Houston Street Viaduct - 1911 - Dallas, TX
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N 32° 46.507 W 096° 48.405
14S E 705423 N 3628485
Viaduct extends from Arlington Street to Lancaster Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM1155X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2019
Views: 4
NRHP Nomination Form"Extending across the Trinity River and connecting the Dallas Central Business District with the early suburb of Oak Cliff, the Houston Street Viaduct is one of the longest viaducts with reinforced-concrete arches ever built. The viaduct has had few alterations, and is noteworthy for the special "shoes" to accommodate oceangoing vessels which, almost 75 years after the bridge was built, have yet to materialize."
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1911
Full Inscription (unless noted above): THIS VIADUCT WAS BUILT IN 1911 BY / THE COUNTY OF DALLAS / JOHN L. YOUNG, COUNTY JUDGE / J.T. MILLER, J.M. HAMILTON / C.D. SMITH AND O.P. WOLCOTT, / COMMISSIONERS / J.F. WITT, CHIEF ENGINEER / DESIGNED BY HEDRICK & COCHRAN / CONSULTING ENGINEERS, KANSAS CITY / CONSTRUCTED BY CORRIGAN, LEE / & HALPIN CONTRACTORS KANSAS CITY
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