Existed: 1955 – present North end: Helotes City Limits Length 11.82 km County Bexar County, Texas | South end: FM 471 in San Antonio Counties: Bexar Constructed 1955 | |
Farm to Market Road 1560 (FM 1560) is a farm-to-market road in the Greater San Antonio area of Texas. The highway runs from FM 471 in extreme west San Antonio to Loop 1604 near the main campus of UTSA.
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Map of FM1560, Texas, USA
Route description
FM 1560 begins at an intersection with FM 471 in western San Antonio, near Loop 1604. The highway, known as Galm Road, runs through rural areas of Bexar County to SH 16 in Helotes. The two highways share a short wrong way concurrency. After leaving SH 16, FM 1560, now signed as Hausman Road, travels through the northern part of Helotes, passing by many subdivisions. The highway turns to the east, before ending at Loop 1604, near UTSA.
The section of highway between SH 16 and Loop 1604 is usually used as a cut-off route for traffic traveling to places along Loop 1604 in the northern part of the city.
History
FM 1560 was originally designated as a route from SH 34 to FM 824 in Fannin County. This route existed from November 30, 1949 to October 15, 1954 before being combined with FM 1550.
The current route of FM 1560 opened on September 21, 1955. The highway ran from FM 471 to a county road in Bexar County. The highway was shortened back to Loop 1604 in 1977. On December 18, 2014, the section from Loop 1604 west to Helotes city limit was removed from the state highway system.
Junction list
The entire route is in Bexar County.