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Farm to Market Road 76 marker
Farm to Market Road 76
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length29.417 mi[1] (47.342 km)
Includes approximately 16.85 miles (27.12 km) of UR 76[2]
Existed1943[1]–present
Major junctions
South endCR 7181 near Fabens
Major intersections SH 20 in Fabens

FM 793 in Fabens
FM 1110 in Clint
FM 1281 in Socorro
Loop 375 in El Paso

FM 659 in El Paso
North end SH 20
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
Loop 76 PR 76

Farm to Market Road 76 (FM 76) is a Farm to Market Road in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The road, located in southeastern El Paso County, connects southeastern portions of the city of El Paso, including the former town of Ysleta now wholly within the city, with the communities of Socorro, Clint, and Fabens. The road along with nearby State Highway 20 (SH 20) serves as a major arterial between Interstate 10 (I-10) and the Rio Grande in the El Paso Lower Valley.

Route description

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History

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FM 76 was originally designated from its current northern terminus at SH 20, then part of US 80, near Ascarate Park to Zaragosa Road in Ysleta in 1943. The road was subsequently extended to Clint in 1944 and then to Fabens in 1945. The road was extended along the remainder of its current length in 1948 ending at FM 1109.[1]

US 80 was the predecessor route of I-10 and I-20 in western Texas. SH 20 was designated over the non-Interstate portion of I-10 in 1969.[3] US 80 was decommissioned in western Texas in 1991.[4]

Farm to Market Road 1109 marker
Farm to Market Road 1109
LocationEl Paso County
Length4.106 mi[5] (6.608 km)
Existed1948–2005[5]

Farm to Market Road 1109 formerly intersected the southern terminus of FM 76 and connected FM 76 with the Rio Grande to the west and SH 20 to the east 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of Tornillo. FM 1109 was originally designated in 1948. In 2005, the state designation was cancelled, and the road returned to county maintenance as County Road 7180 and County Road 7181.[5]

Major intersections

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The entire road is in El Paso County.

Locationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0CR 7181 (Lower Island Road)Southern terminus
Fabens5.69.0 SH 20 (Main Street) – Tornillo, Clint
5.89.3 FM 793 (Fabens Street)
Clint12.520.1
FM 1110 east (Darrington Road)
Begin overlay of FM 1110
13.822.2
FM 1110 west (Clint Cutoff Road) – San Elizario
End overlay of FM 1110
Socorro18.229.3 FM 1281 (Horizon Boulevard) – Horizon City
El Paso21.234.1 Loop 375 – Fort Bliss
22.936.9 FM 659 (Zaragosa Road)
29.547.5 SH 20 (Alameda Drive) – Socorro, CanutilloNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 76". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 76". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 20". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 80". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1109". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "Overview of FM 76" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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Geographic data related to Farm to Market Road 76 at OpenStreetMap