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    State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River – Burnet TX

    Date added: June 10, 2019; Modified: June 10, 2019

    The construction of the Colorado River bridge was part of a larger THD undertaking to reroute SH 29 around Buchanan Dam, which was under construction beginning in 1931. The original roadway and the bridge across the Colorado at Bluffton were… read more

    Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery – Burnet TX

    Date added: August 4, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017

    In 1938, the Public Works Administration, which had dam construction projects along the Colorado River in Texas, proposed the establishment of a federal fish hatchery in the area to provide fish for the newly created lakes. Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson… read more

    Park Road 4 – Burnet TX

    Date added: September 21, 2014; Modified: August 4, 2016

    Park Road 4 is a 15.5-mile, two-lane scenic parkway that extends west from U.S. Highway 281 and terminates at State Highway 29 to the west of Burnet. It travels through Longhorn Cavern State Park and skirts the eastern edge of… read more

    Buchanan Dam

    Buchanan Dam – Colorado River – Burnet TX

    Date added: February 10, 2012; Modified: January 6, 2015

    "The Buchanan Dam is a large flood-control, water-conservation, and power project. It was originally a power project of a utility company but was taken over by the Lower Colorado River Authority in 1936 after the utility company had abandoned it…. read more

    Inks Lake State Park – Burnet TX

    Date added: March 13, 2014; Modified: April 19, 2014

    “With its dependable water source, abundant fish and game, and natural beauty, the region of Central Texas around the Colorado River and present Inks Lake has been an inviting location for centuries, attracting Native American and German and Anglo settlers…. read more

    Burnet County Courthouse – Burnet TX

    Date added: April 2, 2014; Modified: April 2, 2014

    In 1935 the Burnet County Commissioners’ Court requested a grant from the Public Works Administration for the construction of a new courthouse. On November 18th of that year, the PWA made available a loan of $74,000 and a grant of… read more