Farm to Market Road 521
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 521 is a state highway the U.S. state of Texas
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The road is one of the longest farm-to-market roads in the state at almost 95 miles (152.9 km). It starts at U.S. Highway 90A near downtown Houston
and passes south and southwest through Harris
, Brazoria
, and Matagorda counties.
Inside Houston, the road has been designated as Urban Road 521, but the designation is only used in official state files. In Houston, it's known as Almeda Road. South of South MacGregor Way, Almeda Road has a wide median, and this was the originally proposed alignment for the South Freeway.
In the future, the wide median of Almeda Road is the proposed location for the exit lanes of the South Freeway future toll lanes. The exit lanes will travel north on Almeda road and cross over Holly Hall Street before merging with traffic on Almeda Road.
in Brazoria County. Plans are under way to build a new span as the old bridge has been there since the 1930s.
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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The road is one of the longest farm-to-market roads in the state at almost 95 miles (152.9 km). It starts at U.S. Highway 90A near downtown Houston
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
and passes south and southwest through Harris
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
, Brazoria
Brazoria County, Texas
Brazoria County[p] is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located on the Gulf Coast within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Regionally, parts of the county are within the extreme southern-most fringe of the regions locally known as Southeast Texas. Brazoria County is among a...
, and Matagorda counties.
Inside Houston, the road has been designated as Urban Road 521, but the designation is only used in official state files. In Houston, it's known as Almeda Road. South of South MacGregor Way, Almeda Road has a wide median, and this was the originally proposed alignment for the South Freeway.
In the future, the wide median of Almeda Road is the proposed location for the exit lanes of the South Freeway future toll lanes. The exit lanes will travel north on Almeda road and cross over Holly Hall Street before merging with traffic on Almeda Road.
Directional Change
From Alternate 90 in Houston to Farm to Market 1462 in Rosharon, FM 521 is signed North/South. From that intersection to the end of FM 521 in Palacios, the road is marked East/West.Brazos River Bridge
FM 521 runs concurrently with State Highway 332 over the Brazos River bridge into BrazoriaBrazoria, Texas
Brazoria is a city of Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 2,787.Brazoria was originally founded as a port for Stephen F...
in Brazoria County. Plans are under way to build a new span as the old bridge has been there since the 1930s.