Farm to Market Road 1750
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Farm to Market Road 1750 (FM 1750) is a farm to market road
Farm to Market Road
In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...

 located primarily in Taylor County
Taylor County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 126,555 people, 47,274 households, and 32,524 families residing in the county. The population density was 138 people per square mile . There were 52,056 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile...

, 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

FM 1750 begins at ; this intersection is actually located in Callahan County
Callahan County, Texas
*Baird*Belle Plain*Callahan City*Clyde*Cottonwood*Cross Plains*Eula*Putnam-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas-External links:* at the University of Texas*...

. The route travels to the west and quickly enters Taylor County, passing Potosi
Potosi, Texas
Potosi is a census-designated place in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,664 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Potosi is located at...

 before turning north and into Abilene
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...

. It crosses the freeway west of Abilene Regional Airport
Abilene Regional Airport
Abilene Regional Airport is a public airport located three statute miles southeast of the central business district of Abilene, a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is within the Abilene city limits and owned and operated by the City of Abilene.The majority of aircraft operations at...

and passes to the west of Lytle Lake before ending at another intersection with SH 36.

History

FM 1750 was first designated in 1951; the original route was a section southward from SH 36 in Abilene, but it was extended through Potosi and to another connection with SH 36 the following year. In 1995, the northern section between to SH 36 in Abilene was internally redesignated as Urban Road 1750 (UR 1750); as with other urban roads, TxDOT continues to sign the route using the Farm Road marker.

Major intersections

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