Ranch to Market Road 187
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North end | SH 39 near Ingram | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Zavala, Uvalde, Bandera, Kerr | |||
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Ranch to Market Road 187 (RM 187) is an 81.9-mile (131.8 km)
Route description
RM 187 begins at its southern terminus with
RM 187 winds through nearly seven miles (11 km) of brushland, passing several large ranches and farms alongside the Sabinal River. The highway heads through the unincorporated community of Vanderpool[7] and runs concurrently with RM 337 for a length of 1.1 miles (1.8 km). Separating and running northward,[11] RM 187 continues along the southwestern edge of the Lost Maples State Natural Area.[12] The highway turns northeasterly through a long stretch of brushland before reaching its northern terminus at SH 39.[3][9][13]
History
RM 187 was designated as Farm to Market Road 187 (FM 187) in Uvalde County on June 11, 1945, from Sabinal to the Bandera County line. On June 25 of that year, it was extended from the Uvalde County line to Vanderpool; the designation changed from FM 187 to RM 187 upon crossing into Bandera County. The highway was extended from an intersection with
Major junctions
County | Location | mi[14] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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US 57 – La Pryor, Batesville | Southern terminus | ||||
| 12.6 | 20.3 | FM 140 east – Pearsall | South end of FM 140 concurrency | |
| 13.5 | 21.7 | FM 140 west – Uvalde | North end of FM 140 concurrency | |
Uvalde | Sabinal | 32.9 | 52.9 | US 90 / SH 127 – Uvalde, Hondo | South end of concurrency with SH 127 |
| 34.1 | 54.9 | SH 127 north – Concan, Garner State Park | North end of concurrency with SH 127 | |
| 42.8 | 68.9 | FM 1796 east – D'Hanis | Western terminus of FM 1796 | |
RM 1050 west – Leakey, Garner State Park | Eastern terminus of RM 1050 | ||||
| 56.8 | 91.4 | FM 470 east – Bandera | Western terminus of FM 470 | |
Bandera | Vanderpool | 65.0 | 104.6 | RM 337 east – Medina | Southern end of RM 337 concurrency |
| 66.1 | 106.4 | RM 337 west – Leakey | Northern end of RM 337 concurrency | |
Kerr | | 81.9 | 131.8 | SH 39 to US 83 – Hunt | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Ranch to Market Road No. 187". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Farm/Ranch to Market Facts". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-528-93981-5.
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- ISBN 1-56966-421-8.
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- ^ a b Naylor, p. 87.
- ^ Valby, p. 43.
- ^ a b Official Travel Map (Map). 1 in:20 mi. Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. § Q13–S13.
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- ISBN 0-8416-1787-2.
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- ^ Google (March 4, 2012). "Overview map of Ranch to Market Road 187" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
Bibliography
- Naylor, June (2009). Texas Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (8th ed.). Guilford: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0-7627-4879-2.
- Valby, Karen (2010). Welcome to Utopia: Notes from a Small Town. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-385-52286-1.
External links
Media related to Ranch to Market Road 187 at Wikimedia Commons