Farm to Market Road 812

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Farm to Market Road 812

Map
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length21.272 mi[1] (34.234 km)
Existed1948–present
Major junctions
South end FM 20 at Red Rock
Major intersections SH 21
North end US 183 at Pilot Knob
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
Highway system
FM 811 FM 813

Farm to Market Road 812 (FM 812) is a 21.3-mile (34.3 km) state-maintained roadway located in Travis and Bastrop counties[1] in the US State of Texas.

History

Part of FM 812 was once known as the Austin-Port Lavaca Stagecoach Road.[2]

The FM 812 designation was first used on August 26, 1948 for the road segment between SH 29 (along the current US 183 alignment) and Elroy. FM 812 was gradually extended southeast, to SH 21 on October 28, 1953, to 7.0 miles (11.3 km) southeast on May 2, 1962, and to its current terminus near Red Rock on May 6, 1964.

Route description

FM 812 begins at an intersection with FM 20 just west of the community of Red Rock in western Bastrop County. From there, it proceeds northwest, passing through the community of Elroy, to its terminus at US 183, just south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in the community of Pilot Knob.

For a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) segment east of Pilot Knob, FM 812 is concurrent with FM 973.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Bastrop0.00.0 FM 20Southern terminus
4.87.7 FM 672
11.117.9 SH 21Diamond interchange
13.521.7 FM 2430 (Mesa Drive)
Travis18.529.8 SH 130 TollDiamond interchange
19.230.9
FM 973 south
East end of FM 973 overlap
19.731.7
FM 973 north
West end of FM 973 overlap
21.334.3 US 183Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 812". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Old Red Rock Cemetery". USGenWeb. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  3. ^ Overview Map of Farm to Market Road 812 Distances Between Intersections (Map). Google Maps.