Existed: 1949 – present Constructed 1949 | Length 55.36 km | |
West end: I-20 / FM 3325 near Aledo East end: Bus. US 287 in Mansfield Counties Parker County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas | ||
Farm to Market Road 1187 (FM 1187) is a FM highway located in the D/FW area of Texas. The highway from U.S. Highway 377 (US 377) to Business US 287 is designated as Urban Route 1187 (UR 1187) by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), but is not signed as such.
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Map of FM 1187, Texas, USA
Route description
FM 1187 begins at I-20 west of Fort Worth and north of Aledo. The highway runs south to Aledo, where it intersects with FM 5. At the intersection, FM 1187 turns to the east. The highway turns back to the south and has a short overlap with US 377 near Benbrook Lake in the unincorporated community of Wheatland. The highway runs to the south of Crowley's central business district before intersecting I-35W in southern Fort Worth. FM 1187 runs through Rendon before ending at US 287 Bus. in Mansfield.
History
FM 1187 was designated in 1949 from US 81 east 5.1 miles to Rendon. In 1951, FM 1187 extended east 5.4 miles to US 287(now BU 287-P). In 1953, FM 1187 extended west 6.4 miles to a county road.In 1954, the section of FM 1187 west of FM 731 was transferred to FM 731. In 1955, FM 1187 extended west to FM 1902, replacing the section of FM 731 from FM 1187 to FM 1902. In 1959, FM 1187 extended northwest to US 377. In 1984, FM 2376 from US 377 to FM 5 and the section of FM 5 from what was FM 2376 to US 80 were transferred to FM 1187. In 1995, the section of FM 1187 from US 377 to BU 287-P became an urban road.
Crowley business loop
Business Farm to Market Road 1187-C (BUS FM 1187-C) is a business loop of FM 1187 in Crowley. The highway was signed in early 2004 when FM 1187 was re-routed south of the city. This is one of the 3 bannered FM roads, along with the RM 1431 spur and BUS FM 1960 in Central Texas. The entire highway is known as Main Street.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Crowley, Tarrant County.