ðə sˈɛkʃən fɹʌmðə dʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪð jˌuːˈɛs ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɪn kjˈuːɹoʊ ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɑːɹm tə mˈɑːɹkɪt ɹˈoʊd θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən; ðɪs ɹˈaʊt wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə ðə wˈɛst tə jˌuːˈɛs ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
The section from the junction with  US 87 in Cuero into the city was designated Farm to Market Road 3402 in 1977; this route was extended to the west to US 87 in 1983.