Farm to Market Road 471

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Texas FM 471.svg
Farm to Market Road 471
Farm to Market Road 471
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length40.8 mi [1]  (65.7 km)
ExistedMay 23, 1951 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endI-35.svg I-35 in Natalia
Major intersectionsUS 90.svg US 90 in Castroville
North endTexas Loop 1604.svg Loop 1604 in San Antonio
Texas 16.svg SH 16 in San Antonio (former)
Location
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Medina, Bexar
Highway system
Texas FM 470.svg FM 470 Texas FM 472.svg FM 472

Farm to Market Road 471 (FM 471) is an FM highway in the San Antonio area of Texas. The highway is known as Culebra Road within Bexar County.

Contents

Route description

FM 471 begins at an intersection with I-35 in Natalia. The highway shortly begins an overlap with SH 132 and the two highways travel through the town together. FM 471 leaves the highway and travels to the town of LaCoste. The highway enters Castroville and has a short overlap with US 90. FM 471 serves the small community of Rio Medina before intersecting FM 1283 near Lake Medina. The highway turns after here and runs in a southeast (northbound)–northwest (southbound) direction, despite still being signed north–south. FM 471 enters the city of San Antonio near the Government Canyon State Natural Area. Near SeaWorld, FM 471 ends at an intersection Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop).

History

Previous route

FM 471 was first designated on July 9, 1945, from Dilley to Divot. The highway was then extended further north 5.0 miles (8.0 km) toward Batesville on July 22, 1949. The route was cancelled the next month on August 25. The highway was combined with FM 117. [3]

Current route

FM 471 opened May 23, 1951, running from US 81 (now SH 132) in Natalia to US 90 in Castroville. On January 29, 1953, FM 1105 from US 90 north and east 24.4 miles (39.3 km) to a road intersection was cancelled and combined with FM 471. [4] The highway was extended further east to SH 16 later that year on October 28. The highway was extended further south to I-35 on May 6, 1964. On June 27, 1995, the entire route from Loop 1604 to SH 16 was designated Urban Road 471 (UR 471). [2] [5]

On December 18, 2014, the section of FM 471 between Loop 1604 and the Leon Valley city limits was turned back to the city of San Antonio and deleted from the state highway system; this was part of TxDOT's San Antonio turnback program, which gave 21.8 miles of roads to the city. [6] By 2018, the project acceptance letter was issued. As a result of the order and project acceptance letter, the section of FM 471 within Leon Valley became State Highway Spur 471. This eliminated UR 471. [7] [8]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Medina Natalia 0.00.0I-35.svg I-35  Pearsall, San Antonio Southern terminus of FM 471
1.21.9North plate.svg
Texas 132.svg
SH 132 north Lytle
Southern end of SH 132 overlap
1.72.7South plate.svg
Texas 132.svg
SH 132 south Devine
Northern end of SH 132 overlap
5.28.4South plate.svg
Texas FM 463.svg
FM 463 south Devine
Southern end of FM 463 overlap
5.79.2North plate.svg
Texas FM 463.svg
FM 463 north Lytle
North end of FM 463 overlap
LaCoste 12.219.6South plate.svg
Texas FM 2790.svg
FM 2790 south Lytle
Castroville 15.925.6East plate.svg
US 90.svg
US 90 east San Antonio
Southern end of US 90 overlap
17.027.4West plate.svg
US 90.svg
US 90 west Hondo
Northern end of US 90 overlap
22.636.4East plate.svg
Texas FM 1957.svg
FM 1957 east (Potranco Road)
Rio Medina 23.237.3West plate.svg
Texas FM 2676.svg
FM 2676 west Quihi
33.553.9North plate.svg
Texas FM 1283.svg
FM 1283 north Pipe Creek, Lake Medina
San Antonio 34.355.2Texas 211.svg SH 211 (Texas Research Parkway) Government Canyon State Natural Area
Bexar 39.463.4North plate.svg
Texas FM 1560.svg
FM 1560 north Helotes
40.865.7Texas Loop 1604.svgTo plate.svg
Texas 16.svg
To plate.svg
Texas FM 1957.svg
Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) to SH 16  / FM 1957
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur 471

Texas Spur 471.svg
State Highway Spur 471
Location Bexar County
Length0.4 mi [9]  (640 m)
ExistedDecember 18, 2014 [8] –present

Spur 471 is a state highway spur located in Leon Valley. The highway was designated on December 18, 2014, when FM 471 was decommissioned inside Loop 1604. The highway begins at the San Antonio–Leon Valley city limits and runs east for approximately a half mile to State Highway 16 (Bandera Road). Spur 471 is known locally as Grissom Road. An Earlier Spur 471 was designated on October 1, 1968, from I-20 in Colorado City to Loop 377. This was cancelled on June 21, 1990, and changed to Business State Highway 208-B. Loop 377 became Business Interstate 20-J that same day.

Junction list

The entire route is in Bexar County.

Locationmi [9] kmDestinationsNotes
San AntonioLeon Valley line0.00.0Grissom Road
Leon Valley 0.40.64Texas 16.svg SH 16 (Bandera Road) Bandera, San Antonio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Highway Overview Map of FM 471" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 471". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 117". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1105". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 471". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  6. Davila, Vianna (January 30, 2014). "San Antonio approves switch in road maintenance". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 23, 2022 via MySA.com.
  7. Texas Transportation Commission (December 18, 2014). "Minute Order 114165" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. pp. 1–2. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway Spur No. 471". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation . Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Highway Overview Map of Spur 471". Google Maps . Retrieved August 3, 2016.