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Historic Bridge Programmatic Section 4(f) Guidelines and Standards of Uniformity (open access)

Historic Bridge Programmatic Section 4(f) Guidelines and Standards of Uniformity

Technical report outlining the guidelines and standards of uniformity for the Historic Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation documents. The guidelines provide the Texas Department of Transportation with recommendations on gathering technical and engineering information for establishing a project's purpose and need as well as sufficient justification for the alternatives considered and measures to minimize harm. The standards of uniformity outlines the information, graphics, maps, and photographs required for evaluations.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Ficker, Maryellen & Goodson, Heather
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Guide to the Research and Documentation of Local Texas Bridges (open access)

A Guide to the Research and Documentation of Local Texas Bridges

Report discussing historic Texas bridges including a brief history of roads and bridges in the state of Texas, a guide for conducting related research, an overview of bridge types, some resources, a list of bridges in the National Register of Historic Places, and a glossary of terms for features and conditions of bridges, engineering, and other related vocabulary.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Knight, Lila
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adobe in Texas (open access)

Adobe in Texas

This report is based on research in West Texas to serve as a field guide to identify, document, and evaluate historic-age adobe buildings in the state. It provides a description of historic context, a narrative of common building types, a framework for evaluating the significance of adobe buildings, a list of resources, and a step-by-step guide to conducting field research.
Date: November 2008
Creator: Newlan, Ralph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History