Farm to Market Road 156

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Texas FM 156.svg
Farm to Market Road 156
Farm to Market Road 156
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length38.822 mi [1]  (62.478 km)
Existed1945 [1] –present
Major junctions
South endBusiness plate.svg
US 287.svg
Bus. US 287 in Fort Worth
Major intersections
North endI-35.svgUS 77.svg I-35  / US 77 in Sanger
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Highway system
Texas 155.svg SH 155 Texas FM 157.svg FM 157

Farm to Market Road 156 (FM 156) is a farm-to-market road located in North Texas.

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Route description

FM 156 begins at an intersection with Bus. US 287 in Fort Worth, near Meacham International Airport. The highway runs in an east–west direction traveling along Terminal Road, before turning north onto Blue Mound Road. After crossing I-820, FM 156 enters into the southeastern section of Saginaw. The highway briefly enters into the town of Blue Mound, before re-entering Saginaw. The highway runs back into Fort Worth, passing by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, before intersecting US 81/US 287. North of US 81/287 FM 156 runs through sparsely populated areas of the city's northwest area. At School House Road, the highway loops around a rail line and enters Haslet.

Leaving Haslet, FM 156 turns to the east, passing a few miles to the west of Alliance Airport. The highway briefly enters Fort Worth again, interchanging with SH 114 near Texas Motor Speedway. Leaving Fort Worth, the highway runs through unincorporated areas of Denton County before entering Justin. Just outside Justin, FM 156 briefly runs through the western area of Northlake. The highway runs through the towns of Ponder and Krum before ending at I-35 in southern Sanger.

History

FM 156 originally ran from US 287 to the Denton County line, first designated on June 4, 1945. On July 2 of that year, a second section was designated from SH 114 north through Justin, Ponder and Krum, where it turned northwest to end at Plainview School 7.4 miles (11.9 km) northwest of Krum. On December 17, 1945 (date of agreement March 23, 1946), the sections were connected. On March 30, 1949 the highway was rerouted north to Krum to end at US 77 south of Sanger; the old route was redesignated as part of FM 1173. The highway was rerouted around Haslet on March 26, 1991, with the old highway being turned over to the city. On June 27, 1995, the section of highway south of US 81/287 was re-designated as Urban Road 156 (UR 156) by the Texas Department of Transportation. The designation reverted to FM 156 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018. [2]

Several miles of the highway near Alliance Airport were realigned on August 26, 2010 as part of a $260 million runway extension project to allow heavily loaded cargo aircraft to take off in hot summer weather and reach Europe unrefueled. [3]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Tarrant Fort Worth 0.00.0Business plate.svg
US 287.svg
Bus. US 287 (Main Street) Downtown Fort Worth, Meacham Airport
Fort WorthSaginaw lineI-820.svg I-820 (Jim Wright Freeway)I-820 exit 15
Fort Worth East plate.svg
Texas FM 3479.svg
FM 3479 east (Harmon Road)
US 81.svgUS 287.svg US 81  / US 287  Decatur
Denton Texas 114.svg SH 114  Dallas, Rhome Interchange
Justin West plate.svg
Texas FM 407.svg
FM 407 west New Fairview
South end of FM 407 overlap
East plate.svg
Texas FM 407.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-35W.svg
FM 407 east to I-35W  Argyle
North end of FM 407 overlap
West plate.svg
Texas FM 1384.svg
FM 1384 west
Ponder Texas FM 2449.svg FM 2449
US 380.svg US 380  Decatur, Denton Interchange
Krum Texas FM 1173.svg FM 1173  Denton
North plate.svg
Texas FM 2450.svg
FM 2450 north Bolivar
Sanger 38.82262.478I-35.svgUS 77.svg I-35  / US 77  Gainesville, Denton I-35 south exit 475A.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 156". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. "Minute Order 115371" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. Dickson, Gordon (April 22, 2018). "Will a longer runway at this Fort Worth airport help land more jobs?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Ft. Worth, Texas. Retrieved January 31, 2019.