Farm to Market Road 156

Farm to Market Road 156 (FM 156) is a farm-to-market road located in North Texas.

Farm to Market Road 156
Route information
Length38.822 mi[1] (62.478 km)
Existed1945[1]–present
Major junctions
South end
Bus. US 287 in Fort Worth
 
North end I-35 / US 77 in Sanger
Highway system
← SH 155FM 157 →

Route description

FM 156 begins at an intersection with Bus. US 287 in Fort Worth, near Meacham International Airport. The highway runs in an east-west direction traveling along Terminal Road, before turning north onto Blue Mound Road. After crossing I-820, FM 156 enters into the southeastern section of Saginaw. The highway briefly enters into the town of Blue Mound, before re-entering Saginaw. The highway runs back into Fort Worth, passing by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, before intersecting US 81/US 287. North of US 81/287 FM 156 runs through sparsely populated areas of the city's northwest area. At School House Road, the highway loops around a rail line and enters Haslet.

Leaving Haslet, FM 156 turns to the east, passing a few miles to the west of Alliance Airport. The highway briefly enters Fort Worth again, interchanging with SH 114 near Texas Motor Speedway. Leaving Fort Worth, the highway runs through unincorporated areas of Denton County before entering Justin. Just outside Justin, FM 156 briefly runs through the western area of Northlake. The highway runs through the towns of Ponder and Krum before ending at I-35 in southern Sanger.

History

FM 156 originally ran from US 81/287 to SH 114, first opening in April 1945. A few months later, the highway was extended further north through Justin, Ponder and Krum. In 1949 the highway was further extended north to US 77 south of Sanger. The highway was rerouted around Haslet in 1991, with the old highway being turned over to the city. In 1995, the section of highway south of US 81/287 was re-designated as Urban Route 156 (UR 156) by the Texas Department of Transportation. The designation reverted to FM 156 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.[2]

Several miles of the highway near Alliance Airport were realigned between 2003 and 2018 as part of a $260 million runway extension project to allow heavily loaded cargo aircraft to take off in hot summer weather and reach Europe unrefueled.[3]

Junction list
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
TarrantFort Worth0.00.0
Bus. US 287 (Main Street) – Downtown Fort Worth, Meacham Airport
Fort Worth–Saginaw line I-820 (Jim Wright Freeway)I-820 exit 15
Fort Worth FM 3479 east (Harmon Road)
US 81 / US 287 – Decatur
Denton SH 114 – Dallas, RhomeInterchange
Justin FM 407 west – New FairviewSouth end of FM 407 overlap
FM 407 east to I-35W – ArgyleNorth end of FM 407 overlap
​ FM 1384 west
Ponder FM 2449
​ US 380 – Decatur, DentonInterchange
Krum FM 1173 – Denton
FM 2450 north – Bolivar
Sanger38.82262.478 I-35 / US 77 – Gainesville, DentonI-35 south exit 475A.
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References
  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 156". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. "Minute Order 115371" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. Dickson, Gordon (22 April 2018). "Will a longer runway at this Fort Worth airport help land more jobs?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Ft. Worth, Texas. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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