Existed: 1948 – present Length 46.6 km | West end: Loop 111 in Austin Constructed 1948 | |
East end: SH 21 / SH 71 near Bastrop | ||
Farm to Market Road 969 (FM 969) is a 28.95-mile (46.59 km) state-maintained farm to market road located in Travis and Bastrop counties of the U.S. state of Texas of which 6.23 miles (10.03 km) are officially designated as Urban Road 969 (UR 969) in Austin but is still signed as FM 969.
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Map of FM 969, Texas, USA
History
FM 969 originally started at SH 29 at 19th Street, northeast of downtown Austin; at the time, SH 29 was along the current alignment of Loop 111. It then proceeded eastward along 19th Street, terminating near Hornsby Bend. In 1952, FM 969 was extended east to FM 1704. In 1953, FM 969 extended west to US 81(now IH-35) By 1958, it had been extended to its current eastern termination point at SH 71/SH 21.
In 1975, 19th Street was renamed MLK Boulevard between Lamar Boulevard and the Austin city limits.
In 1986, the segment between I-35 and Loop 111 was removed from FM 969 and returned to city maintenance. This segment passes by Oakwood Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Austin, and by UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the University of Texas at Austin baseball field.
In 1995, the segment of FM 969 between Loop 111 and FM 973 was redesginated as UR 969, with the segment east of FM 973 remaining as a Farm to Market Road. As with most other Urban Roads, no signage changes have been made to indicate the new name.
Route Description
UR 969 begins at an intersection with Loop 111 (Airport Boulevard), east of Interstate 35. It proceeds east along MLK Boulevard for 6.3 miles (10.1 km), passing by Morris-Williams Golf Course and US 183 before leaving the Austin city limits. The UR 969 designation terminates at FM 973, south of Lake Walter E. Long.
At this point, the road designation changes to FM 969. The highway continues east and southeast for 22.6 miles (36.4 km), passing through the villages of Utley and Webberville before terminating at an intersection with SH 71/SH 21, just west of Bastrop. Between Austin and Webberville, FM 969 is named Old Webberville Road.