Farm to Market Road 1523

Farm to Market Road 1523 marker

Farm to Market Road 1523
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 7.976 mi[1] (12.836 km)
Existed: 1951 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 90
  FM 2017
North end: US 90
Location
Counties: Culberson
Highway system
FM 1522FM 1524
FM 1523, a two-lane road, traverses westward through a Chihuahuan Desert valley toward the Sierra Vieja.
Westward view along FM 1523 with the Sierra Vieja in the background

Farm to Market Road 1523 (FM 1523) is a 7.976 mi (12.836 km) Farm to Market Road in Culberson County, Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).[1]

Route description

The southern terminus is at a junction with US 90, near the abandoned community of Lobo. The route travels west to an intersection with FM 2017, which begins to the south while FM 1523 turns to the north. The route ends at another junction with US 90.[1][2]

History

FM 1523 was designated in Camp County in 1949 from SH 11 at Newsome to a road intersection. In 1951, this route was removed from the state highway system. The currently designated FM 1523 was established in 1951.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Culberson County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 90 MarfaSouthern terminus
2.64.2 FM 2017
8.012.9 US 90 Van HornNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1523". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 87. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. Google (2011-01-06). "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1523 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-01-06.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

KML is from Wikidata

Geographic data related to Farm to Market Road 1523 at OpenStreetMap

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