Farm to Market Road 423
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Farm to Market Road 423Farm to Market Road 423 (FM 423 is farm to market road
in Denton County
, Texas
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, Frisco
, and Little Elm
, providing access to area highways for both existing residences and new subdivisions being developed in central Denton County. The route begins at (the mainlanes of which are the Sam Rayburn Tollway) in The Colony. The route travels north through The Colony, where it is known locally as Main Street, and into Frisco. It briefly skirts the eastern edge of Little Elm before reentering Frisco and ending at .
Plans are currently underway to widen FM 423 from its existing two-lane (southbound)/one-lane (northbound) facility to a new eight-lane (southbound)/six-lane (northbound) thoroughfare.
to the former Lake Dallas dam along what was then . Upon completion of the Lewisville Dam and the creation of Lewisville Lake
in 1955, the route's alignment was shifted to the east, connecting (itself an older alignment of SH 24) to SH 121. The route was extended northward in 1959, to the newer alignment of SH 24, which would be redesignated US 380 in 1971. This route contained a concurrency with FM 720; this was removed in 2002 with the truncation of FM 720.
Farm to Market Road
In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...
in Denton County
Denton County, Texas
Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Route description
FM 423 is major north–south arterial through the cities of The ColonyThe Colony, Texas
The city is bordered on the west by Lewisville Lake and Lewisville, Texas, on the north and east by Frisco, Texas and on the south by Carrollton, Texas and Plano, Texas...
, Frisco
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
, and Little Elm
Little Elm, Texas
Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 3,646 at the 2000 census. By the 2010 census, the city total had jumped to 25,898...
, providing access to area highways for both existing residences and new subdivisions being developed in central Denton County. The route begins at (the mainlanes of which are the Sam Rayburn Tollway) in The Colony. The route travels north through The Colony, where it is known locally as Main Street, and into Frisco. It briefly skirts the eastern edge of Little Elm before reentering Frisco and ending at .
Plans are currently underway to widen FM 423 from its existing two-lane (southbound)/one-lane (northbound) facility to a new eight-lane (southbound)/six-lane (northbound) thoroughfare.
History
FM 423 was first designated in 1945. Its original routing was from LewisvilleLewisville, Texas
Lewisville is a city in Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2010 United States Census placed the population at 95,290 within . The city also includes of Lewisville Lake....
to the former Lake Dallas dam along what was then . Upon completion of the Lewisville Dam and the creation of Lewisville Lake
Lewisville Lake
Lewisville Lake is a reservoir located in North Texas on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Denton County near Lewisville. The lake is primarily used recreationally for boating and watercraft, however, it was built for flood control purposes and to serve as a water source for Dallas and its...
in 1955, the route's alignment was shifted to the east, connecting (itself an older alignment of SH 24) to SH 121. The route was extended northward in 1959, to the newer alignment of SH 24, which would be redesignated US 380 in 1971. This route contained a concurrency with FM 720; this was removed in 2002 with the truncation of FM 720.