Farm to Market Road 1
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 18.640 mi (29.998 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1941 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 US 96 in Pineland
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 SH 184 in Bronson SH 103 in Rosevine
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| North end: |
 SH 21 in Fords Corner
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| Counties: | Sabine, San Augustine | |||
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| Location: | Pineland |
| Length: | 0.90 mi (1.4 km) |
Farm to Market Road 1 (FM 1), is a farm-to-market road, a state maintained road which serves to connect rural and agricultural areas to market towns, in the U.S. state of Texas. The road was the first farm-to-market road to be designated in Texas at the request of local industry for a paved road. The 18.6-mile (29.9 km) road provides access to rural areas of East Texas from U.S. Highway 96.
The road was designated on April 23, 1941, the first Farm to Market Road to be designated in Texas. It was designated shortly after it was upgraded from a dirt road to a paved road at the request of The Temple Lumber Company and two gas companies. It wasn't until eight years later that legislation to establish the farm-to-market road system was passed. FM 1 originally ran from Pineland northward to Magasco from its inception in 1941 until October 13, 1954 when FM 1776, which began at SH 184, was cancelled and combined with FM 1. Also, FM 1 was rerouted and its old route became a spur connection to Magasco. Throughout its history, the road has predominantly served the logging industry.
FM 1 begins in southwestern Sabine County near Pineland at a junction with U.S. Highway 96. In Pineland, FM 1 is known as Temple Avenue and travels eastward and then northward through the town. North of Pineland, the road's name changes to Magasco Drive as it travels northward to the town of Magasco. Just south of Magasco, FM 1 has a short spur that travels on the west side of the BNSF Railway tracks as the main road crosses the tracks and parallels the spur to the east of the tracks.
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