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[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 Barricades and Detour Signs for Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Traffic lights and many signs with a playground in the background.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S. Highway 79 Salt Stabilized Gravel]

Description: Photograph of car traveling at 65 miles per hour on salt treated section of U.S. Highway 79 in Thrall. Limits: from Taylor to Milam County line. Visible are two water towers, a windmill, several buildings and a corn field.
Date: February 1, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Description: Photograph of a portion of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County, looking toward turn-off to a truss bridge that is blocked by a barricade that says "Road Closed." The roads are unpaved and run through a forested area.
Date: March 3, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S,. Highway 81 detour in Taylor]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 detour through Taylor. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows men standing and sitting at a Chevrolet sales and service garage next to large detour warning. Actual route of U.S. Highway 79 also known as Highway 43 (old designation).
Date: March 3, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[I.G.N. Overpass at Round Rock]

Description: Photograph of International & Great Northern railroad crossing in Round Rock on U.S. Highway 81 (old designation). September 1936. Location of January 22, 1927 accident – A bus carrying the Baylor University basketball team to a game at the University of Texas at Austin takes a grade crossing just as an International-Great Northern train approaches. Evasive action is taken, but the bus skids on the rain-soaked road surface directly into the path of the train. 10 players are killed, 12 injured.… more
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[I.G.N. Overpass at Round Rock]

Description: Photograph of International & Great Northern railroad crossing in Round Rock on U.S. Highway 81. Location of January 22, 1927 accident – A bus carrying the Baylor University basketball team to a game at the University of Texas at Austin takes a grade crossing just as an International-Great Northern train approaches. Evasive action is taken, but the bus skids on the rain-soaked road surface directly into the path of the train. 10 players are killed, 12 injured. To this day Baylor honors them as … more
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

Northside History Project Report

Description: Final report documenting the archival research about the "Northside" area of Corpus Christi along with information and images gathered from community members through oral histories and open houses. This report serves as a component of supplemental research during planning for the rebuilding of the harbor bridge at U.S. 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Smith, C. Lynn
Location: None
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation
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