1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide Page: 326
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326 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
Srsmmary of State and Federal Aid Projects.-(Continued.)Mileage. Total cost. Federal aid.
No. of bridges completed Dec. 1, 1922, to Dec.
1, 1924 ..................................... 34 1,057,166.92 292,905.44
No. of bridges completed Dec. 1, 1924, to Sept.
1, o . . ..... ......................... 30 1,260,555.76 301,297.56
Total ......... .... .............. ... ..... ....... $3,129,467.99 $935,743.22
No. of bridges under construct on Sept. 1, 1926.. 21 '1,317,126.46 $377,251.48
Note.-Bridge items are included in general highway summary immediately above.Projects as of Dec. 1, 1920:
Type-
Concerete pavement .......................................
Bituminous pavement ....................................
Crushed stone or gravel.. ..................................
Sand-clay or shell ... . ..... .... .... ................ .
Grading and bridges.......................................
T otal ............. .......... ...................
Number of bridge projects ............ ...................
Projects, Dec. 1, 1920, to Dec, 1, 1922:
Type-
Concrete pavement ....... ...............................
Brick pavement .......................................
Bituminous and surface treated............................
Crushed stone and gravel . . . . ... ...............
Sand-clay, caliche and shell ................................
Grading and bridges.......................................
T otal ............ .... ... . .......................
Number of bridge projects..................................
Projects, Dec. 1, 1922, to Dec. 1, 1924:
Type-
Concrete pavement ........................................
Brick on concrete base.............. .....................
Bituminous on concrete..... .... ...... . . .. .... ....
Brick on macadam .......... .. . ......... .... ...........
Bituminous on gravel or mucadam..........................
Gravel and macadam... ..... .. ................
Shell, caliche or sand-clay.............. .... .............
Grading and bridges.......................................
T otal ......... ...... . ...........................
Number of bridge projects....... ..........................Projects, Dec. 1, 1924, to Sept. 1, 1926:
Type- Completed.
Graded earth .............................................. 848.042
Sand-clay ................................................. 12.370
G ravel, etc.... ............ .... .. .. ... .............. 784.370
W aterbound macadam ........... .................... 77.240
M acadam, surface treated . .. .. ... . . . ......... ..... . ..
B Luminous macadam .. .. .... .. . . . ... ........... 448.030
Sheet asphalt .... ................. ....................... 16.090
Bituminous concrete ..... . . .... .. ............ ........ ............
Plain concrete ........ . . . .. ..... ..... 29.910
iReinforced concrete ..... ...... .. ....... ................ 127.670
V itrified brick ............ ....... ......... ............ . 22.240
Total ......... .. .. .. . . .. .... . ......... 2,363.962
Number of bridge projects ...... ............ ......... 30Mileage
Additional
Under Proj. plans
Completed. construction, approved.
7.10 100.30 47.80
173.94 410.60 313.70
516.06 1,159.00 581.70
169 93 77.60 70.60
109.56 291.90 52.20
976.59 2,039.40 1,066.00
7 6 12
Mileage
Additional
Under Proj. plans
Completed. construction, approved.
184 36 43.79 43 84
1.50 18.71 .....
240.(60 698.11 213.13
1,393.45 952.63 610.12
201.48 58.73 113.38
66.24 124.40 310.15
2,087.63 1,888.37 1,291.82
15 16 11
Mileage
e Additional
Under Proj. plans
Completed. construction, approved.
91.63 94.38 337.63
14.12 ............
23.04 30 19 ............
23.70 3.37 .....
483.75 391.27 48107
977.48 811.69 112.99
40.40 72.78 63.13
282 37 328.77 184.22
1,924.37 1,812.57 1,239.04
34 13 18Mileage
Additional
Under Proj. plans
construction. approved.
457.503 205.533
4,,,,.. ..........
154.985 54.926
49.309 ............
7 630 .....
186 032 95.075
241.878 1.050
46.418 .....
131.481 23 016
59 285 31.016
1,335.421 413.3836
21 7HIGIVVAY PROJECTS ANiD COST, BY TYPES.
Projects completed Dec. 1, 1924, to Sept. 1, 1926, according to State Highway Department:
Average cost
Type- Mileage. Cost, per mile.
Graded earth .............................................. 848.042 $5,853,708.65 $6,902.61
Sand-clay ................................................ 12.370 45,6.7.76 3,691.00
Gravel, etc . .............................................. 784.370 8,021,173.67 10,226.26
Waterbound macadam ....................... .......... . . 77.240 974,021.54 12,610.32
Bituminous macadam .............. .................... 448.030 6,100,939.99 13,617.25
Sheet asphalt ................ ....................... 16.090 581,742.68 36,13355.54
Plain concrete .... .......... . ............. .............. 29.910 566,442.29 18,938 22
Reinforced concrete ........................................ 127.670 3,691,109.42 28,911.32
YVitrified brick ............................................ 22.240 652,475.92 29,337.94
Total ..... ....... .....................................2,65.962 $26,487,271.93
Number of bridge projects and cost......................... 30 1,200,555.76
(Oontinued on page 327.)State aid.
154,415.60
470,750.37
$820,908.59
35,310.10
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1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, book, 1927~; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123785/m1/330/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.