Farm to Market Road 390

Infobox TX State Highway
type = Farm
route = 390

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length_mi = 29.645TxDOT|FM|390]
length_km = 47.71
formed = 1945
dir1 = West
dir2 = East
from =
junction =
to =
previous_type = Farm
previous_route = 389
next_type = Farm
next_route = 391

Farm to Market Road 390, or FM 390, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It has been designated as a scenic route by the state of Texas Texas Legislature, Transportation Code Chapter 225 Section A. [http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/TN/content/htm/tn.006.00.000225.00.htm http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/TN/content/htm/tn.006.00.000225.00.htm] ] and the road shields are thus of a different color than standard farm-to-market shields. The brown sign are the same color as recreational signs.

History

The road is known as "La Bahía Road" and was used before European settlement. The original trail extended from present-day western Louisiana into southeast Texas, and the trail was extended by the Spanish by 1690 through eventually to Goliad. La Bahía Road, Handbook of Texas Online.http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/exl1.html] The road was later used by American settlers settling in Texan colonies.

The original FM 390 was established in 1945 and eventually extended to State Highway 105. Before the eastern end of the road, a short county road extends to the east close to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park.

Historic termini

From Burton:
1945- SH 36
1951-1954: Rural Washington County
1954-1958: William Penn Road near Independence
1958- SH 90

Counties traversed

*Washington

References

External links

* [http://www.texasescapes.com/TRIPS/Scenic_drives/LaBahiaScenicHighwayFM390.htm http://www.texasescapes.com/TRIPS/Scenic_drives/LaBahiaScenicHighwayFM390.htm]