Farm to Market Road 361

Farm to Market Road 361 (FM 361) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that stays within Fort Bend County. The highway begins at FM 1994 in Long Point and heads northwest through Fairchilds to end at State Highway 36 (SH 36) near Pleak.

Farm to Market Road 361
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	7.2 mi[1] (11.6 km)
Existed	May 2, 1962 (1962-05-02)[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	FM 1994 in Long Point
	FM 2977
North end	SH 36 south of Pleak
Location
Counties	Fort Bend
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← FM 360 FM 362 →

Route description

FM 361 is a two-lane highway for its entire length. The highway begins at FM 1994 at Long Point at a place where electric transmission lines pass overhead. From Long Point, FM 361 heads northwest for a distance of 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to Boothline Road. In this stretch the highway crosses Deer Creek. After a jog at Boothline Road, the highway goes northwest for 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the intersection with Needville-Fairchilds Road in Fairchilds. Leaving Fairchilds behind, FM 361 continues northeast for 1.4 miles (2.3 km), crossing Fairchilds Creek and reaching the three-corner junction with FM 2977. From FM 2977 to South Kamas Road is an additional 1.6 miles (2.6 km). At South Kamas Road, FM 361 angles slightly more to the west for 0.2 miles (0.3 km) before ending at a stop sign on SH 36 at a distance 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Pleak.[2]

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  Looking southeast at FM 2977
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  Looking northeast near Fairchilds
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  View is southeast near Long Point

History

FM 361 was originally designated on June 18, 1945, to run from SH 36 south of Rosenberg to Fairchilds. On March 18, 1947, the highway was extended from Fairchilds to Long Point. In 1947, the description of its starting point was defined as 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Big Creek on SH 36.[1]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Fort Bend County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Gap in route
Fairchilds	4.0	6.4	Needville–Fairchilds Road	Temporary southern terminus of FM 361
​	5.4	8.7	FM 2977 – Rosenberg	Southern terminus of FM 2977
Pleak	7.1	11.4	SH 36 – Needville, Rosenberg	Northern terminus of FM 361
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

•  Texas portal
•  U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 361". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
2. Google (January 8, 2013). "Farm to Market Road 361" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 8, 2013.