Farm to Market Road 1764
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Farm to Market Road 1764, or FM 1764, is a state highway
Highway
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 in the U.S. state
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 of Texas
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. Its western terminus is at State Highway 6 in Santa Fe
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Santa Fe is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The town is named for the Santa Fe Railroad which runs through the town alongside State Highway 6.-History:...

 and travels generally to the east, ending at North Bay St in Texas City
Texas City, Texas
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. The end is 1 block from The Texas City Dike, which after Hurricane Ike of September 2008, was unable to drive on. The entire length of road lies within Galveston County
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.

From Interstate 45 to Texas-146, FM 1764 is built to freeway standards and incorporates frontage roads. This section is known as the Emmett F. Lowry Expressway named after former mayor of Texas City, Emmett F. Lowry. (See Below). From Texas-146 to its ending it is not built up to highway standards, like the section from Texas-6 to I-45.

Emmett F. Lowry Expressway

The Emmett F. Lowry Expressway is the eastern section of FM-1764. It runs from I-45 to TX-146.
It is based on a highway because it has exits and frontage roads, like most interstates.

Exit List:
(From West to East)
  • Century Blvd (Only for drivers heading East),
  • Amburn Road,
  • TX-3,
  • Willow St


Exits for ONLY drivers heading west:
  • Unnamed Frontage Road Exit just west of TX-146
  • Century Blvd,FM 2004,FM 1764 West,I-45 South


Drivers heading west on FM-1764 when it meets with I-45, stay on the road to be absorbed onto I-45 North or exit for Century Blvd,FM-2004,FM 1764 West,I-45 South.

It is exit 16 on I-45, while FM 1764 West is exit 15.
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