Farm to Market Road 120


Farm to Market Road 120 is a Farm to Market Road located in the southern Texoma Valley area of north Texas.

Route description

FM 120 begins just north of Willow Springs Road approximately west of Pottsboro, with the roadway continuing north as Cooks Corner Road. FM 120 runs east through the town of Pottsboro, where it intersects with State Highway 289. After leaving Pottsboro FM 120 enters the Denison city limits and runs along Morton Street to SH 91. FM 120 overlaps with SH 91 to Main Street; FM 120 turns onto Main Street while SH 91 runs along Armstrong Avenue. The highway runs through downtown Denison along Main Street and leaves the city shortly thereafter. FM 120 runs east through northeast Grayson County before crossing the Red River on the Carpenter's Bluff Bridge into Oklahoma.

History

FM 120 was designated on January 11, 1945 from Carpenter's Bluff to Denison and then on to Pottsboro. On July 14, 1949 the road was extended north to Fink. On December 17, 1952 the road was extended north to the Government Property Line. On May 10, 1957 the road was extended west from old US 75 to SH 75A. On September 1, 1959 the road was extended east along old FM 84 to SH 75A. On February 25, 1968 the road was rerouted in Denison. On June 27, 1995, the section from FM 1417 to FM 1753 was transferred to UR 120. On December 17, 2009, the section from Elks Boulevard and Preston Bend junction north of Preston south was transferred to SH 289, the section from Worthington Lane in Pottsboro south to existing FM 120 was transferred to Spur 316, and FM 120 was extended west to Cooks Corner Road/Willow Springs Road, replacing a section of FM 996. On November 15, 2018, the section from FM 1417 to FM 1753 was changed back to FM 120.

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