Farm to Market Road 179

Farm to Market Road 179 (FM 179) is a farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway runs from U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) in Lamesa to State Highway 194 (SH 194) approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Plainview.

Farm to Market Road 179
Route information
Length	106.931 mi[1] (172.089 km)
Existed	1945[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 87 in Lamesa
	US 380 US 62 / US 82 in Wolfforth US 84 in Shallowater US 70
North end	SH 194 northwest of Plainview
Location
Counties	Dawson, Lynn, Lubbock, Hale
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← FM 178 FM 180 →

History

FM 179 was first designated on June 11, 1945 along a county road in Dawson County from Lamesa north 5.0 miles (8.0 km). On September 29, 1948, another section of FM 179 from SH 137 at Welch southeast 7.8 miles (12.6 km) to 1 mile north of Grandview school was created, creating a gap. On December 16, 1948, the 8-mile gap was closed. On March 24, 1953, FM 179 was rerouted north to FM 213, replacing part of FM 2053, with the old route west to Welch becoming part of FM 2053 instead.[2] On January 8, 1960, FM 179 gained 17.8 miles (28.6 km) when it was combined with FM 2081, extending the road to FM 1317.[3] On August 20, 1964, the highway gained another 28.8 miles (46.3 km) from FM 1073,[4] 11.2 miles (18.0 km) from FM 401,[5] and 21.6 miles (34.8 km) from FM 594, extending the road to US 70.[6] Previously, part of FM 594 was FM 1069 and part of FM 1073 was FM 1316. FM 179 reached its current length on September 19, 1968 when most of FM 1070 was combined with the highway.[7]

Route description

FM 179 begins at an intersection with US 87 in northeastern Lamesa. The highway intersects with FM 2592 (North 22nd Street) before leaving the town and traveling through rural Dawson County. FM 179 runs through rural Lynn County and southern Lubbock County before entering the town of Wolfforth, intersecting with US 62/US 82. The highway leaves Wolfforth and runs through unincorporated Lubbock County before entering the city of Lubbock in the Hurlwood neighborhood. FM 179 leaves Lubbock and runs through an unincorporated area of the county before entering the town of Shallowater. The highway runs concurrently with US 84 before returning to a separate routing. FM 179 runs through rural western Hale County before ending at an intersection with SH 194 northwest of Plainview.[8]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Dawson	Lamesa	0.0	0.0	US 87 (Lynn Avenue) – Big Spring, Tahoka
		0.1	0.16	FM 2592 (North 22nd Street)
	​	3.1	5.0	FM 2411 east
	​	10.2	16.4	FM 1066
	​	14.2	22.9	FM 2053 west – Welch	South end of FM 2053 overlap
Lynn	​	15.3	24.6	FM 2053 east – O'Donnell	North end of FM 2053 overlap
	​	20.3	32.7	FM 213 east	South end of FM 213 overlap
	​	21.3	34.3	FM 213 west	North end of FM 213 overlap
	​	31.1	50.1	US 380 – Brownfield, Tahoka
	​	41.1	66.1	FM 1317 east
	​	44.1	71.0	FM 211 – Meadow, New Home
Lubbock	​	50.2	80.8	FM 41 (194th Street) – Ropesville, Slide
	​	54.7	88.0	FM 1585 (130th Street)	Future Loop 88[9]
	Wolfforth	56.5	90.9	US 62 / US 82 – Brownfield, Lubbock
		57.1	91.9	Loop 193 (Main Street)
	Lubbock	61.7	99.3	SH 114 (19th Street) – Levelland, Lubbock
		62.7	100.9	FM 2255 (4th Street) – Reese Center
	Shallowater	69.4	111.7	US 84 – Littlefield, Lubbock
		69.9	112.5	Loop 388 east	South end of Loop 388 overlap
		70.1	112.8	FM 1294
	​	70.7	113.8	US 84 east – Lubbock	North end of Loop 388 overlap; south end of US 84 overlap
	​	72.2	116.2	US 84 west – Littlefield	North end of US 84 overlap
	​	79.8	128.4	FM 597 – Anton, Abernathy
Hale	​	83.3	134.1	FM 54 west – Littlefield	South end of FM 54 overlap
	​	85.3	137.3	FM 54 east – Petersburg	North end of FM 54 overlap
	Cotton Center	93.3	150.2	FM 37 west – Amherst	South end of FM 37 overlap
		93.4	150.3	FM 37 east	North end of FM 37 overlap
	​	98.4	158.4	FM 1914 east – Hale Center
	​	102.0	164.2	FM 1071 west	South end of FM 1071 overlap
	​	103.0	165.8	FM 1071 east	North end of FM 1071 overlap
	​	107.0	172.2	US 70 west – Olton	South end of US 70 overlap
	​	109.0	175.4	US 70 east – Plainview	North end of US 70 overlap
	​	117.2	188.6	SH 194 – Hart, Plainview
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 179". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2053". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 2081". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1073". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 401". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
6. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 594". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
7. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1070". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
8. Google (November 9, 2017). "Overview Map of FM 179" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
9. Self-Walbrick, Sarah (February 21, 2018). "TxDOT holds Loop 88 public meeting". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2018.