Farm to Market Road 2037
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 9.758 mi (15.704 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1962 – present | |||
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| South end: | TDCJ Lynaugh Unit near Belding | |||
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| Counties: | Pecos | |||
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| Location: | Brazos County |
| Length: | 12.3 mi (19.8 km) |
| Existed: | 1952–1961 |
Farm to Market Road 2037 (FM 2037) is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The 9.8-mile (15.8 km) road is located in Pecos County and connects the James Lynaugh Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to Interstate 10 (I-10) and U.S. Highway 67 (US 67) west of the city of while passing through the town of Belding.
A portion of the route follows a former alignment of US 67 between Fort Stockton and Alpine. The route's numerical designation was previously assigned to a Farm to Market Road in Brazos County.
The road begins at the Lynaugh prison unit and proceeds to the east 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to Old Alpine Road. FM 2037 then follows Old Alpine Road 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the northeast parallel with the South Orient Railroad passing through Belding. The road then turns north passing through orchards and cropland to I-10. FM 2037 ends along the south service road of I-10 to the west of the overpass at I-10 Exit 253 approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Fort Stockton.
FM 2037 has a rural major collector functional class as rated by TxDOT which has approved a speed limit of up to 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) along the route. The section of the road from the prison to where the road diverges from Old Alpine Rd. north of Belding had an average annual daily traffic (AADT) count of 350 vehicles in 2010 including 3.2 percent peak hour truck usage, while the remaining section approaching I-10 had an AADT count of 240 with 3.7 percent peak hour truck usage. Future AADT in 2030 for the two road segments is projected to be 600 and 410 respectively.
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