Farm to Market Road 1709
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Farm to Market Road 1709 (FM 1709) is a Farm to Market Road in the US state of Texas, running from the frontage road along Interstate 35W (I-35W) on the north side of Fort Worth to State Highway 114 (SH 114) in Tarrant County. While located in Fort Worth, FM 1709 is named "Golden Triangle Boulevard". In Keller, the highway is known as "Keller Parkway", and in Southlake, it is known as "Southlake Boulevard". The highway passes through the commercial center of Keller and Southlake, and helps connect residents of the area to businesses and major highways. The highway was designated in the early 1950s and extended in the mid-1980s. In 1995, FM 1709 was internally redesignated Urban Road 1709 (UR 1709) by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
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Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 11.955 mi[1] (19.240 km) | |||
Existed | May 23, 1951[2]–present | |||
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West end | I-35W in Fort Worth | |||
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East end | SH 114 in Southlake | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Tarrant | |||
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This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Most of this article was written in 2012. The area that it concerns has seen substantial development since then.. (February 2024) |