Farm to Market Road 600

Farm to Market Road 600
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	54.543 mi (87.778 km)
Existed	July 25, 1945–present
Major junctions
South end	I-20 in Abilene
North end	US 380 near Haskell
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Haskell, Jones, Taylor
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec

Farm to Market Road 600 (FM 600) is located in Haskell, Jones, and Taylor counties. It extends from I-20 in Abilene to US 380 on the eastern edge of Haskell, a distance of 54.543 miles (87.778 km).

FM 600 was designated on July 25, 1945, and originally ran for only eight miles (thirteen kilometers). Throughout the 1960s, the road was extended to its present-day length, absorbing both FM 1834 and FM 1193.

Route description

FM 600 begins at I-20 in Abilene and runs in a northern direction along West Lake Road before turning northeast at FM 3308 and turning back north at FM 3034. In northern Abilene, the highway runs near the western shore of Fort Phantom Hill Lake, leaving the city limits north of the FM 1082 intersection. FM 600 runs through rural areas of Jones County, intersecting US 180 east of Anson and has a short overlap with SH 6 through the town of Avoca. After the overlap with SH 6, the highway runs in an eastern direction before turning back north at County Road 223. FM 600 crosses over Lake Stamford before sharing an overlap with FM 618 near Paint Creek. The highway runs through rural areas of Haskell County before ending at an intersection with US 380 on the eastern edge of Haskell.

History

FM 600 was designated on July 25, 1945, running from US 380 (now SH 6) to a point 8 miles (13 km) to the northeast. On December 16, 1948, the highway was extended further north to FM 142. On September 27, 1960, FM 600 was extended north to FM 618. On October 22, 1962, FM 600 was rerouted over a section of FM 142 south and west to US 380 (now SH 6), while the old route east and south to Lueders was transferred to FM 142. FM 600 absorbed FM 1834 north of FM 618 and FM 1193 south of US 380, extending the highway to I-20. On June 27, 1995, the section of FM 600 between I-20 and FM 3034 was redesignated Urban Road 600 (UR 600). The designation reverted to FM 600 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Taylor	Abilene	0.0	0.0	I-20 – Sweetwater, Cisco	I-20 exit 286C
		1.3	2.1	FM 3308 east (Neas Road)
Jones		2.6	4.2	FM 3034 west (Beltway North)
		8.5	13.7	FM 1082 west – Hawley	South end of FM 1082 overlap
		9.2	14.8	FM 1082 east	North end of FM 1082 overlap
	​	20.9	33.6	US 180 – Anson, Albany
	​	23.9	38.5	FM 1597 east – Lueders
	Avoca	28.3	45.5	SH 6 south – Lueders	South end of SH 6 overlap
		28.7	46.2	SH 6 north / FM 1636 west – Stamford	North end of SH 6 overlap
	​	36.5	58.7	FM 142 – Stamford, Lueders
Haskell	​	43.4	69.8	FM 2976 north – Lake Stamford
	​	46.5	74.8	FM 618 west	South end of FM 618 overlap
	​	48.4	77.9	FM 618 north	North end of FM 618 overlap
	Haskell	57.3	92.2	US 380 – Haskell, Throckmorton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus