Existed: 1945 – present East end: RM 32 Constructed 1945 | West end: SH 27 in Comfort Length 63.94 km | |
Counties Kendall County, Texas, Blanco County, Texas | ||
Ranch to Market Road 473 (RM 473) is a 39.733 mi (63.944 km) ranch to market road in Kendall and Blanco counties, Texas.
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Map of RM473, Texas, USA
Route description
RM 473 begins in Comfort, at an intersection with SH 27. The route travels through the business district of Comfort, intersecting US 87. While RM 473 does cross I-10, it does not have a direct junction with the freeway. Outside of Comfort, RM 473 continues eastward to Sisterdale, where it has a brief concurrency with RM 1376. It continues eastward through Kendalia and intersects US 281 south of Twin Sisters. The two routes stay merged for about two miles; US 281 continues north while RM 473 resumes a generally eastbound direction. RM 473 ends at an intersection with RM 32.
History
The route was originally designated as FM 473 in 1945, as a short route connecting US 87 in Comfort to Nichols Ranch 4.7 miles to the east. This route was extended several times: to 4.7 miles east of Nichols Ranch in 1949, to Sisterdale later that year, to RM 474 in 1951, and to US 281 in 1953 (replacing FM 1622 from Kendalia to US 281). The designation was changed from a FM to RM route in 1956. The addition of the section between US 281 and RM 32 occurred in 1970. Also, while the official designation has not been amended, signage does indicate that the route begins at SH 27, and not at US 87 (or its successor business route).
Major intersections
The total mileage in the table below is greater than that given by TxDOT, because the concurrency with US 281 is not included in its official description or mileage; however, the route is signed as concurrent.