Farm to Market Road 517
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Farm to Market Road 517 (FM 517) is a 21 miles (33.8 km) 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...

 in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of 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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Other Names

FM 517 has many names on its 21 miles (33.8 km) journey.

From E Bayshore Dr (FM 646) in Bacliff to when FM 517 makes a sharp right turn to the west it is known as 9th street. It then turns right and the name changes to Avenue I. It continues as Avenue I until it makes a left turn where it turns into 29th street. It is called this until it meets with Texas 146. After Texas 146 it is just called FM 517 until it reaches Texas 3 where the name is changed to Main Street-Pine Drive. This continues until I-45 where it is changed back to just FM 517. It is called this until it ends at the North Alvin Bypass where the name is changed to Dickinson Road.

Junctions

(From East to West)
24th Street,
27th Street,
Texas 146,
FM 3436,
Owens Drive,
Dickinson Avenue(FM 1266),
Texas 3,
I-45,
FM 646,
Cemetery Road,
Algoa Friendswood Road
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