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The Texas Legislature created the Texas Highway Department in 1916 to administer federal highway construction and maintenance. In 1975, its responsibilities increased when the agency merged with the Texas Mass Transportation Commission, [ 3 ] resulting in the formation of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
The Interstate Highways have replaced several portions of the U.S. Highway network in Texas and as a result, they have been removed from the State Highway System. Several examples include US 81 from Fort Worth to Laredo in favor of I-35 , US 75 from Dallas to Galveston in favor of I-45 , and US 80 from Dallas to El Paso in favor of I-10 and I-20 .
Texas Highways was founded in 1953 when the Texas Department of Transportation changed the name of its employee publication from Maintenance and Construction Bulletin.The magazine originally centered on highway design, construction, and maintenance, but in 1962, editor Frank Lively began adding stories about history and travel.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the agency responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations of the Interstate Highways in Texas. The Interstate Highway System in Texas covers 3,239.7 miles (5,213.8 km) and consists of twelve primary routes, seven auxiliary routes and Interstate 35 (I-35) which is split into two ...
1:2,154,240]. Austin: Texas State Highway Commission. § A1. OCLC 925481750; TxDOT minutes}} is used to cite various minute orders, minutes and agendas published by the Texas State Highway Department, Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation and Texas Department of Transportation between 1917 and the present.
The HERO Program, is a combined effort of "the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, operates the Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO) Program—a free roadside assistance program that provides aid to stranded motorists, minimizes traffic congestion and improves highway ...
Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes SH 1: 837.42: 1,347.70 State line at El Paso, Texas: State line at Texarkana, Texas: 1917: 1939 Replaced by Interstate 10, Interstate 20, and Interstate 30 a small portion inside the city of Dallas remained until 1952.
The State Highway 9 Bridge at the Llano River in Texas connects Mason County to the Gillespie County seat of Fredericksburg. [2] On June 14, 1935, a disastrous flood crested the Llano River at 41.5 feet (10 m), washing out the two truss spans, as well as the center pier, of the 1930 bridge of State Highway 9 across the Llano River in Mason County, Texas. [3]