Farm to Market Road 960 (FM 960) is a state highway in the U.S. state of
Texas that stays within
Wharton County
Wharton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,570. Its county seat is Wharton. The county was named for brothers William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton.
Wharton County c ...
. The two-lane road starts at
Future Business Interstate 69 (Future Bus. I-69)/
Business U.S. Route 59-S (Bus 59) northeast of
El Campo, goes in a northerly direction through farmlands and ends at
FM 102 at
Glen Flora.
Route description
FM 960 begins at Future Bus. I-69/Bus 59 northeast of El Campo and heads to the northeast. Within a short distance the highway crosses
Future Interstate 69 (Future I-69)/
U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway Sy ...
(US 59) at an overpass. Connections with Future I-69/US 59 are complex. Southbound Future I-69/US 59 traffic desiring to access FM 960 must exit to a feeder road and then use a special connecting road. Northbound Future I-69/US 59 traffic can use the Future Bus. I-69/Bus 59 exit to access FM 960. To enter Future I-69/US 59 northbound, FM 960 traffic must take Future Bus. I-69/Bus 59 north. To enter Future I-69/US 59 southbound, FM 960 traffic can use the special connecting road to the feeder, which leads to an entrance ramp. From Future Bus. I-69/Bus 59, FM 960 heads to the northwest for before turning to the northeast. After an additional the highway comes to an intersection with
FM 961 at the Wharton County Youth Fair Grounds. From the fair grounds to the end of FM 960 at FM 102 in Glen Flora is . In the last stretch, the highway briefly turns sharply to the southeast before veering back to the northeast and crossing the
Colorado River.
History
FM 960 was originally designated on November 23, 1948 to start at what is now Future I-69/US 59 a distance of northeast of El Campo in Wharton County. From there the highway was to go north via Crescent School a total of to a road intersection near the Colorado River. On July 14, 1949, FM 960 was extended about across the Colorado River to Glen Flora. On June 30, 1976 the old US 59 right-of-way was redesignated Loop 525.
[ On April 25, 1997, Loop 525 was canceled and its right-of-way transferred to Bus 59-S.]
Major intersections
See also
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References
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0960
Transportation in Wharton County, Texas