International–Great Northern Railroad Underpass – Austin TX

City:
Austin, TX

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Bureau of Public Roads (BPR)

Started:
1936

Completed:
1936

Designer:
Gibb Gilchrist

Contractor:
Holland Page

Description

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 from the United States Bureau of Public Roads built an underpass to take Enfield Road beneath the train tracks.

Source notes

Austin City Council Meeting Minutes - January 9, 1936 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=118342

Site originally submitted by Larry Moore on May 17, 2014.

Location Info


Enfield
Austin, TX 78703
Travis County

Location notes: The underpass is located on the 1900 Block of Enfield Rd at the railroad tracks.

Coordinates: 30.285915, -97.76386

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