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The first portion of what would become RE 255 was designated on June 12, 1945, |
The first portion of what would become RE 255 was designated on June 12, 1945, as the first stretch of Farm to Market Road 255 (FM 255). This route traveled from an intersection with SH 63 to Ferguson, giving the highway approximately {{convert|2.8|mi|km}}. On September 27, 1960, FM 255 was extended {{convert|4.4|mi|km}} northeastward, to the McGee Bend Dam, on the [[Lake Sam Rayburn]]. FM 255 was again extended on June 15, 1961, traveling along the McGee Bend Dam to US 96, adding approximately {{convert|8.3|mi|km}} to the route. On October 1, 1963, FM 255 was extended approximately {{convert|0.8|mi|km}} southeastward from SH 63. [[FM 2628]] and [[FM 3125]] were combined on February 15, 1970, adding {{convert|4.4|mi|km}} and {{convert|11.3|mi|km}} to FM 255, respectively.<ref name="TXDOT 2">{{TXDOT|FM|255|accessdate=July 10, 2012|link=no}}</ref> |
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On April 15, 1970, the stretch of FM 255 traveling from approximately {{convert|4.8|mi|km}} east of US 96 to SH 87 was transferred to RE 255, creating the first road of that classification.<ref name=facts>{{cite web |author= Transportation Planning and Programming Division |publisher= [[Texas Department of Transportation]] |url= http://www.dot.state.tx.us/TPP/hwy/recroadfacts.htm |title= Recreational Road Facts |accessdate= July 10, 2012}}</ref> On March 15, 1974, RE 255 was extended eastward approximately {{convert|2.0|mi|km}}, giving the highway a total length of approximately {{convert|29.3|mi|km}}. The final portion of FM 255 was transferred to RE 255 on September 15, 1978, adding approximately {{convert|27.9|mi|km}} to RE 255.<ref name="TxDOT"/><ref name="TXDOT 2"/> FM 255 has been redesignated since becoming RE 255, and was redesignated as [[Texas State Highway 255|SH 255]].<ref name="TXDOT 2"/> |
On April 15, 1970, the stretch of FM 255 traveling from approximately {{convert|4.8|mi|km}} east of US 96 to SH 87 was transferred to RE 255, creating the first road of that classification.<ref name=facts>{{cite web |author= Transportation Planning and Programming Division |publisher= [[Texas Department of Transportation]] |url= http://www.dot.state.tx.us/TPP/hwy/recroadfacts.htm |title= Recreational Road Facts |accessdate= July 10, 2012}}</ref> On March 15, 1974, RE 255 was extended eastward approximately {{convert|2.0|mi|km}}, giving the highway a total length of approximately {{convert|29.3|mi|km}}. The final portion of FM 255 was transferred to RE 255 on September 15, 1978, adding approximately {{convert|27.9|mi|km}} to RE 255.<ref name="TxDOT"/><ref name="TXDOT 2"/> FM 255 has been redesignated since becoming RE 255, and was redesignated as [[Texas State Highway 255|SH 255]].<ref name="TXDOT 2"/> |
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Revision as of 04:28, 23 August 2012
 Recreational Road 255 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 56.596 mi[1] (91.082 km) | |||
| Existed | April 15, 1970[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 69 near Colmesneil | |||
 US 96 near Rayburn Country | ||||
| East end |  FM 692 in South Toledo Bend | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Tyler, Jasper, Newton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Recreational Road 255 (RE 255) is a Recreational Road located in Tyler, Jasper, and Newton counties, in the U.S. state of Texas. The highway is approximately 56.596 miles (91.082 km) long, and travels from U.S. Route 69 through rural areas of northern Tyler, Jasper, and Newton Counties, intersecting State Highway 63 (SH 63), US 96, and SH 87, to Farm to Market Road 692 (FM 692), in southeastern Texas. The first portions of the highway were created in 1945, as part of FM 255, which progressively grew through the 1950's and 1960's. The first portion of RE 255 was designated in 1970, and the rest of FM 255 was redesignated to RE 255 by the late 1970's. The highway serves the Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend reservoirs, as well as the southern portions of Angelina National Forest.
