Farm to Market Road 148

Farm to Market Road 148(FM 148) is afarm to market roadlocated inKaufman CountyinTexas.

Farm to Market Road 148
Route information
Maintained byTxDOT
Length	38.253 mi(61.562 km)
Existed	1945–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 274nearKemp
Major intersections	US 175inCrandall I-20inTerrell
North end	US 80/SH 205in Terrell
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Kaufman
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
←FM 147 →FM 149

Route description

FM 148 begins at an intersection withState Highway 274nearKempjust west ofCedar Creek Reservoir.The highway runs in a west–east direction from SH 274 toFM 3094,making a 90-degree angle to the north towardsGrays Prairie.FM 148 enters the town ofScurry,sharing a short overlap withState Highway 34.The highway runs in a northwest direction toCrandallbefore turning northeast atUS 175.The highway enters the town ofTaltybefore enteringTerrell.FM 148 meetsInterstate 20andSpur 557in a fast growing area of the town's southwest side, before seeing less development. The highway ends at an intersection withUS 80,continuing north asState Highway 205.

History

FM 148 was originally designated on February 28, 1945, running from US 175 in Crandall to US 80 in Terrell. The highway was extended further south on June 28 of that year to Peeltown. FM 148 was extended again on November 1, 1961 to SH 274, absorbingFarm to Market Road 988.On June 2, 1967, it was relocated east of Peeltown, with the old route becoming FM 3094.A bypass from US 175 east of Crandall to present FM 148 was legislated on August 16, 2023.When this bypass is built, FM 148 will be rerouted over it,Farm to Market Road 3039will be extended east over the old route of FM 148 to the bypass, and the remainder of the old route will be redesignated as FM Spur 148.

Junction list

The entire route is inKaufman County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​			SH 274–Kemp,Gun Barrel City
​			FM 2613south
Grays Prairie			FM 2451west –Rosser
			FM 1388north –Kaufman
Scurry			SH 34south –Ennis	South end of SH 34 overlap
			SH 34north –Kaufman	North end of SH 34 overlap
​			FM 1390south	South end of FM 1390 overlap
​			FM 1390north	North end of FM 1390 overlap
Crandall			FM 3039west –Combine
			US 175–Dallas,Kaufman
​			FM 2932west toI-20
Talty			FM 1641north –Forney
​			FM 987south –Kaufman
Terrell			I-20–Dallas,Shreveport	I-20 exit 498
			ToUS 80/I-20(Spur 557) –Dallas,Shreveport
			US 80/SH 205north –Forney,Wills Point,Rockwall
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrencyterminus