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U.S. Route 199 (US 199) became one of the original routes of the U.S. Numbered Highway System to be officially announced by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in 1927. As the northern spur of U.S. Route 99 (US 99), US 199 was designated to cover 84 miles (135.2 kilometers) between an area near Crescent... Continue Reading →
March 29, 2012 A cable-stayed bridge in Dallas, Texas, was formally opened to vehicular traffic, with a group of motorcyclists being among the first to travel across the new structure. This bridge was named after Margaret Hunt Hill (1915-2007), a longtime Dallas resident and renowned philanthropist. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge spans the Trinity River... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 