State highways criss-cross the town; traffic enforcement needed

history of key avenue -- part 4

  • In the weeks preceeding the annual Spring Ho Festival, city crews get out and spruce up the town. In 1973, the clearn-up effort included polishing the traffic lights. file photo | lampasas dispatch
    In the weeks preceeding the annual Spring Ho Festival, city crews get out and spruce up the town. In 1973, the clearn-up effort included polishing the traffic lights. file photo | lampasas dispatch
  • 1935 Texas Highway Map of Central Texas shows Highways 66 (now U.S. 281), 74 (now U.S. 183) and 53 (now 190) intersecting here. courtesy photo | portals of texas history
    1935 Texas Highway Map of Central Texas shows Highways 66 (now U.S. 281), 74 (now U.S. 183) and 53 (now 190) intersecting here. courtesy photo | portals of texas history
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local history topics. The following is part of a series on Key Avenue and the development of the highways routed through Lampasas County. State Highway 74 was the first highway designated in Lampasas County, but it was the last to get its final route established and get a federal highway number. Highway 74 was a Secondary…

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