly parallel to the Rio Grande into rural

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. In the urban sections of Laredo, it is a six-lane route known locally as Mines Road. IH35-FM1492 Construction

Route description

The southern terminus of FM 1472 is in Laredo, at IH 35 exit #4. The route travels to the north and crosses

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/ US 59/ Loop 20 just east of the

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. It then takes a northwesterly route, paralleling the Rio Grande. It has a junction with SH 255, the former Camino Colombia Toll Road, near the Laredo city limits. The route continues through unincorporated Webb County before reaching the end of its designation north of Carricitos Creek. The unimproved roadway continues as Eagle Pass Road, which becomes the paved FM 1021 after crossing into Maverick County.

History

A previous route numbered FM 1472 was designated on July 20, 1948 from US 82 in Crosbyton to Wake School in Crosby County. This route was cancelled and combined with FM 28 on November 1, 1954. The current FM 1472 was designated on April 1, 1955 from the junction of what was then US 81 to the community of Dolores, a distance of . The designation was extended four times: by on May 2, 1962, by on November 26, 1969, by another on November 5, 1971, and an additional on October 21, 1981 to its current length. The portion of the route between IH 35 and SH 255 was officially redesignated Urban Road 1472 (UR 1472) on June 27, 1995 due to the growth of the Laredo urban area and the construction of the Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge northwest of the city. The designation of this segment reverted to FM 1472 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.

Major intersections

References

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Transportation in Webb County, Texas Highways in Laredo, Texas