▁was ▁extended ▁sout heast ▁ 2 . 7 ▁miles , ▁then ▁sout heast ▁and ▁east ▁another ▁ 2 . 4 ▁miles ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁finally ▁east ▁ 3 . 6 ▁miles ▁to ▁FM ▁ 7 1 7 ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁FM ▁ 5 7 7 ▁was ▁cancel led ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁FM ▁ 2 0 7 . ▁ ▁FM ▁ 5 7 8 ▁ ▁FM ▁ 5 7 9 ▁ ▁Farm ▁to ▁Market ▁Road ▁ 5 7 9 ▁is ▁a ▁design ation ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁three ▁times . ▁The ▁current ▁use ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁Leon ▁County . ▁ ▁FM ▁ 5 7 9 ▁was ▁designated ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁from ▁FM ▁ 1 1 1 9 , ▁ 2 . 5 ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁of ▁FM ▁ 9 7 7 , ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁County ▁line . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁road ▁was ▁extended ▁south ▁to ▁SH ▁OS R . ▁ ▁FM ▁ 5 7 9 ▁( 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁FM ▁ 5 7 9 ▁design ation ▁was ▁in ▁Steph ens ▁County , ▁from ▁SH ▁ 6 7 , ▁ 9 ▁miles ▁south ▁of