Farm to Market Road 1472
Farm to Market Road 1472 (FM 1472) is a farm-to-market road that connects the Laredo, Texas Industrial Area to the Colombia – Solidarity International Bridge, then running roughly parallel to the Rio Grande into rural Webb County. In the urban sections of Laredo, it is a six-lane route known locally as Mines Road.
Route description
The southern terminus of FM 1472 is in Laredo, at IH 35 Exit #4. The route travels to the north and crosses I-69W/US 59/Loop 20. It then takes more of a northwesterly direction, paralleling the Rio Grande. It has a junction with SH 255, the Camino Colombia Toll Road, near the Laredo city limits. The route continues through unincorporated Webb County before reaching the end of its designation north of Carricitos Creek. The unimproved roadway continues as Eagle Pass Road, which becomes the paved FM 1021 after crossing into Maverick County.
History
FM 1472 was originally designated in 1948 on a route from US 82 in Crosbyton to Wake School in Crosby County; this route was cancelled and combined with FM 28 in 1954. The current FM 1472 was designated in 1955, from the junction of what was then US 81 to the community of Dolores. The designation was extended four times: by approximately six miles in 1962, by four miles in 1969, by another four miles in 1971, and by another two miles in 1981 to its current length. The portion of the route between Interstate 35 and SH 255 was officially redesignated as Urban Road 1472 in 1995 due to the growth of the Laredo urban area and the construction of the Columbia-Solidarity International Bridge northwest of the city. As with other urban roads, the signage retains its Farm Road shields.
