Farm to Market 1547
FM 1547 provides a cutoff north from U.S. 287 and the Hall County city of Memphis to FM 1056 east to Wellington and IH 40 east to Shamrock. The highway totals 43.128 miles along a rural course through Collingsworth and southern Wheeler Counties.
North
The 38.19 mile stretch through Collingsworth County concludes as FM 1547 enters Wheeler County.
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The last reassurance marker for FM 1547 north stands beyond the Collingsworth County line.
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FM 1547 rises from a crossing of Long Dry Creek to meet IH 40.
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Signs for IH 40 at Lela use the local control points of the nearby city of Shamrock to the east and the Gray County town of McLean to the west.
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The IH 40 frontage road system leads motorists to the respective on-ramps of IH 40. They double as Historic U.S. 66.
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The north side IH 40 frontage road ventures east three miles to FM 2474, a minor connector north 1.01 miles to CR 268.
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The community of Lela consists of three blocks west from FM 1547 / FM 3075 to the westbound on-ramp for IH 40 to Amarillo.
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FM 3075 extends 3.04 miles north from FM 1547 through ranch areas to County Road 11 and 262.
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South
FM 1547 begins opposite the south end of FM 3075 at the frontage road system of IH 40 through Lela.
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FM 1547 passes over IH 40 ahead of the eastbound on-ramp to Oklahoma City.
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Leading away from IH 40 and the community of Lela on FM 1547 south.
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Speed limits increase to 70 miles per hour on FM 1547 south to the Collingsworth County line.
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FM 1547 advances south 7.02 miles from Wheeler County to FM 1036 at the settlement of Dozier.
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Page Updated Monday April 03, 2017.