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Line 20: }} '''Ranch to Market Road 187''' ('''RM 187''') is a {{convert|81.9|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Farm to Market Road|Ranch to Market Road]] located in [[Zavala County, Texas|Zavala]], [[Uvalde County, Texas|Uvalde]], [[Bandera County, Texas|Bandera]], and [[Kerr County, Texas|Kerr]] counties in the US state of [[Texas]]. The route passes through the cities of [[Sabinal, Texas|Sabinal]], [[Utopia, Texas|Utopia]], and [[Vanderpool, Texas|Vanderpool]]. The road helps connect several small south Texas ranches to major highways and was the filming location for a number of scenes in the 2011 film ''[[Seven Days in Utopia]]''. RM 187 was first designated in 1945, and was extended three times during the 1940s. As of 2012, it is the longest Ranch to Market Road in the state of Texas.<ref name="FM Fun Facts">{{cite web |author= Transportation Planning and Programming Division |url= http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/fmfacts.htm |title= Farm/Ranch to Market Road Fun Facts |publisher= Texas Department of Transportation |accessdate= March 5, 2012}}</ref> ==Route description== Line 29: ==History== RM 187 was first designated as a stretch of road going from Sabinal to the Bandera County line on June 11, 1945. Just 14 days later, on June 25, 1945, it was extended from the Bandera County line up to Vanderpool. The highway was extended from an intersection with [[U.S. Route 90 in Texas|US 90]] to Garner Field on April 1, 1948, which added approximately {{convert|1.8|mi|km}} to the route. The highway was lengthened on November 23, 1948 to a point {{convert|4.3|mi|km}} south of Sabinal, while the previous extension was cancelled and redesignated to FM 1023. The highway was again lengthened southward by {{convert|6.7|mi|km}} to a dead end point on July 15, 1949. RM 187 was again extended south on March 24, 1954 to an intersection with [[Farm to Market Road 140|FM 140]]. This added approximately {{convert|6|mi|km}}, giving the route an overall length of 48 miles. On May 5, 1962, the road was extended {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} northward, totaling {{convert|52.5|mi|km}} long. RM 187 was extended to its modern day northern terminus at SH 39 on June 26, 1963, which added about {{convert|12.9|mi|km}} to the route. On June 2, 1967, a large portion of [[Farm to Market Road 2257|FM 2257]] was redesignated to RM 187, bringing the route to its southern terminus [[U.S. Route 57 in Texas|US 57]]. This added approximately {{convert|5|mi|km}}, totaling the road length to {{convert|81.9|mi|km}}.<ref name=RM187/> RM 187 appears as a filming location in the 2011 motion picture ''[[Seven Days in Utopia]]''. In the beginning of the movie, it is the road where actor [[Lucas Black]] wrecks his car. The highway can be seen many times in the background of the film, usually during a scene involving downtown or when the characters are driving to the Links of Utopia Golf Course. The highway also appears in scenes involving the garage and restaurant, which are located along the road.<ref name="googlemaps"/><ref name="7daysinUtopia">{{cite web |first= Forrest |last= Walker |url= http://utopiatexas.info/seven_days_movie.html |title= ''Seven Days in Utopia'': Life is never the same, Once you’ve been to Utopia |publisher= Utopia, Texas |accessdate= March 11, 2012}}</ref> ==Major junctions== | |||