Farm to Market Road 192
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FM 192 is a farm to market road entirely in Hudspeth County
Hudspeth County, Texas
Hudspeth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. As of 2000, the population was 3,344. By 2010, the population had increased to 3,476. Its county seat is Sierra Blanca. The largest city is Fort Hancock...

 in West Texas
West Texas
West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....

. It generally parallels the Rio Grande
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...

 for its entire length.

Route description

The southern terminus of FM 192 is along the Rio Grande in unincorporated Hudspeth County. From here, the road proceeds northwestward along the river, passing through Quitman
Quitman, Texas
Quitman is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wood County. It is most notable for being the birthplace of American Academy Award winning actress Sissy Spacek. The city's slogan is "Come grow with us." It was...

 and Esperanza
Esperanza, Hudspeth County, Texas
Esperanza is an unincorporated community in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. Esperanza is located on Farm to Market Road 192 west of Sierra Blanca.-History:...

 before ending at at McNary
McNary, Texas
McNary, Texas is a small town at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 20. It is two miles from the Rio Grande and twenty-three miles west of Sierra Blanca in southwestern Hudspeth County. The area was initially settled in 1921, and named Nulo. The town was renamed McNary, after...


History

In 1946, FM 192 was assigned to a route from McNary on (present-day SH 20) via Esperanza to the Arroyo Balluco, approximately 12.0 miles. In 1949, the highway was extended 13.8 miles further down the river to the Cox School, its present southern terminus.

Major intersections

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