Existed: 1945 – present North end: SH 66 in Royse City Length 38.34 km | South end: FM 740 near Forney Constructed 1945 | |
Farm to Market Road 548 (FM 548) is a Farm to Market Road located in the eastern portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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Map of Farm to Market 548, Texas, USA
Route description
FM 548 begins at an intersection with FM 740 just south of Forney. FM 548 travels northeast for about two miles (3.2 km) before intersecting FM 741, near Forney High School. At the intersection with FM 1641, FM 548 runs in a more north–south direction, intersecting with FM 688 and US Highway 80 (US 80). The highway turns back to the northeast at Marketplace Drive, the location of a major shopping center in the town. Leaving Forney, FM 548 travels by many subdivisions before taking a more rural route.
Entering Rockwall County, the highway enters the town of McLendon-Chisholm. In the community, FM 548 shares a short overlap with State Highway 205 (SH 205). Exiting the town, the highway continues to run in a northeast direction, before making a nearly 90-degree turn to the northwest. Just south of the intersection with SH 276, FM 548 turns to the north, entering Royse City a few miles to the north. The highway intersects with Interstate 30 (I-30) before ending at SH 66 in downtown.
History
The first section of FM 548 ran from SH 205 near McLendon-Chisholm to US 67 (now SH 66) in downtown Royse City; this section opened in 1945. In 1955, the section from FM 1142 west to FM 550 was transferred to FM 1143 (now SH 276) and the section from FM 550 to SH 205 was transferred to FM 550. FM 548 was rerouted over FM 1142 from FM 1143 to SH 205. In 1962, the highway was extended further south to I-20 (now US 80) in Forney, absorbing FM 2081. In 1986 the highway was extended further south to FM 740, near the planned re-routing of I-20. The routing between FM 740 and US 80 was transferred back to Kaufman County and the city of Forney in 1998. This section was transferred back to FM 548 in the mid-2000s.