[U.S. Highway 79 Special drop outlet culvert]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Special drop outlet culvert between Taylor and Milam County.
Date: February 1, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Car traveling on untreated gravel]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Car traveling at 65 miles per hour on untreated gravel east of Taylor. Note dust cloud. Homes and windmill beside the highway. The edge of a grader is on the right. From Taylor to the Milam County line.
Date: February 1, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Drop outlet culvert]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Special drop outlet culvert between Taylor and Milam County line. Note eroded ditch in the background. Mud and gravel.
Date: February 1, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Salt-stabilized gravel application]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Hand-distributing salt for salt-stabilized gravel east of Taylor. Shows two men in hats and overalls. They are standing in the back of a truck. You can see the cloud of salt flying in the air as well as utility poles and a distant building.
Date: February 1, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Salt Stabilized Gravel]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Rip Rap to prevent ditch erosion]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Rip-rap in bags use to retard erosion on ditch with culvert east of Taylor. Salt stabilized gravel from Taylor to Milam County line.
Date: February 1, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History