Ranch to Market Road 473 (RM 473) is a 39.733 miles ranch to market road in Kendall

Kendall County, Texas

Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2008 census, its population was 32,886. Its seat is Boerne....

 and Blanco

Blanco County, Texas

Blanco County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2010, the population is 10,497. Its county seat is Johnson City. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet,...

 counties, 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

RM 473 begins in Comfort

Comfort, Texas

Comfort is a census-designated place in Kendall County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, at an intersection with SH 27. The route travels through the business district of Comfort, intersecting . While RM 473 does cross ], it does not have a direct junction with the freeway. Outside of Comfort, RM 473 continues eastward to Sisterdale

Sisterdale, Texas

Sisterdale, Texas, is an unincorporated farming and ranching community, established in 1847 and located north of Boerne in Kendall County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located in the valley of Sister Creek. The current 2010 population is 25...

, where it has a brief concurrency with RM 1376. It continues eastward through Kendalia

Kendalia, Texas

Kendalia is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kendall County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM473/3351 northeast of the city of Boerne, the county seat of Kendall County. Its elevation is 1,384 feet...

 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 rural areas of western Kendall County. The route was extended several times: to Sisterdale in 1949, to RM 474 in 1951, and to US 281 in 1953 (replacing FM 1622). 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.

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Kendall Kendall County, Texas Kendall County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2008 census, its population was 32,886. Its seat is Boerne....	Comfort Comfort, Texas Comfort is a census-designated place in Kendall County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...	0.0		Western terminus
		0.4
	Sisterdale Sisterdale, Texas Sisterdale, Texas, is an unincorporated farming and ranching community, established in 1847 and located north of Boerne in Kendall County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The community is located in the valley of Sister Creek. The current 2010 population is 25...	12.4		West end of RM 1376 concurrency
		13.2		East end of RM 1376 concurrency
		19.2
	Kendalia Kendalia, Texas Kendalia is an unincorporated community in northeastern Kendall County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM473/3351 northeast of the city of Boerne, the county seat of Kendall County. Its elevation is 1,384 feet...	26.4
Blanco Blanco County, Texas Blanco County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2010, the population is 10,497. Its county seat is Johnson City. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet,...		33.9		West end of US 281 concurrency
	Twin Sisters	35.8		East end of US 281 concurrency
		41.5		Eastern terminus