Texas Highway Department: establishing routes and right of way
About 1925: Fairchild Aerial Survey Photo of Lampasas. Key Avenue is only 15 blocks long. It starts on the north side of Sulphur Creek and ended at the corner of Avenue E. There are no bridges on Grand Avenue at Sulphur or Burleson Creeks. courtesy photo | fairchild aerial survey
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local history topics. The following is the beginning of a series on Key Avenue and the development of the highways routed through Lampasas County.
The Texas Highway Department was established in 1917. The development of the highways leading into Lampasas would create new business opportunities for the community.