Route description
Tyler County
Recreational Road 255 begins at its western terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 69, as a two-lane, paved road. The highway proceeds eastward through mainly rural area, passing several small farms. The roadway continues, intersecting County Route 3251 (CR 3251), and turns northeast. The road proceeds, passing through more rural area, intersecting several small roads. The highway slowly bends eastward again, intersecting a few small roads in the process, and continuing through more rural area. The road proceeds through a small, unnamed community, and turns northeastward. The roadway continues northeast, passing several homes and the small Gregory Cemetery, and intersecting several small county roads. The highway proceeds, slowly bending eastward, intersecting a few small roads, and passing several small farms. The road continues eastward, passing through a large forest, intersecting several small roads, before crossing the Neches River, and exiting Tyler County.[2][3]
Jasper County
After crossing the Neches River, RE 255 enters Jasper County as a two-lane, paved road, and proceeds eastward. After a short distance, the highway crosses over a small creek, and continues eastward through heavily forested rural area. The highway intersects a few small roads, before bending slightly southeastward, passing a few small farms. The road proceeds over a small creek, passing a few small houses and intersecting a few small county roads. The roadway slowly bends northeastward, intersecting a few small county roads and passing several small farms in the process. The highway continues northeastward, traveling through more forested rural area, and intersecting a few small private roads. The roadway bends northward, and passes the small Beans Community, traveling past several small farms and houses, and intersecting several county roads, including the former RE 255 Spur.[2][3] The highway then enters Angelina National Forest.[4]
The highway continues slightly northeastward, passing through mainly rural farmland, before bending slightly northeastern. The highway continues through small fields, intersecting several small county roads, before reaching its junction with SH 63. The roadway continues northward, slowly bending northeastward, and intersecting several county roads. The roadway proceeds slightly northeastward, intersecting a couple of private roads, before passing through a large forested rural area. The highway bends eatsward, passing the small McGee Cemetery, before passing over the Angelina River at the Sam Rayburn Dam. The road bends northeastward, passing through the small Overlook Park, and continues northeastward along the Sam Rayburn Dam.[3][5] The roadway bends southeastward, and continues along the Dam.[6]
The Sam Rayburn Dam ends, and RE 255 reenters rural area, passing a large boat-launch ramp. The roadway proceeds, intersecting a small road before exiting Angelina National Forest. The road continues, making a large bend southeast, intersecting several local roads leading to the reservoir. The highway proceeds southeast, passing several small homes and businesses that make up a portion of the community of Rayburn Country. The roadway bends slightly, and process northeastward for a short distance, before bending eastward. The road continues eastward through Rayburn Country, intersecting FM 1007, and passing several houses and businesses. The roadway bends southeastward, passing the southern edge of the Rayburn Country golf resort, before exiting Rayburn Country, and reentering rural area.[7] The highway travels northeast, before bending southeast and proceeding in that direction. RE 255 continues southeast, intersecting U.S. Route 96, and bending northeast, passing a few small buildings. The highway slowly bends southeast, intersecting a few county roads. The roadway continues, intersecting a couple of local roads, before intersecting CR 232, and proceeding out of Jasper County.[3][5]
Newton County
RE 255 enters Newton County as a two lane, paved, undivided road, traveling eastward through rural area, occasionally intersecting a small private road. The highway proceeds eastward, before bending northeastward, and passing a few small roads. The roadway continues, entering rural forested area, before bending slightly eastward. The road passes through a small, unnamed community, intersecting a few small county roads, before reaching an intersection with SH 87. The roadway continues, bending slightly northeastward, and reentering rural forest, and passes the small Mitchell Cemetery.[5][8] The highway proceeds, intersecting a couple of county routes, and again bending slightly northeastward. The road continues northeast, intersecting a few small roads, and bending eastward, continuing through rural forested area. The roadway travels past a few small roads, before crossing over a small cove on the Toledo Bend Reservoir, and entering the community of South Toledo Bend. The highway travels parallel to the reservoir, passing several small neighborhoods, before bending slightly eastward. The road bends back northeastward, and proceeds past several more small neighborhoods, before bending eastward. RE 255 passes the Shady Oaks Marina, and the Sam Forse Collins Recreational Area, before reaching its eastern terminus, an intersection with FM 692.[3][9]
Traffic
