Farm to Market Road 1459
 Farm to Market Road 1459 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.240 mi[1] (18.089 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 524 in Sweeny | |||
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| North end |  FM 1301 southeast of Danciger | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Brazoria | |||
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Farm to Market Road 1459 (FM 1459) is a farm to market road in Brazoria County, Texas.[1]
Route description
[edit]FM 1459 begins at a blinking light, at the intersection of FM 524 in the heart of Sweeny.[2] Traveling along Second Street, the highway makes two 90 degree curves: one to the northwest, passing Sweeny Community Hospital, then to the northeast, leaving town in a northerly direction. It crosses FM 522 and then SH 35 to the southwest of West Columbia.[3] FM 1459 turns to the northwest, passing small communities such as Camp Karankawa alongside the San Bernard River, to its northern end at FM 1301 near Danciger.[1][4]
History
[edit]FM 1459 was designated on July 22, 1949, from SH 35 to FM 524 in Sweeny. The northern extension from SH 35 to FM 1301 occurred on June 1, 1965.[1]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Brazoria County.
| Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sweeny | 0.0 | 0.0 | FM 524 | Southern terminus | |
| | 3.2 | 5.1 |  FM 522 | ||
| | 4.6 | 7.4 |  SH 35 – Bay City, West Columbia | ||
| | 11.3 | 18.2 | FM 1301 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1459". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 565. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 564. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 543. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-01-06.[dead link]
- ^ "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 1459 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-06.