Farm to Market Road 149 (FM 149) is a farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs approximately 48.3 miles (77.7 km) in Montgomery and Grimes counties, connecting the cities of Montgomery and Anderson.[1]
 Farm to Market Road 149 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 48.238 mi[1] (77.632 km) | |||
| Existed | 1945[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 1774 in Pinehurst | |||
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| West end |  FM 3090 west of Anderson | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Montgomery, Grimes | |||
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Route description
editFM 149 has a southern terminus in Pinehurst at the former north end of SH 249, where that road (prior to December 2019) transitioned into FM 1774 toward Magnolia.[2][3] The route travels north through unincorporated Montgomery County before entering the city of Montgomery, where it crosses SH 105.[4][5] FM 149 then passes to the west of Lake Conroe and enters the Sam Houston National Forest, where it begins to turn to the west. The highway crosses into Grimes County, where it is signed as a west–east route, and passes through Richards before turning to the southwest. In the county seat of Anderson, FM 149 has a one-block concurrency with SH 90 before resuming its westward course. FM 149 ends at an intersection with FM 3090 approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Anderson.[1]
Spur route
editFM 149 has one spur route, FM Spur 149, in Montgomery County.[1] The spur route is approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) in length, and allows movement between northbound FM 149 and eastbound FM 1488.[2] This spur also connects to Dobbin–Hufsmith Road, which terminates at FM 2978 just north of Hufsmith.
History
editFM 149 was created on April 20, 1945 as a short spur between Anderson and Richards inside Grimes County. Later that year, it was extended twice, to the Montgomery County line on June 6, 1945 and to Deckers Prairie ten days later. The designation was extended down the Tomball Road to US 75 (later I-45) in Houston on July 22, 1949. On October 31, 1957, the route was extended beyond Anderson to its current western terminus at FM 244 (now FM 3090). The section from FM 2430 (now West Montgomery Road) to US 75 was transferred to FM 2430 on December 10, 1959, while FM 149 was rerouted north over the former route of FM 2430. A spur connection to FM 1488 was added on November 1, 1968 which replaced the old route of FM 149 because one section of the old route was transferred to FM 1488. The road was truncated to its current length on October 28, 1988, when the section from the southern terminus at Interstate 45 to FM 1774 was transferred to SH 249.[1]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Montgomery | Pinehurst | 0.0 | 0.0 | FM 1774 – Magnolia, Tomball | Southern terminus; former northern terminus of SH 249[3] |
| 0.8 | 1.3 |  SH 249 Toll (Aggie Expressway) | Interchange | ||
| | 2.2 | 3.5 |   FM Spur 149 north | ||
| Mostyn | 4.1 | 6.6 |  FM 1488 – Magnolia, Conroe | Interchange | |
| Montgomery | 15.7 | 25.3 |  SH 105 – Navasota, Conroe | ||
| 16.8 | 27.0 |   FM 1097 east – Willis | South end of FM 1097 concurrency | ||
| | 17.3 | 27.8 |  FM 1097 west | North end of FM 1097 concurrency | |
| Sam Houston National Forest | 26.1 | 42.0 |  FM 1375 – New Waverly | ||
| 27.6 | 44.4 |  FM 1791 – Huntsville | |||
| Grimes | Richards | 33.6 | 54.1 |   FM 1486 south – Dacus | East end of FM 1486 concurrency |
| | 34.3 | 55.2 | FM 1486 north – Shiro | West end of FM 1486 concurrency | |
| | 38.6 | 62.1 |  FM 2562 | ||
| Anderson | 43.8 | 70.5 |  Loop 429 | ||
| 43.8 | 70.5 |  SH 90 north – Madisonville | East end of SH 90 concurrency | ||
| 43.8 | 70.5 | SH 90 south – Navasota | West end of SH 90 concurrency | ||
| | 48.3 | 77.7 | FM 3090 – Navasota, Piedmont | Western terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 149". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 560. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-10-02.[dead link]
- ^ a b Dominguez, Catherine (December 12, 2019). "Montgomery County commissioners approve Texas 249 rename to FM 1774 near Pinehurst". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 539. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-10-02.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 538. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-10-02.[dead link]
- ^ "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 149 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-10-02.