Ranch to Market Road 12 (Texas)
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| Length | 37.931 mi (61.044 km) |
| Existed | March 26, 1942–present |
Ranch to Market Road 12 (RM 12) is located in Hays and Travis counties. It is 37.9 miles (61.0 km) in length.[1]
The southern terminus of RM 12 is in San Marcos at I-35 exit 202. From there, it proceeds along Wonder World Drive along the far west edge of San Marcos. RM 12 continues west from San Marcos to intersect with RM 32 (at "The Junction") and then heads north to Wimberley. RM 12 then continues through Woodcreek to Dripping Springs, where it crosses US 290. From there, it continues north through the community of Fitzhugh to its terminus at RM 3238 (Hamilton Pool Road), approximately six miles west of Bee Cave.
RM 12 was formed from the segment of SH 80 from San Marcos to Wimberley on March 26, 1942. On May 31, 1945, it was extended north to Dripping Springs. On December 19, 1963, it was extended again, from Loop 82 to I-35. On June 2, 1967, it was extended north 5.0 miles (8.0 km) to a road intersection. On May 30, 1987, it was extended north to RM 3238 and a county road.[1]
A planned expansion of RM 12 between Dripping Springs and Wimberley to a four- and five-lane divided highway was defeated as part of a county bond election in 2007.[2]
Following the opening of San Marcos's Wonder World Drive extension project, state and local officials redesignated Wonder World Drive, previously designated FM 3407, as part of RM 12, moving the southern terminus to SH 123. The original portion of RM 12 through San Marcos was redesignated as an extension of SH 80 on the state highway system on June 24, 2010. [3][4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Ranch to Market Road No. 12". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
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- ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 3407". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Portion of Ranch Road 12 to become 'Old Ranch Road 12'". San Marcos Mercury. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.