Farm to Market Road 1952 (FM 1952) is a state highway in the U.S. state of
Texas
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. The highway begins at
U.S. Route 90 Alternate (US 90A) at
Tavener
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in
Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county was founded in 1837 and organized the next year. It is named for a blockhouse at a bend of the Brazos River. The community developed around the fort in early days.
The ...
and goes north, then west, then north again to
State Highway 36 (SH 36) at
Wallis in
Austin County
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Austin ...
. The two-lane highway is also named Tavener Road.
Route description
FM 1952 begins at a stop sign at US 90A in Tavener, crosses the
Union Pacific Railroad
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tracks and goes north . At this location,
FM 1489 forks to the right while FM 1952 forks to the left into a 90-degree turn to the west. The highway continues due west for about then it curves to the northeast and back to the west for a distance of . FM 1952 runs west for about then begins a 90-degree bend to the north that takes up . After the curve, FM 1952 goes north for , passing the Guardian Angel Cemetery on the left. The road then turns slightly to the northeast for the final before ending at a stop sign at SH 36 in the eastern part of Wallis. The extension of the road to the north beyond the
BNSF Railway
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crossing is called Tenth Street.
History
FM 1952 was originally authorized on January 18, 1952 to begin at
FM 39 about southeast of Farrar in
Limestone County and run southward to the
Leon County line. On April 7, 1953, FM 1952 was canceled and its right-of-way was transferred to
FM 1512. The designation of the current FM 1952 was made on April 24, 1953. The highway was to start at SH 36 in Wallis and go south to the Fort Bend County line. On September 21, 1955, FM 1952 was extended approximately south, east and south to US 90A at Tavener.
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Major intersections
Gallery
File:Tavener TX US 90A at FM 1952.JPG, View northeast at intersection of US 90A and FM 1952
File:Tavener TX FM 1952 and FM 1489.JPG, FM 1952 and FM 1489 intersection north of Tavener
File:Wallis TX Guardian Angel Cemetery.JPG, Guardian Angel Cemetery on FM 1952 south of Wallis
File:Wallis TX Sign on FM 1952.JPG, View north on FM 1952 at Wallis city limit
File:Wallis TX Hwy 36 and FM 1952.JPG, View southeast on Highway 36 at FM 1952 in Wallis
See also
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References
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Events January–February
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Transportation in Austin County, Texas
Transportation in Fort Bend County, Texas