Farm to Market Road 677
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 677 is a farm to market road
in Montague County
, Texas
.
at a junction with . It travels northward through the rural eastern part of the county, reaching St. Jo
and an intersection with . It continues northward, through the unincorporated communities of Capps Corner
and Illinois Bend
, close to the Cooke County
line. It briefly turns to the west before resuming its northward journey toward the Red River
. The FM 677 designation ends as the route crosses into Love County
, Oklahoma
across the Taovoyas Indian Bridge; the roadway continues as Oklahoma State Highway 89.
A spur of FM 677 exists in Illinois Bend, traveling northward from mainline FM 677 approximately 0.268 mi (0.43130312 km). It is signed as Spur 677 using the traditional state highway spur marker.
While the designation file indicates that the route enters Cooke County, this contradicts the information in TxDOT's planning file.
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 Montague County
Montague County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,117 people, 7,770 households, and 5,485 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
, 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...
.
Route description
FM 677 is one of the longest farm to market roads in Montague County, and is a two-lane route for its entire length. It begins in ForestburgForestburg, Texas
Forestburg is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States.The Forestburg Independent School District serves area students. With its K-12 campus serving approx. 210 students, the class sizes are small and allow for one on one attention.-External links:...
at a junction with . It travels northward through the rural eastern part of the county, reaching St. Jo
St. Jo, Texas
Saint Jo is a city in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 977 at the 2000 census.-History:Established in 1856, the city was originally known as Head of Elm, named for its location at the headwaters of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River....
and an intersection with . It continues northward, through the unincorporated communities of Capps Corner
Capps Corner, Texas
Capps Corner is an unincorporated town in Montague County, Texas, United States.The town is at the intersection of Farm to market road 1956, or "Hoosier Highway", and Farm to Market Road 677, 13 miles east of Nocona, 8 miles north of Saint Jo, and 6 miles south of Illinois Bend in far...
and Illinois Bend
Illinois Bend, Texas
Illinois Bend is an unincorporated communities on Farm to Market Road 677 twenty miles northeast of Montague in the extreme northeastern corner of Montague County, Texas, United States. The community, which initially was called Wardville, after local landowner C. M. Ward, was settled in 1862 by a...
, close to the Cooke County
Cooke County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households, and 10,000 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile . There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
line. It briefly turns to the west before resuming its northward journey toward the Red River
Red River (Mississippi watershed)
The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major tributary of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in the southern United States of America. The river gains its name from the red-bed country of its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name...
. The FM 677 designation ends as the route crosses into Love County
Love County, Oklahoma
Love County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 8,831. Its county seat is Marietta.Love County is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma, Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
across the Taovoyas Indian Bridge; the roadway continues as Oklahoma State Highway 89.
A spur of FM 677 exists in Illinois Bend, traveling northward from mainline FM 677 approximately 0.268 mi (0.43130312 km). It is signed as Spur 677 using the traditional state highway spur marker.
History
FM 677 was first designated in 1946; the originally routing was northward from St. Jo approximately 5.3 mi (8.5 km). It was extended in both directions in 1951, and again southward in 1952, to Hardy near the intersection. The route's designation was extended further northward to Capps Corner in 1953 and to Illinois Bend in 1954; the latter year also so the lengthening to Forestburg. The connection to Oklahoma was made in 1958, and the concurrency with US 82 in St. Jo was made official in 1964.While the designation file indicates that the route enters Cooke County, this contradicts the information in TxDOT's planning file.