Farm to Market Road 1179

Farm to Market Road 1179
Route information
Length:	15.2 mi (24.5 km) [1]
Existed:	1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SH 47 at Bryan
	FM 2818 in Bryan
East end:	FM 2038 near Kurten
Location
Counties:	Brazos
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec ← FM 1178 FM 1180 →

Farm to Market Road 1179, or FM 1179, is a Farm to Market Road in Texas, running from SH 47 in Bryan, northeastward to FM 2038, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Kurten. It is known as Villa Maria Road from SH 47 to the Villa Maria-Briarcrest split, and as Briarcrest Drive from the split to FM 158.

History

FM 1179 was designated in 1949 from FM 158 northeast 2.5 miles to Steep Hollow Community. In 1951, FM 1179 extended northeast 4.8 miles to Reliance Church. In 1960, FM 1179 extended northeast to FM 2038. In 1977, FM 1179 extended to SH 6. In 1989, FM 1179 extended to SH 47. In 1992, FM 1179 extended to FM 60. In 1995, the section of FM 1179 from FM 158 to FM 60 became an urban road. Later that year, the section from SH 47 to FM 60 was removed from the state highway system.

Junction List

The entire route is in Brazos County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Bryan			SH 47	Interchange
			FM 2818 (Harvey Mitchell Pkwy)	Interchange (under construction as of June 20, 2012[2])
			FM 2154 south (Wellborn Rd)
			Bus. SH 6 (Texas Ave)
			Villa Maria Rd/Briarcrest Dr	Road splits, FM 1179 continues down Briarcrest Dr
			SH 6 (Earl Rudder Frwy)	Interchange; future I-14
			FM 158 (Boonville Rd) – Bryan, Huntsville
​			FM 2038 – Kurten
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1179". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
2. http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/apps/project_tracker/projectdetails.htm?projid=239901060&dist=Bryan. Retrieved 2012-06-20.