Farm to Market Road 1 (FM 1) is a

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, a state-maintained road which serves to connect rural and agricultural areas to market towns, in the

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, maintained by the

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(TxDOT). The road was the first Farm to Market Road to be designated in Texas at the request of local industry for a paved road. The road provides access to rural areas of

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from U.S. Highway 96 (US 96).

History

FM 1 was designated on April 23, 1941, and was the first Farm to Market Road to be designated in Texas. It was designated shortly after it was upgraded from a dirt road to a paved road at the request of the Temple Lumber Company and two gas companies. Throughout its history, the road has predominantly served the

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industry. FM 1 originally ran from Pineland northward to Magasco from its inception in 1941 to October 13, 1954, when it was rerouted to end at

Texas State Highway 184 State Highway 184 (SH 184) is a Texas state highway running from Bronson east to Hemphill. This route was designated on November 30, 1932, along its current route. This highway was SH 87A before March 19, 1930, and this highway was er ...

(SH 184). Its old route became a spur connection to Magasco, signed as Farm to Market Road 1 Spur (FM 1 Spur). FM 1776 was also cancelled and combined with FM 1.

Route description

FM 1 begins in southwestern Sabine County near Pineland at a junction with

US 96 U.S. Highway 96 (US 96) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for about entirely in the U.S state of Texas. Its number is a violation of the standard numbering convention, as even-numbered two-digit highways are east– ...

. In Pineland, FM 1 is known as Temple Avenue and travels eastward and then northward through the town. North of Pineland, the road's name changes to Magasco Drive as it travels northward to the town of Magasco. Just south of Magasco, FM 1 Spur diverges from the main route and travels on the west side of the

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tracks, while FM 1 crosses the tracks and runs to the east of them. FM 1 continues northward through Sabine County and then turns to a more northwesterly route after its junction with FM 2024. FM 1 is known as North Temple Road as it enters the town of Bronson. A short break occurs in the road as it intersects SH 184 in Bronson. FM 1 resumes at a point farther north on SH 184 and heads north as Bronson Road. FM 1 heads north from Bronson until it intersects with SH 103 west of Rosevine. At this point another break in the road occurs. FM 1 begins again at a point farther east along SH 103. The road heads to the northeast and is known as Rosevine Road. The road changes course to the north-northwest after a junction with FM 1592. FM 1 leaves Sabine County northwest of Rosevine and enters the northeastern portion of

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. FM 1 continues north until it terminates at SH 21 at Fords Corner.

Major intersections

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External links

Photos of FM 1
0001 Transportation in Sabine County, Texas Transportation in San Augustine County, Texas