Farm to Market Road 812
 Farm to Market Road 812 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 21.272 mi[1] (34.234 km) | |||
| Existed | 1948–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 20 at Red Rock | |||
 SH 21 | ||||
| North end |  US 183 at Pilot Knob | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Bastrop | | 0.0 | 0.0 | FM 20 | Southern terminus |
| | 4.8 | 7.7 |  FM 672 | ||
| | 11.1 | 17.9 | SH 21 | Diamond interchange | |
| | 13.5 | 21.7 |  FM 2430 (Mesa Drive) | ||
| Travis | | 18.5 | 29.8 |  SH 130 Toll | Diamond interchange |
| | 19.2 | 30.9 |   FM 973 south | East end of FM 973 overlap | |
| | 19.7 | 31.7 |  FM 973 north | West end of FM 973 overlap | |
| | 21.3 | 34.3 | US 183 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 812". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Old Red Rock Cemetery". USGenWeb. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Overview Map of Farm to Market Road 812 Distances Between Intersections (Map). Google Maps.