Ranch to Market Road 473

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Ranch to Market Road 473
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Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length39.733 mi[1] (63.944 km)
Existed1945–present
Major junctions
West endFile:Texas 27.svg SH 27 in Comfort
Major intersections
East endFile:Texas RM 32.svg RM 32
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesKendall, Blanco
Highway system
← FM 472→ RM 474

Ranch to Market Road 473 (RM 473) is a ranch to market road in Kendall and Blanco counties in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

Route description

File:Kendalia TX Road Sign.jpg
Eastbound RM 473 entering Kendalia, May 2017

RM 473 begins in Comfort, at an intersection with SH 27.[2] The route travels through the business district of Comfort, intersecting Business US 87. RM 473 then passes under I-10/US 87, but there is no direct junction with the freeway. Outside of Comfort, RM 473 continues eastward to Sisterdale, where it has a brief concurrency with RM 1376.[3] It continues eastward through Kendalia and intersects US 281 south of Twin Sisters. The two routes stay merged for about two miles; US 281 continues north while RM 473 resumes a generally eastbound direction. RM 473 ends at an intersection with RM 32.[1][4]

History

The route was originally designated as Farm to Market Road 473 (FM 473) on July 9, 1945, as a short route connecting US 87 in Comfort to Nichols Ranch 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the east. This route was extended several times: to 4.7 miles (7.6 km) east of Nichols Ranch on February 25, 1949; to Sisterdale on July 14 of that year, to RM 474 on December 18, 1951; and to US 281 on January 29, 1953, replacing FM 1622. The designation was changed to RM 473 on October 1, 1956. The addition of the section between US 281 and RM 32 occurred on November 26, 1969.[1] While the official designation has not been amended, signage indicates that the route begins at SH 27, and not at US 87 (or its successor business route).[citation needed]

Major intersections

The total mileage in the table below is greater than that given by TxDOT, because the concurrency with US 281 is not included in its official description or mileage; however, the route is signed as concurrent.

CountyLocationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
KendallComfort0.00.0File:Texas 27.svg SH 27 – Center PointWestern terminus
0.40.64File:Business plate.svg
File:US 87.svg Bus. US 87 – Boerne, Fredericksburg
Sisterdale12.420.0File:North plate.svg
File:Texas RM 1376.svg RM 1376 north – Luckenbach		Western end of RM 1376 concurrency
13.221.2File:South plate.svg
File:Texas RM 1376.svg RM 1376 south – Boerne		Eastern end of RM 1376 concurrency
​19.230.9File:Texas RM 474.svg RM 474 – Boerne
Kendalia26.442.5File:Texas FM 3351.svg FM 3351 – Bergheim
Blanco​33.954.6File:South plate.svg
File:US 281.svg US 281 south – San Antonio		Western end of US 281 concurrency
Twin Sisters35.857.6File:North plate.svg
File:US 281.svg US 281 north – Blanco		Eastern end of US 281 concurrency
​41.566.8File:Texas RM 32.svg RM 32 – FischerEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Ranch to Market Road No. 473". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
  2. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1685. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1686. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  4. ↑ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1687. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Overview map of Farm to Market Road 473 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

External links

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Ranch to Market Road 473 at Wikimedia Commons

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