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HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. 273
to supply curb service information and mate- First aid, authentic road condition reports,
rial to the traveling public. These stations permits, and wire and mailing facilities are
ard staffed with attendants dressed in western also a part of the many services provided.
uniforms who are schooled in giving clear, These highway travel information bureaus
nimsie to se on eiled the m s cen are operated from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. seven
concise directions on either the most scenic days a week for the convenience of the
or direct route. Official highway mqps are traveling public.
used in preparing and marking the preferred Eight hundred and fifty-four roadside parks
routes of motorists. Also included are special and turnouts are provided, many offering
notes on detours, construction and other help- drinking water and firewood for ovens; and
ful data. complete picnic facilities are available in
Descriptive literature on attractions and most of these parks. Apprdlimately 186,000
points of interest are also provided and the, highway signs and markers have been erected
attendants offer verbal information on Texas to assist In safely and conveniently guiding
history, folklore and other interesting facts motorists over the modern scenic highways
which make Texas a "land of diversity." in the Lone Star State.
Highway Construction Expenditures, by Counties
Statement by counties of cash disbursements for construction of highways and bridges
for the biennial period Sept. 1, 1948, to Aug. 31, 1950, according to State Highway Department.County-
Anderson
Andrews
Angelina .
Aransas .
Archer .
Armstrong
Atascosa
Austin ...
Bailey.
Bandera .
Bastrop ..
Baylor .
Bee .. ..
Bell ..
Bexar ..
Blanco . .
Borden
Bosque .
Bowie.
Brazoria ..
Brazos
Brewster
Briscoe .
Brooks ..
Brown
Burleson .
Burnet . .
Caldwell
Calhoun
Callahan
Cameron
Camp
Carson
Cass . ..
Castro ..
Chambers .
Cherokee
Cluldress
Clay ....
Cochran
Coke ....
Coleman .
Collin ..
CoUllings-
worth
Colorado
Comal .
Comanche .
Concho ..
Cooke ...
Coryell ..
Cottle ..
Crane
Crockett .
Crosby ..
Culberson .
Dallam ..
Dallas .. .
Dawson .
Deaf Smith
Delta ....
Denton ..
De Witt.
Dickens .
Dimmit
Donley ..i . i 14 :
sjio 00
337,618 $247,649
261,479 210,854
1255,391 825,316
4,021 25,001
10,031 122,135
71,270 99,662
92,242 333,208
180,017 171,114
132,148 106,733
20,555 7,780
580,373 955,166
21,473 135,215
178,290 376,405
46,301 360,019
3,439,144 2,431,920
2,284 66,358
42,258 122,917
363,841 221,426
262,522 666,483
308,198 293,610
83,587 48,857
407,973 110,183
12.519 9,602
102,464 21,374
206,815 435,538
118,604 127,729
37,387 141,753
285,907 69,038
2,912 123,200
853,461 399,177
569,468 537,808
161,585 204,380
51,332 11,374
247,687 597,624
189,875 77,836
384,698 431,282
206,699 368,379
3,897 96,060
143,478 9130,981
318,688 57,217
156,645 73,060
223,605 184,134
1,106,822 952,158
136,7651 87,841
377,052 394,677
25,340 35,205
196,580 410,479
202,431 ' 21,833
1,349,264 372,352
130,680 336,537
92,551 94,322
25,648 100,654
52,877 89,723
431,743 101,580
32,376 23,069
10,456 175,980
4,104,193 4,446,280
112,118 152,182
75,862 398,645
554,472 291,008
1,394,569 856,719
98,013 131,391
3,383 9.039
255,675 86,956
6,382 126,204122,290
380,532
185,027
185,644
315;905
1,354,988
232,349
366,898
333,710
410.223
36,788
204,015
29,176
717,642
71,031
250,422
17,979
602
435,079
3,884
139,197
5,785
224.714
356,257
241,944
330,360
73,057
76,029
225,183
136,384
104,976
265,364
40,279
272,218
460.723
112,841
3,934,971
226,080
38,617
141,478
116,259
407,263
333,889
414,014
8,801
170,314
231,343
191,065
153,159
41,588
644,698
859,372
55
269,621
96,593
230,098
202,289
1,222,888.
