South Texas Ranching (open access)

South Texas Ranching

Report on historic ranches located along route of a proposed segment of IH 69 / Trans Texas Corridor.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Moore, David; Freeman, Martha & Wuellner, Margarita
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Guide to the Research and Documentation of Historic Bridges in Texas (open access)

A Guide to the Research and Documentation of Historic Bridges in Texas

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: January 2004
Creator: Knight, Lila
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas General Aviation (open access)

Texas General Aviation

Report on historic value of general aviation facilities currently included in the TxDOT Aviation Division (AVN) statewide airport system.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Newlan, Ralph
System: The Portal to Texas History