Farm to Market Road 1730 (FM 1730) is a farm to market road located in the South Plains region of Texas. FM 1730 is known locally in Lubbock as Slide Road.
 Farm to Market Road 1730 | ||||
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 14.540 mi[1] (23.400 km) | |||
| Existed | 1951[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  FM 1317 south of New Home | |||
| North end |  FM 1585 in Lubbock | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Lynn, Lubbock | |||
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Route description
editFM 1730 begins at an intersection with FM 1317 in rural Lynn County. The highway enters the small community of New Home before running in unincorporated Lynn County again. Just north of New Home, FM 1730 crosses into Lubbock County and serves the town of Slide a few miles north of here. the highway enters the city limits of Lubbock for a short time before ending at FM 1585.
History
editFM 1730 was first designated on May 23, 1951 along Slide Road and Lubbock County Road 1900 between Slide and US 62 (34th Street). The highway was later extended further south to New Home on January 18, 1952, absorbing approximately 3 miles of FM 1317.[2] On November 28, 1955, the northern terminus of the highway was shortened by a mile to Loop 289. On June 27, 1995, the mileage of FM 1730 between FM 1585 and Loop 289 was transferred to UR 1730,[3] but this section became part of FM 1730 again on November 15, 2018.[4] On December 10, 2020, the section from FM 1585 (proposed Loop 88) to Loop 289 was cancelled and given to the city of Lubbock.[5]
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lynn | | 0.0 | 0.0 | FM 1317 | |
| New Home | 3.0 | 4.8 |  FM 211 – Meadow, Wilson | ||
| Lubbock | | 9.8 | 15.8 |  FM 41 – Ropesville, Slaton | |
| Lubbock | 14.3 | 23.0 | FM 1585 (130th Street) | Future Loop 88[7] | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1730". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 1317". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 1730". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Minute Order 115371" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. November 15, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Minute Order 115918" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. December 20, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Route of FM 1730" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Self-Walbrick, Sarah (February 21, 2018). "TxDOT holds Loop 88 public meeting". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2018.