Farm to Market Road 359
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 46.2 mi (74.4 km) | |||
| Existed: | June 18, 1945 – present | |||
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| South end: |
  Alt. US 90 east of Richmond
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 FM 1093 in Fulshear I-10 in Brookshire
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| North end: |
  US 290 / SH 6 at Hempstead
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| Counties: | Fort Bend, Waller | |||
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Farm to Market Road 359 (FM 359) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway begins at U.S. Route 90 Alternate (US 90A) near Richmond in Fort Bend County. FM 359 heads in a northwesterly direction through Pecan Grove and Fulshear to Interstate 10 at Brookshire in Waller County. Continuing to the northwest, the highway passes through the small communities of Pattison, Monaville and Pine Island before ending at U.S. Route 290 (US 290) and Texas Highway 6 (SH 6) east of Hempstead.
FM 359 begins at a traffic signal on US 90A 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northeast of the Brazos River bridge at Richmond. The highway immediately crosses the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and heads 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north through Pecan Grove. At the traffic light at Farmer Road, FM 359 turns in a westerly direction for 4.2 miles (6.8 km) to a traffic signal at FM 723. This intersection is just north of John and Randolph Foster High School in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. After proceeding northwest, FM 359 passes through the rural community of Foster and turns in a northerly direction. The highway passes Hines Nurseries Inc., briefly veers west at Fulshear-Gaston Road, and turns north before reaching the intersection of FM 1093 and FM 1463 at a traffic signal. The section between FM 723 and FM 1093 is about 5.4 miles (8.7 km) in length.
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