Farm to Market Road 179 (FM 179) is a
farm to market road in the U.S. state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
. The highway runs from
U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) in
Lamesa to
State Highway 194 (SH 194) approximately northwest of
Plainview.
History
FM 179 was first designated on June 11, 1945 along a county road in
Dawson County from Lamesa north . On September 29, 1948, another section of FM 179 from SH 137 at Welch southeast to 1 mile north of Grandview school was created, creating a gap. On December 16, 1948, the 8-mile gap was closed. On March 24, 1953, FM 179 was rerouted north to FM 213, replacing part of
FM 2053, with the old route west to Welch becoming part of FM 2053 instead. On January 8, 1960, FM 179 gained when it was combined with
FM 2081, extending the road to FM 1317. On August 20, 1964, the highway gained another from
FM 1073, from
FM 401, and from
FM 594, extending the road to US 70. Previously, part of FM 594 was FM 1069 and part of FM 1073 was FM 1316. FM 179 reached its current length on September 19, 1968 when most of
FM 1070 was combined with the highway.
Route description
FM 179 begins at an intersection with
US 87 in northeastern
Lamesa. The highway intersects with FM 2592 (North 22nd Street) before leaving the town and traveling through rural
Dawson County. FM 179 runs through rural
Lynn County and southern
Lubbock County
Lubbock County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 United States Census, 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock. The county was cre ...
before entering the town of
Wolfforth
Wolfforth ( ) is a small town located in Lubbock County. The town was named for 2 brothers, George Wolffarth who was a rancher in the area, and Eastin Wolffarth who was Lubbock County Sherriff around 1900. The population was 3,670 at the 2010 cens ...
, intersecting with
US 62/
US 82. The highway leaves Wolfforth and runs through unincorporated Lubbock County before entering the city of
Lubbock in the Hurlwood neighborhood. FM 179 leaves Lubbock and runs through an unincorporated area of the county before entering the town of
Shallowater. The highway
runs concurrently with
US 84 before returning to a separate routing. FM 179 runs through rural western
Hale County Hale County is the name of two counties in the United States:
* Hale County, Alabama
*Hale County, Texas
Hale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,522. The county seat is Plainview ...
before ending at an intersection with
SH 194 northwest of
Plainview.
Junction list
References
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Transportation in Dawson County, Texas
Transportation in Lynn County, Texas
Transportation in Lubbock County, Texas
Transportation in Hale County, Texas