113,168
225,394
48,599
457,389
580,866
983,2561
173,16290,742
170,283
220,501
119,534
452,277
769,310
133,338
484,815
194,797
522,890
141,962
177,233
10,653
183,574
61,383
152,848
267,852
50,228
2,730,732
73,264
92,1$7
317,379
456,827
312,627
709,174
30,412
67,812
475,805
135,487
38,103
241,891
174,326
261,586
669,058
640,322
5,489,149
470,369
47,561
186,900
9,421
399,095
56b,266
502,639
112,340
98,215
248,804
72,683
140,285
213,706
851,697
345,524
8,081
146,001
242,661
323,418
39,716
1,409,311
466
317,847
144,201
156,651
203,103
578,003
101,770County-
Kent .....
Kerr ....
Kimble ..
King .
Kinney
Kleberg
Knox ...
Lamar .
Lamb
Lampasas
La Salle
Lavaca ...
Lee ...
Leon ....
Liberty .
Limestone
Lipscomb
Live Oak.
Llano .
Loving .
Lubbock .
Lynn ....
McCulloch
MeLennan
McMullen
Madison
Marion
Martin .
Mason ....
Matagorda
Maverick .
Medina ...
Menard ..
Midland ..
Milam
Mills ...
Mitchell .
Montague
Montgom-
ery ... .
Moore .
Morris .
Motley .
Nacog-
doches ..
Navarro .
Newton ...
Nolan ....
Nueces ...
Ochiltree .
Oldham .
Orange .
Palo Pinto.
Panola ...
Parker ...
Parmer ...
Pecos ....
Polk .
P hitter ..
Presidio .
Rains .. .
Randall .
Reagan ...
Re al.
Red River..; ._
;iuEM77
433,273
388,582
69,541
112,878
292,680
98,760
1,020,820
54,873
259,582
72,070
551,070
135,287
124,162
721,774
250,217
75,361
199,570
142,773
4,980
967,079
35,738
268,478
284,722
59,075
36,418
514,386
27,418
141,780
438,691
25,475
62,206
49,267
75.249
201,441
89,453
196,317
394,746
625,850
134,115
258,435
3,130
86,288
360,470
499,711
16,826
365,037
220,051
6,765
948,940
326,218
469,977
743,020
3,852
631,331
129,171
50.154
32.899
158,778
253,276
177,722
8,943
360,2621 _
6,441
298,804
233,473
1,911
20,277
105,836
88,112
791,142
61,475
156,106
71,540
555,406
58,142
343,966
588,660
141,673
356,160
283,406
84,554
46,797
463,767
179,951
156,879
732,090
35,940
143,554
160,045
275,658
338,333
355,763
184,021
173,421
9,077
130,221
196,394
53,029
361,315
157,460
363,767
197,304
30,304
49,946
613,173
514,389
528,231
98,950
2,590,717
225,200
40,805
1,026 459
374,529
412,658
113,648
214,882
366,373
120,860
52,355
58,562
356,000
88,792
58,954
92,905
272,079County-
Duval .
Eastland
Ector .. ..
Edwards
Ellis ...
El Paso
Erath
Falls .
Fannin
Fayette
Fisher .
Floyd
Foard
Fort Bend
Franklin .
Freestone
Frio ..
Gaines
Galveston
Garza ..
Gillespie
Glasseock
Goliad . .
Gonzales
Gray .
Grayson .
Gregg .
Grimes
Guadalupe
Hale .
Hall .
Hamilton
Hansford
Hardeman
Hardin.
Harrison
Harris ..
Hartley
Haskell
Hays ....
Hemphill .
Henderson
Hidalgo ...
Hill ... .
Hockley .
Hood ... .
Hopkins .
Houston
Howard
Hudspeth
Hunt ... .
Hutchin-
son ...
Irion ... .
Jack . .
Jackson
Jasper ....
Jeff Davis
Jefferson
Jim Hogg .
Jim Wells .
Johnson .
Jones ..
Karnes ..
Kaufman
Kendall ...(Continued on Next Page.)
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