Farm to Market Road 120 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length: | 20.33 mi (32.72 km) | |||
Existed: | January 11, 1945 | – present|||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | Cooks Corner Road near Pottsboro | |||
US 75 in Denison US 69 in Denison |
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East end: | Carpenters Bluff Road at Texas–Oklahoma state line | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Grayson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Farm to Market Road 120 (FM 120) is a Farm to Market Road located in the southern Texoma Valley area of north Texas. The section of FM 120 from FM 1417 to FM 1753 is internally designated as Urban Road 120 (UR 120) by the TxDOT.
FM 120 begins just north of Willow Springs Road approximately four miles (6.4 km) west of Pottsboro, with the roadway continuing north as Cooks Corner Road. FM 120 runs east through the town of Pottsboro, where it intersects with State Highway 289 (SH 289). After leaving Pottsboro FM 120 enters the Denison city limits and runs along Morton Street to SH 91. FM 120 overlaps with SH 91 to Main Street; FM 120 turns onto Main Street while SH 91 runs along Armstrong Avenue. The highway runs through downtown Denison along Main Street and leaves the city shortly thereafter. FM 120 runs east through northeast Grayson County before crossing the Red River on the Carpenter's Bluff Bridge into Oklahoma.
FM 120 was originally designated in 1945, running from Pottsboro to Carpenter's Bluff. The highway was re-routed numerous times from 1947 until 1968, including an extension to the Preston Bend community on Lake Texoma. In 1995, FM 120 from FM 1417 to FM 1753 was internally re-designated as Urban Road 120 by TxDOT. In 2009, the highway was re-routed along the westernmost section of FM 996 while the section of FM 120 from Preston Bend to Pottsboro was absorbed by SH 289 and Spur 316.