Farm to Market Road 810
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 810 is a farm to market road
in northern Clay County
, Texas
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and Charlie. Its southern terminus is at in central Petrolia. The route travels generally to the northwest, crossing the Wichita River
before ending at Charlie, approximately one mile north of .
state line, but was truncated to Charlie in 1941. The portion of SH 148 between Petrolia and Charlie was then transferred to FM 810 in 1948.
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 northern Clay County
Clay County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 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...
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Route description
FM 810 is a two-lane route for its entire length and connects PetroliaPetrolia, Texas
Petrolia is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 782 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Petrolia is located at ....
and Charlie. Its southern terminus is at in central Petrolia. The route travels generally to the northwest, crossing the Wichita River
Wichita River
The Wichita River, part of the Red River watershed, lies in north-central Texas. Rising in northeastern Knox County at the confluence of its North and South Forks, the river flows northeast across Baylor, Archer, Wichita, and Clay counties before joining the Red River just west of Byers Bend in...
before ending at Charlie, approximately one mile north of .
History
FM 810 was previously part of SH 148. SH 148 previously continued from its current terminus in Petrolia northward to the OklahomaOklahoma
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...
state line, but was truncated to Charlie in 1941. The portion of SH 148 between Petrolia and Charlie was then transferred to FM 810 in 1948.