[Photograph of Rock Mounds]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

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

Photograph of completed South San Gabriel River Bridge, Federal Aid Project 140-B (9) Job 15. U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation).
Date: July 9, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History