On January 9, 1936, the Austin City Council adopted a resolution to request the Texas State Highway Commission to seek federal funds to separate the grade of Enfield Road from the International–Great Northern Railroad tracks. The Highway Commission with assistance… read more
Cement bridge with off set railings. Bridge is on 2nd Street (I-20 BL) and spans Lone Wolf Creek. Marker Text: LONE WOLD CREEK BRIDGE REBUILT IN 1936 BY THE TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ——————– UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS ——————-… read more
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway and Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Overpass is a two-lane reinforced-concrete highway bridge that conveys West Broadway Street over railroad tracks in downtown Sweetwater. The Texas Highway Department in cooperation with the… read more
On June 14, 1935, a devastating flood washed out the two truss spans and the center pier of the 1930 bridge of State Highway 9 across the Llano River in Mason County, Texas. The Texas Highway Department considered the reconstruction… read more
The State of Texas chartered the Union Terminal Company on March 16, 1912. The mission of the company was to build a central terminal in Dallas for the seven railroads then serving the city. The company opened the Dallas Union… read more