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[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation) Home and shed in the background.
Date: March 3, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation) House, shed and windmill in the background.
Date: February 18, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S,. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County. Barricades and Detour Signs Federal Aid Project 140-C Reop. U.II. Also known as Highway 2 (old designation). Shows fence barricading highway.
Date: March 3, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County]

Description: Photograph of a portion of U.S. Highway 81 in Williamson County, looking toward turn-off to a truss bridge that is blocked by a barricade that says "Road Closed." The roads are unpaved and run through a forested area.
Date: March 3, 1937
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[I.G.N. Overpass at Round Rock]

Description: Photograph of International & Great Northern railroad crossing in Round Rock on U.S. Highway 81 (old designation). September 1936. Location of January 22, 1927 accident – A bus carrying the Baylor University basketball team to a game at the University of Texas at Austin takes a grade crossing just as an International-Great Northern train approaches. Evasive action is taken, but the bus skids on the rain-soaked road surface directly into the path of the train. 10 players are killed, 12 injured.… more
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[I.G.N. Overpass at Round Rock]

Description: Photograph of International & Great Northern railroad crossing in Round Rock on U.S. Highway 81. Location of January 22, 1927 accident – A bus carrying the Baylor University basketball team to a game at the University of Texas at Austin takes a grade crossing just as an International-Great Northern train approaches. Evasive action is taken, but the bus skids on the rain-soaked road surface directly into the path of the train. 10 players are killed, 12 injured. To this day Baylor honors them as … more
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

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

Description: Photograph of Federal Aid Project 260 (2) Job 16. Old North San Gabriel River bridge with guy derrick in place for removing trusses. Detour bridge is also visible in the background on U.S. Highway 81 also known as Highway 2 (old designation)
Date: June 8, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

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

Description: Photograph of damage to Berry Creek Bridge on U.S. Highway 81 showing crumpling of truss. Detail of damage shows partial view of the dedication plaque beginning: J.D. Fauntleroy, State Highway Engineer.
Date: 1959
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation
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