Comal County’s Oct. 1 Order 575 abandons the southern remnant of old New Braunfels-Blanco Road at Esser Crossing.
The order says title to that remnant vested in GuyBev Properties LLC when the county judge signed it. For residents tracing the former crossing, the action concerns the old remnant identified in the county’s order and map, not an announced closure of FM 311.
Which road is covered
Exhibit A uses a 1964 Anhalt quadrangle map to mark the southern and northern remnants of the former road and the newer FM 311 alignment. The order says FM 311 displaced the old Esser Crossing route decades ago and the county ceased maintaining the remnants. This order addresses the southern remnant; its map should not be read as a surveyed description of every property boundary or as a guide to present-day travel rights.
The county’s history in the order distinguishes the two remnants. It says the northern remnant was abandoned in 1974, while a December 1975 county action left the southern road open pending resolution of a right-of-way issue. The order also recounts authorization to remove the old bridge in 1976.