Farm to Market Road 331

Farm to Market Road 331
Route information
Length:	11.685 mi[1][lower-alpha 1] (18.805 km)
Existed:	1945[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	SH 36 north of Sealy
	FM 529
North end:	Oil Field Rd. near Raccoon Bend
Location
Counties:	Austin
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← FM 330 FM 332 →

Farm to Market Road 331 (FM 331) is a farm to market road in eastern Austin County, Texas.^[1]

Route description

FM 331 begins at an intersection with SH 36 north of Sealy.^[2] The route travels to the north into the small community of Burleigh, where it has a brief concurrency with FM 529. It continues northward, roughly paralleling the Brazos River to its east, before state maintenance ends at Oil Field Road near the community of Raccoon Bend. Oil Field Road continues into the town and provides access to SH 159.^[3]

History

FM 331 was originally designated along a 7-mile (11 km) stretch from SH 159 in Bellville to Burleigh on June 16, 1945. On October 31, 1958, the highway was extended southward 6.3 miles (10.1 km) from Burleigh to SH 36 southeast of Peters. The highway was rerouted on April 15, 1970, when the original section from Bellville to Burleigh was redesignated as part of FM 529; the section north of Burleigh to Raccoon Bend, which was formerly FM 2916, was also added to the route.^[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Austin County.

Location	mi[4][lower-alpha 1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SH 36 – Bellville, Sealy	Southern terminus
Burleigh	5.9	9.5	FM 529 west – Bellville	South end of FM 529 concurrency
​	6.3	10.1	FM 529 east	North end of FM 529 concurrency
​	12.1	19.5	Oil Field Rd.	Northern terminus; state maintenance ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gallery

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  Sign for Burleigh on FM 331 north near FM 529

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  FM 331 at the south end of the FM 529 concurrency

Notes

1. The certified length given is shorter than the actual mileage, as the TxDOT description of FM 331 considers it to be discontinuous at FM 529.

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 331". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 476. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2014). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2014 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 475. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
4. Google (March 31, 2011). "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 331 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 31, 2011.