Farm to Market Road 969
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox road
| state=TX
| type=Farm
| route=969
| map={{maplink-road|9|30.21|-97.51}}
| map_custom=yes
| length_mi=28.954
| length_ref={{TxDOT|FM|969}}{{TxDOT|UR|969}}
| length_round=3
| established=November 23, 1948
| direction_a=West
| direction_b=East
| terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|Loop|111}} in Austin
| junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=TX|US|183}}
- {{jct|state=TX|Toll|130}}
}}
|terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|TX|21|TX|71}} near Bastrop
| previous_type=Farm
| previous_route=968
| next_type=Farm
| next_route=970
}}
Farm to Market Road 969 (FM 969) is a {{convert|28.95|mi|km|2|adj=on}} farm-to-market road located in Travis and Bastrop counties in the U.S. state of Texas.
Route description
FM 969 begins at an intersection with Loop 111 (Airport Boulevard), east of Interstate 35. It proceeds east along MLK Boulevard for {{convert|6.3|mi|km}}, passing by Morris Williams Golf Course and US 183 before leaving the Austin city limits. The route passes FM 973 south of Lake Walter E. Long and continues east and southeast for {{convert|22.6|mi|km}}, passing through the villages of Utley and Webberville before terminating at an intersection with SH 71/SH 21, just west of Bastrop. Between Austin and Webberville, FM 969 is named Webberville Road.{{cite news|title=Restoration Plan Going Ahead Here|last=Adams|first=Don|work=Austin American|date=September 11, 1966|id={{ProQuest|1637687714}}}} {{subscription required}} Several graveyards dating to the Republic of Texas era are located along this segment.{{cite news|title=How to read old country cemeteries in Austin's backyard: Graveyard expert Thompson guides us through Hornsby Bend and Rogers Hill-Burleson|last=Barnes|first=Michael|work=Austin American-Statesman|date=June 25, 2016|id={{ProQuest|1799591766}}}} {{subscription required}}
History
FM 969 originally started at SH 29 at 19th Street, northeast of downtown Austin; at the time, SH 29 was along the current alignment of Loop 111. It then proceeded eastward along 19th Street, terminating near Hornsby Bend. On December 17, 1952, FM 969 was extended east to FM 1704. On September 23, 1953, FM 969 was extended west to US 81 (now I-35) On March 26, 1958, it had been extended to its current eastern termination point at SH 71/SH 21.
In 1975, 19th Street was renamed MLK Boulevard between Lamar Boulevard and the Austin city limits.{{cite web | author=City of Austin - Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department | title=Rosewood Neighborhood Plan Part 3 | url=http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zoning/downloads/rose_np3.pdf#page=9 | date=2002-10-04 | page=22 | accessdate=2007-08-20}}
On July 11, 1986, the segment between I-35 and Loop 111 was removed from FM 969 and returned to city maintenance. This segment passes by Oakwood Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Austin, and by UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the University of Texas at Austin baseball field.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
On June 27, 1995, the segment of FM 969 between Loop 111 and FM 973 was redesignated Urban Road 969 (UR 969), while the segment east of FM 973 remained FM 969. The designation of the UR 969 section reverted to FM 969 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.{{cite web |url=http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/commission/2018/1115/4.pdf|title=Minute Order 115371|publisher=Texas Transportation Commission|date=November 15, 2018|access-date=July 30, 2020}}
The bridge over Walnut Creek between US 183 and SH 130 was rebuilt between 2001 and 2003.{{cite news|title=Why FM 969 bridge has taken 2 years|last=Kelly|first=Daniel|work=Austin American-Statesman|date=March 31, 2003|id={{ProQuest|256817913}}}} {{subscription required}}
Junction list
{{jcttop|state=TX|length_ref={{cite map|publisher=Google Maps|title=Overview Map of Farm to Market Road 969 Distances Between Intersections|accessdate=|url=https://maps.google.com}}}}
{{TXint
|county=Travis
|cspan=5
|location=Austin
|lspan=3
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|111|name1=Airport Boulevard}}
}}
{{TXint
|mile=2.3
|road={{jct|state=TX|US|183|Toll|183|name1=Ed Bluestein Boulevard|name2=Bergstrom Expressway}}
|notes=Diamond interchange
}}
{{TXint
|mile=4.1
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|3177|name1=Decker Lane}}
|notes=Southern terminus of FM 3177
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=6.2
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|973}}
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=6.7
|road={{jct|state=TX|Toll|45|Toll|130|name2=Pickle Parkway}}
|notes=Diamond interchange; SH 130 exit 444
}}
{{TXint
|county=Bastrop
|cspan=3
|location=none
|mile=19.8
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1704}}
|notes=Southern terminus of FM 1704
}}
{{TXint
|location=none
|mile=25.0
|road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1209}}
|notes=Northern terminus of FM 1209
}}
{{TXint
|location=Bastrop
|mile=28.9
|road={{jct|state=TX|SH|21|SH|71}}
|notes=Access to/from westbound SH 21/71 frontage road only
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
{{Portal|Texas}}
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{{Austin Streets}}
Category:Transportation in Austin, Texas