Texas and Pacific Railway Cedar St. Underpass
Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Completed: 1936
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Description
The Abilene Reporter-News discusses a WPA project undertaken in 1936, one which helped to unify downtown Abilene:
“One of the most practical projects, still affecting thousands of Abilenians each day, was the raising of the railroad tracks in downtown Abilene in 1936 and the building of underpasses. The underpasses allowed motorists and pedestrians access between the city’s north and south sides without waiting for trains to pass.”
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Texas and Pacific Railway Pine St. Underpass
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Texas and Pacific Railway Underpass Plaque
Source notes
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/jun/21/wpa-projects-helped-during-hard-times/
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 7, 2014.
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NRHP Nomination Form (https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/91001811/91001811.pdf)
1100-1200 Block North First, Site No. 779, Contributing (Structure), 1936
Connected concrete automobile underpasses, pedestrian underpass and retaining wall that extends from Pine to Cedar streets.
Austin Bridge Company of Dallas built underpasses and retaining wall as a WPA project; constructed to ease traffic flow near railroad; railroad grade raised and underpasses built on Pine and Cedar street crossings includes a pedestrian underpass beneath railroad that provides access to passenger depot from south; also built to boost local economy during the Depression.