Municipal Street Improvements – Abilene TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 32° 26.953 W 099° 44.132
14S E 430864 N 3590467
Two underpasses were constructed under T&P Railroad Tracks at Cedar Street and Pine Street.
Waymark Code: WM1131Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2019
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Living New DealThe Abilene Reporter-News discusses a WPA project undertaken in 1936, one which helped to unify downtown Abilene:
“One of the most practical projects, still affecting thousands of Abilenians each day, was the raising of the railroad tracks in downtown Abilene in 1936 and the building of underpasses. The underpasses allowed motorists and pedestrians access between the city’s north and south sides without waiting for trains to pass.”