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Roads for Texas: Creation of a State Highway Department

The work traces the early history of the Texas State Department of Highways. Beginning with the first efforts to create a department, the study focuses on the period between 1917 and 1923. Much attention goes to the legislative background of the early actions of the department. Subsequently, the work examines various statistical measures of the department's performance. This includes comparisons between Texas and nearby states, and the national highs, lows, and averages. Concluding the study is an examination of the department's immediate goals and long range plans in the years after 1923. The general conclusion of the study is that the department played a useful role in the development of state roads in Texas.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500305
Date05 1900
CreatorsCruse, Stephen Douglas
ContributorsOdom, E. Dale, Painter, William E., Marcello, Ronald E.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 106 leaves : ill., maps, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Cruse, Stephen Douglas, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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