[U.S. Highway 79 Salt-stabiliztion treatment]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Salt-stabilization treatment from Taylor to the Milam County line. Summer 1936. Utility poles, car, corn field.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Salt strabilization treatment]

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79 Salt-stabilization treatment from Taylor to Milam County line. Summer 1936. Mailbox in right-of-way and culvert at driveway.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Fountain pen pressed into salt-stabilized gravel to show close-up of surface. From Taylor to Milam County line. Utility pole and clouds in the distance.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Photograph of U.S. Highway 79. Salt stabilization treatment from Taylor to Milam County line. Summer 1936. Tractor pulling scraper and a leaning wheel grader in the distance on the right. Home and barn on the left.
Date: 1936
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

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows placing forms for concrete bent number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows placing forms for concrete bent number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows excavation for footing of pier number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge. Lower half of a men win overalls and work gloves can be seen next to tubes.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[North San Gabriel River Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows excavation for footing east let of pier number 2, North San Gabriel River bridge. Shovel, pick axe and bucket can be seen.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berry Creek Bridge on U.S. Highway 81]

Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16 on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Construction stage shows forms after placing concrete pier number 2, Berry Creek bridge.
Date: July 18, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Construction]

Control 246. Highway 43 (Old Designation) Project 204, Williamson County. Salvaging and replacing old gravel base course. Views of construction equipment including graders, tractors, and trucks.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Construction]

Photograph of Control 204 Highway 43 (old designation) Project 204. Lengthening multiple box culvert between Thrall and Thorndale with drop outlet. Summer 1936
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Construction]

Photograph of Control 204 Highway 43 (old designation) Project 204. Lengthening multiple box culvert at Allison's Lake. Men standing on culvert. Barrels on the ground and barns in the distance.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Construction]

Photograph of Control 246 Highway 43 (old designation) Project 204. Loading gravel base material with 1 1/4 yard Marion shovel rented from Joe Mocken, Austin. Summer 1936
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Construction]

Photograph of Control 246 Highway 43 (Old Designation) Project 204. Loading gravel base course with 1 1/4 yard Osgood rented from F.C. Crane Co., Dallas. Summer 1936. Two men, trucks and construction equipment.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[U.S. Highway 79 Construction]

Photograph of Control 246 Highway 43 (old designation) Project 204. Dumping base course through Thrall. Summer 1936. Cars and buildings with a water tower in the distance.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Asphalt Section #9]

Photograph of an asphalt section of U. S. Highway 43.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Asphalt Section #10]

Photograph of an asphalt section of U. S. Highway 43.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Asphalt Section #4]

Photograph of an asphalt section of U.S. Highway 43.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Asphalt Section #6]

Photograph of an asphalt section of U. S. Highway 43. The road is positioned in between two areas of landscape and one car is visible on the road. To the left there is a wooded area of trees and to the right is an open field.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History