Farm to Market Road 270

Infobox TX State Highway
type = Farm
route = 270
length_mi = 7.576TxDOT|FM|270]
length_km = 12.19
formed = 1945, current form 1970
dir1 = North
dir2 = South
from =
junction =
to =
previous_type = Farm
previous_route = 269
next_type = Farm
next_route = 271

Farm to Market Road 270, or FM 270 or Urban Road 270 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas located inside the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. Locally, the road is known as Egret Bay Boulevard.

The short highway travels southeast (parallel to Interstate 45) from NASA Road 1 west of the Johnson Space Center to FM 646 in nearby League City, crossing over Clear Creek and the Galveston County line. The road mainly serves local neighborhoods.

In 1995, the state of Texas officially cancelled the road in favor of an Urban Road designation, but the designation is only used by the state itself.

History

The original FM 270 was established in 1945 in Hopkins County as a route from Sulphur Bluff to the village of Dike, and eventually it was extended to Pickton. The route was cancelled in 1959 and the highway was transferred to FM 69 and FM 269.

The highway was reestablished in 1970, running from NASA Road 1 to FM 518 and was extended in 1987 to its current distance.

Counties traversed

* Harris County
*Galveston County

References