Farm to Market Road 122
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 122 is a short farm-to-market road in Ralls
, Texas
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. The route travels east along Tilford Avenue. The FM 122 designation and state maintenance end at an intersection with Avenue G; at this point, the roadway turns from pavement to brick.
, in 1949. In 1958, a spur was designated in Ralls. This spur is currently what remains of FM 122; the portion from Ralls to Post was redesignated as part of SH 207 as a part of that route's lengthening in 1967.
Ralls, Texas
Ralls is an agricultural community in Crosby County, West Texas, United States, named after John Robinson Ralls, who, with the help of W.E. McLaughlin, laid out the townsite in July 1911...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Route description
The western terminus of FM 122 is at an intersection with SH 207Texas State Highway 207
State Highway 207 or SH 207 is a state Highway that runs from the Texas/Oklahoma state line south through the Texas Panhandle, ending in Post. The highway was originally designated between 1933 and 1936 between Floydada and Ralls. By 1939, the designation was extended north to Silverton and south...
. The route travels east along Tilford Avenue. The FM 122 designation and state maintenance end at an intersection with Avenue G; at this point, the roadway turns from pavement to brick.
History
FM 122 was originally designated in 1945, as a much longer north–south route that replaced SH 207 from Ralls southward to Caprock. The designation was extended further south, to PostPost, Texas
Post is a city in and the county seat of Garza County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,708 at the 2000 census.There are many ranchers and civic boosters in Garza County, among them Giles McCrary, a former mayor who operates the OS Museum, a hybrid of exhibits from both the American West...
, in 1949. In 1958, a spur was designated in Ralls. This spur is currently what remains of FM 122; the portion from Ralls to Post was redesignated as part of SH 207 as a part of that route's lengthening in 1967.