Farm to Market Road 4 (Texas)

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Farm to Market Road 4
Route information
Length116.189 mi (186.988 km)
ExistedMarch 26, 1942[1]–present

Farm to Market Road 4 (FM 4) is a farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas, maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), that runs between the cities of Grandview and Jacksboro. The route was designated in March 1942. As of 2024, FM 4 is one of the longest Farm to Market Roads in the state of Texas.

Route description[edit | edit source]

The southern terminus of FM 4 is at Texas State Highway 81 (SH 81) in Grandview. FM 4 proceeds through the city and passes the Grandview Cemetery. It then passes through several small communities, including Sand Flat, before reaching the city of Cleburne, where it has a concurrency with SH 171/SH 174. FM 4 passes Cleburne Municipal Airport before exiting the city at its junction with US 67. It then proceeds through Acton, Granbury, Lipan, Santo, and Palo Pinto before reaching its northern terminus in Jacksboro.

Incidents[edit | edit source]

  • On May 30, 2019, 20-year-old Jace M. Hollingsworth was killed in a Two-vehicle car crash at the intersection of US 281 and FM 4 in Erath County, Texas. This prompted TxDOT to put up a Traffic Light at the intersection.[2][3]

Junction list[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 4". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  2. Two-vehicle crash claims life of Lipan man - Weatherford Democrat
  3. Jace Michael Hollingsworth Obituary 2019 - Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel