FM 2185 is a 42-mile farm to market road entirely in Culberson County

Culberson County, Texas

Culberson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is one of the nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. In 2000, its population was 2,975. Culberson was founded in 1911. It is named for David B. Culberson, a lawyer and Confederate soldier in the American...

 in West Texas

West Texas

West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....

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Route description

The southern terminus of FM 2185 is at in Van Horn

Van Horn, Texas

Van Horn is a town in and the county seat of Culberson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,435 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Van Horn is located at ....

. FM 2118 follows E. 9th St. east out of Van Horn towards Culberson County Airport

Culberson County Airport

Culberson County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Van Horn, a town in Culberson County, Texas, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :...

. Approximately 15 miles east of Van Horn, FM 2185 turns northward. The highway ends at Smileys Rd. in unincorporated Culberson County.

History

FM 2185 was established in 1953 as a 15.0-mile road from its current southern terminus at SH 54 in Van Horn, northeastward to Wild Horse Farming District. In 1968, the highway was extended approximately 11.5 miles northeastward. It was extended again later that year all the way to , a total of approximately 81.1 miles. In 1991, FM 2185 was split into two. The central section (from 12.7 miles south of RM 652 to 6.2 miles south of RM 652) was removed from the state highway system and returned to the county for maintenance. In 2006, at the district's request, the northern section of FM 2185 was designated as , and FM 2185 reached its current routing.

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