▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁FM ▁ 3 7 . ▁ ▁R M ▁ 2 1 8 9 ▁ ▁R M ▁ 2 1 8 9 ▁was ▁designated ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁from ▁I H ▁ 1 0 , ▁some ▁ 3 . 6 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁I H ▁ 2 0 , ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁ 2 . 5 ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁of ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁US ▁ 2 9 0 ▁( now ▁I H ▁ 1 0 ) ▁which ▁was ▁r er out ed ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁I H ▁ 1 0 . ▁R M ▁ 2 1 8 9 ▁was ▁cancel led ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁highway ▁system ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁route . ▁ ▁FM ▁ 2 1 9 0 ▁ ▁FM ▁ 2 1 9 0 ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁FM ▁ 2 1 9 0 ▁was ▁designated ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁from ▁FM ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁ 7 . 5 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁T X / N M ▁state ▁line , ▁north ▁ 2 . 7 ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁Pal mer ▁County ▁line . ▁Ele ven ▁months ▁later ▁FM ▁ 2 1 9 0 ▁was ▁cancel led ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁FM ▁ 1 7 3 1 . ▁ ▁FM ▁ 2 1 9