Highways renamed; Fourth Street bypass loop added

history of key avenue -- part 6

  • The traffic circle on South Key is shown a foggy day. Lampasas Dispatch Record, November 1974.
    The traffic circle on South Key is shown a foggy day. Lampasas Dispatch Record, November 1974.
  • The intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and the U.S. Highway 190 bypass. From the air the “Circle” looks like a rounded-off square. Undated photo (about 1962) | Gladden Corbin photograhy
    The intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and the U.S. Highway 190 bypass. From the air the “Circle” looks like a rounded-off square. Undated photo (about 1962) | Gladden Corbin photograhy
  • Three highways converge on Key Avenue. Courtesy photo
    Three highways converge on Key Avenue. Courtesy photo
  • Highways renamed; Fourth Street bypass loop added
    Highways renamed; Fourth Street bypass loop added

    The town closes up at night

    The amount of traffic on Key Avenue lessened as the evening hours turned into night. In the 1960s, the light at North Avenue was set to flash between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., allowing north and south traffic to have the right of way over east and west crosstown streets. If my memory has not failed me, this was done on all the Key Avenue traffic lights in the 1…