Constructed 25 February 1949 | East end: Boone's Bend Road Length 22.42 km | |
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Existed: February 25, 1949 (1949-02-25) – present | ||
Farm to Market Road 1161 (FM 1161) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that remains within Wharton County. The two-lane highway begins at FM 102 at Egypt, heads in an easterly direction through Spanish Camp and Hungerford and ends at a rural road to the east of Hungerford.
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Route description
A two-lane highway along its entire route, FM 1164 begins at a stop sign on FM 102 in Egypt and heads to the east-southeast past the local post office. At 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from its starting point, FM 1164 passes the Heard Northington Plantation Museum and two state historical markers. After continuing to the east-southeast for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) and passing the Camp Zion Cemetery, the highway arrives at the intersection with FM 640. At the junction, FM 1161 turns sharply to the northeast as it goes through the community of Spanish Camp. From FM 640 to State Highway 60 (SH 60) is a distance of 6.4 miles (10.3 km). In this stretch, the highway heads first east-northeast, then east and finally east-southeast before crossing the Union Pacific Railroad and coming to a two-way stop sign at SH 60 and Business U.S. Route 59. FM 1161 goes through the southern part of Hungerford for 0.4 miles (0.6 km) before crossing a bridge over U.S. Route 59 (US 59). Traffic on FM 1161 can access US 59 in both directions via a half-cloverleaf on the south side. From US 59 to the end of FM 1161 at Boone's Bend Road is an additional 3.1 miles (5.0 km).
History
FM 1161 was originally designated on February 25, 1949, to start at FM 102 in Egypt and go eastward a distance of roughly 10.5 miles (16.9 km) to US 59 near Hungerford. On May 23, 1951, the highway was extended farther east to an unnamed intersection, making a total distance of 11.6 miles (18.7 km). On November 20, 1951 a final eastward extension of about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) was authorized.
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Wharton County.