Farm to Market Road 665 is a farm to market road

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...

 located in Jim Wells

Jim Wells County, Texas

At the 2000 census, there were 39,326 people, 12,961 households and 10,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 per square mile . There were 14,819 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

 and Nueces counties, 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 665 begins in downtown Alice

Alice, Texas

At the 2000 census, there were 19,010 people, 6,400 households and 4,915 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,597.4 per square mile . There were 6,998 housing units at an average density of 588.0 per square mile...

, at an intersection with . The route travels to the south along Cameron Street before turning to the east, and passes Alice International Airport

Alice International Airport

Alice International Airport is a public airport located 3 miles southeast of the city of Alice, in Jim Wells County, Texas.-Facilities:Alice International Airport covers and has three runways:...

 before entering Nueces County. FM 665 intersects in Driscoll

Driscoll, Texas

Driscoll is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 825 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Driscoll is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and passes through the town of Petronila

Petronila, Texas

Petronila is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Petronila is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 before turning more toward the northeast to enter Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...

. The route intersects in the outskirts of Corpus Christi before crossing the expressway and entering downtown. FM 665 ends at an intersection with (signed as business route of SH 44).

History

FM 665 was designated in 1945, from US 77 in Driscoll to SH 44 in Corpus Christi. It was extended to Alice in 1955, replacing a portion of and the entirety of . The portion east of SH 357 in Corpus Christi was officially redesignated as Urban Road 665 in 1995; as with other urban roads, TxDOT continues to sign the route with the Farm Road marker.

Major intersections