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) publishes yearly reports of highway's annual average daily traffic (AADT), with counts usually taken near intersections. In 2010, RE 255's highest traveled point was at the intersection with FM 1007, with a daily county of approximately 2800 vehicles. The lowest traveled point along the highway is just east of the intersection with SH 87, with a daily county of approximately 550 vehicles. The highest traveled point in Tyler County is the intersection with US 69, with a count of 1100 vehicles. The highest traveled point in Newton County is near the intersection with FM 692, with a count of just 880 vehicles.[10] These counts are substantially higher than those of 2008, when the highest traveled point had a count of just 2200 vehicles, and the lowest teaveled point had a count of 510 vehicles.[11] At 56.596 miles (91.082 km) long, RE 255 is the longest highway in the TxDOT's Recreational Road system.[12] No portion of the highway is listed as part of the National Highway System (NHS),[13] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[14]
History
 Farm to Market Road 255 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beans |
| Length | 56.596 mi[15] (91.082 km) |
| Existed | June 12, 1945[1]–September 15, 1978[1] |
The first portion of what would become RE 255 was designated on June 12, 1945, as the first stretch of Farm to Market Road 255 (FM 255). This route traveled from an intersection with SH 63 to Ferguson, giving the highway approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 km). On September 27, 1960, FM 255 was extended 4.4 miles (7.1 km) northeastward, to the McGee Bend Dam, on the Lake Sam Rayburn. FM 255 was again extended on June 15, 1961, traveling along the McGee Bend Dam to US 96, adding approximately 8.3 miles (13.4 km) to the route. On October 1, 1963, FM 255 was extended approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southeastward from SH 63. FM 2628 and FM 3125 were combined on February 15, 1970, adding 4.4 miles (7.1 km) and 11.3 miles (18.2 km) to FM 255, respectively.[16]
On April 15, 1970, the stretch of FM 255 traveling from approximately 4.8 miles (7.7 km) east of US 96 to SH 87 was transferred to RE 255, creating the first road of that classification.[12] On March 15, 1974, RE 255 was extended eastward approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km), giving the highway a total length of approximately 29.3 miles (47.2 km). The final portion of FM 255 was transferred to RE 255 on September 15, 1978, adding approximately 27.9 miles (44.9 km) to RE 255.[1][16] FM 255 has been redesignated since becoming RE 255, and was redesignated as SH 255.[16]
Major junctions
| County | Location | mi[15] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 69 | Western terminus |
| Jasper | | 23.366 | 37.604 |  SH 63 | |
| Rayburn Country | 32.767 | 52.733 |  FM 1007 | Southern terminus of FM 1007 | |
| | 36.029 | 57.983 | US 96 | ||
| Newton | | 50.036 | 80.525 |  SH 87 | |
| South Toledo Bend | 56.596 | 91.082 | FM 692 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Spur route
Recreational Road 255 Spur | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beans Community |
| Length | 0.700 mi[15] (1,127 m) |
| Existed | March 15, 1974–December 12, 1979[1] |
Recreational Road 255 Spur (RE 255 Spur) was a short spur connection of FM 255, and later RE 255, that connected the small Beans Community in Jasper County to RE 255. The spur was 0.700 miles (1.127 km) long.
RE 255 Spur began at an intersection with RE 255 near Beans Community, inside the southern edge of Angelina National Forest. The highway proceeded southeastward through rural areas, passing several small fields and houses. The highway continued to its eastern terminus, a dead end point.[17][2]
RE 255 Spur was originally designated on February 15, 1970, as FM 255 Spur, on its present location. The spur was redesignated as RE 255 on March 15, 1974. The spur was cancelled and turned back to local maintenance on December 18, 1979.[1][16] The route has since been added to CR 1002.[15]
- Major junctions
The entire route was in Jasper County.
| Location | mi[15] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.000 | 0.000 |  RE 255 | Western terminus | |
| Beans Community | 0.700 | 1.127 | Dead end | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Recreational Road No. 255". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 595. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved July 10, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Texas Recreational Road 255" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
- ^ Discovery Channel Road Atlas (Map). 1 in:143.5 mi. Cartography by Mapquest.com, Inc. American Map. 2004. p. 108. ISBN 0-8416-1787-2.
- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 609. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved July 18, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ The Roads of Texas (Map). 1 in:3.6 mi. Cartography by Mapsco. Mapsco. 2008. pp. 96–97. ISBN 1-56966-421-8.
- ^ Official Travel Map (Map) (2010 ed.). 1 in:20 mi. Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. § N23-N24.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 616. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved July 21, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 615. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved July 21, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2010). "Beaumont Base Traffic Sheets" (map) (2010 ed.). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2008). "Beaumont Base Traffic Sheets" (map) (2008 ed.). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Recreational Road Facts". Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ National Highway System: East Texas (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
{{cite map}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Adderley, Kevin (April 4, 2011). "The National Highway System". Planning, Environment, & Realty. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 10 (help) - ^ a b c d e Statewide Planning Map (Map). Cartography by Transportation Planning and Programming Division. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 255". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Overview of former RE 255 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 10, 2012.