Farm To Market Road 1905 (FM 1905) is a
farm-to-market road
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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, maintained by the
Texas Department of Transportation
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. The entire route is in the town of
Anthony
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, which is located across the state line from
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. It is the first road with which
Interstate 10
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has an interchange after entering Texas from New Mexico.
FM 1905 begins at the state border as a continuation of
NM 225, and ends at
Interstate 10
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in Anthony. A short segment is
concurrent
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Law
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
SH 20. The FM 1905 designation was first assigned in 1951, and was extended to its current route in 1969.
History
FM 1905 was assigned on November 20, 1951 from the state line to U.S. Highway 80 (now State Highway 20).
As the route was extended, stretching for to its current route in October 31, 1958.
Route description
FM 1905 begins at the New Mexico state line,
as a continuation of
NM 225 in
Anthony, New Mexico
Anthony is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 9,360 at the 2010 census. It is located on the New Mexico–Texas state line in the Upper Mesilla Valley (immediately north of Anthony, Texas), and on Interstat ...
. The road, known as West Washington Street, parallels the state line as it heads eastward towards downtown Anthony. There are intersections with local roads before FM 1905 intersects
SH 20 after . The two routes run concurrently along South Main Street for about before FM 1905 continues eastward again, now heading towards
I-10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
on Franklin Street. FM 1905 passes by a city-maintainted park complex before leaving downtown Anthony.
It becomes known as Antonio Street as it enters the outskirts of Anthony, where it intersects with
Spur 6 before coming to an end at exit 0 of I-10.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
*
* {{osmrelation, 2124474, Farm to Market Road 1905
1905
As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
Transportation in El Paso County, Texas