Farm to Market Road 585


Farm to Market Road 585 is a farm to market road located in Brown and Coleman counties in west central Texas.

Route description

FM 585 begins at an intersection with US 67 / US 84 approximately west of Bangs. The roadway travels to the north through unincorporated Brown County, intersecting FM 2492 west of Thrifty and FM 1850 west of Grosvenor. FM 585 then curves to the west and enters Coleman County before reaching its terminus at SH 206 near the community of Echo between Coleman and Burkett.

History

FM 585 was designated on July 16, 1945. The highway originally ran from its junction with US 84 northward approximately to the road connecting the communities of Thrifty and Fry. On October 26, 1954, the roadway was extended north to the intersection with FM 1850. The route reached its current length on May 2, 1962, when it was extended northward and westward to connect with SH 206, replacing FM 2560.

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