Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas - 208 Matching Results

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[Photograph of Deck Steel]

Description: Photograph of steel beams in a construction site. Handwritten text on back reads "FAP140-C (3) US Hwy 81 Williamson County. Curb forms and deck steel in place, span #3 Dry Berry Creek Bridge - 8-30-39".
Date: August 30, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Detour in East End]

Description: Photograph of the beginning of a road detour in the east end of a project. Two roads meet at an intersect where the detour starts. At the end of one road is a barricade blocking incoming traffic. In the background are empty fields and telephone poles. There is one sign to the right that reads "Detour 3 1/2 mi. long. Drive Slow".
Date: April 12, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Detour Sign and Barricades]

Description: Photograph of a detour sign with barricades visible in the background. The road is positioned next to an open empty field to the right. Text on the back reads "View of barricades from Sta. 846 - detouring traffic".
Date: October 19, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Dirt Road #5]

Description: Photograph of an unknown dirt road. To the left side of the road there are multiple cars around a small building structure. To the right there are open empty fields and one car parked on the shoulder of the road.
Date: February 5, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Project in Bastrop County]

Description: Photograph of the east end of a construction project in Bastrop County. A fence marks the closure of a dirt road with two sings that read "road closure" and "detour". To the left side of the photo is a billboard with a woman for the drink Pearl.
Date: April 17, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Quarry Area]

Description: Photograph of construction equipment in a construction area. Text on the back reads "view of Flexible Base Plant and quarry in background"
Date: September 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Road Sign]

Description: Photograph of a road sign that reads "Begin Detour 500 ft". On either side of the road are open fields of land and cars are visible traveling along the road in the distance. Text on the back reads "Barricades from Sta 875 - Detouring Traffic".
Date: October 13, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Rock Mounds]

Description: Photograph of mounds of rocks from construction. Behind the mounds tree lines are visible as well as open areas of land. Handwritten text on back reads "US Hwy 81, Williamson County, Flexible base material on highway before spreading, 10-9-1939".
Date: October 9, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation
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