- City:
- Austin, TX
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Contractor:
- Yarbrough Construction Company
Description
On October 27, 1938, the City of Austin accepted an aid package from the Public Works Administration for the construction of bridges and extensions of storm sewers not to exceed $132,300. One of the projects the city used the money for was to build a bridge on West 29th Street over Shoal Creek. On December 27, 1938, the city accepted a bid of $48,983.44 from Yarbrough Construction Company for the job. The job was accepted as completed on June 29, 1939. The city installed a brass plate on the bridge to acknowledge the contribution of the PWA, but the plaque is currently missing from the site.
Source notes
Austin City Council Meeting Minutes - December 22, 1938 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=118472 Austin City Council Meeting Minutes - June 29, 1939 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=118510Site originally submitted by Larry Moore on May 17, 2014.
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