Existed: 1949 – present Length 129.7 km | East end: US 84 near Slaton Constructed 1949 | |
West end: FM 769 at Texas-New Mexico state line Major cities Lubbock, Wolfforth, Slaton, Levelland Counties Cochran County, Texas, Hockley County, Texas, Lubbock County, Texas | ||
Farm to Market Road 1585 (FM 1585) is a Farm to Market Road located in the South Plains region of Texas. The section of highway between U.S. Highway 62/U.S. Highway 82 (US 62/US 82) and US 87 has seen rapid growth along its route in the past few years, as Lubbock expands southward.
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Map of Farm to Market 1585, Texas, USA
Route description
FM 1585 begins at an intersection with FM 769 at the Texas-New Mexico state line, south of Bledsoe. The highway travels through rural areas of Cochran County, intersecting with SH 214. FM 1585 shares a short overlap with FM 1780 before entering into Hockley County. The highway shares another overlap, this time with FM 300, southwest of Levelland. FM 1585 intersects with US 385 south of Levelland, maintaining its rural route. Crossing into Lubbock County, FM 1585 shares a short overlap with US 62/US 82 southwest of Wolfforth. A few miles east of here, FM 1585 enters into the city of Lubbock, running along the southernmost boundary of the city. The highway leaves the Lubbock city limits just west of the US 87 intersection. East of US 87, FM 1585 becomes a rural route once again, ending at an intersection with US 84 just north of Slaton.
History
FM 1585 was designated on December 29, 1949 from FM 1316 2 miles south of Wolfforth east 5 miles. On January 18, 1952, FM 1585 extended east 12.5 miles to US 84. On November 21, 1956, FM 1585 extended west 3.3 miles to US 62. On October 31, 1957, FM 1585 extended west to FM 300(now FM 303), replacing FM 2010 which started at FM 1632(now FM 168). On July 11, 1968, FM 1585 extended west to FM 1780. On May 7,1970, FM 1585 extended west to FM 769, replacing FM 3024 which started at FM 769.