Farm to Market Road 1161 explained

State:TX
Type:FM
Route:1161
Maint:TxDOT
Length Mi:13.933
Map Custom:yes
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: in Egypt
Junction:
Terminus B:Boone's Bend Road
Counties:Wharton
Previous Type:FM
Previous Route:1160
Next Type:FM
Next Route:1162

Farm to Market Road 1161 (FM 1161) is a farm-to-market road in Wharton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The two-lane highway begins at FM 102 at Egypt, heads in an easterly direction through Spanish Camp and Hungerford and ends at a rural road to the east of Hungerford.

Route description

A two-lane highway along its entire route, FM 1161 begins at a stop sign on FM 102 in Egypt and heads to the east-southeast past the local post office. At 0.5miles from its starting point, FM 1164 passes the Heard Northington Plantation Museum and two state historical markers.[1] After continuing to the east-southeast for 3.5miles and passing the Camp Zion Cemetery, the highway arrives at the intersection with FM 640. At the junction, FM 1161 turns sharply to the northeast as it goes through the community of Spanish Camp. From FM 640 to State Highway 60 (SH 60) is a distance of 6.4miles. In this stretch, the highway heads first east-northeast, then east and finally east-southeast before crossing the Union Pacific Railroad and coming to a two-way stop sign at SH 60 and Future Business Interstate 69/Business U.S. Route 59. FM 1161 goes through the southern part of Hungerford for 0.4miles before crossing a bridge over Future Interstate 69 (Future I-69)/U.S. Route 59 (US 59). Traffic on FM 1161 can access I-69/US 59 in both directions via a half-cloverleaf on the south side. From I-69/US 59 to the end of FM 1161 at Boone's Bend Road is an additional 3.1miles.

History

FM 1161 was originally designated on February 25, 1949, to start at FM 102 in Egypt and go eastward a distance of roughly 10.5miles to US 59 near Hungerford. On May 23, 1951, the highway was extended farther east to an unnamed intersection, making a total distance of 11.6miles. On November 20, 1951 a final eastward extension of about 2.4miles was authorized.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discover Historic Egypt, Texas: Plantation . egypttexas.org . 28 May 2013 .