Houston Street Viaduct

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Houston Street Viaduct
Dallas-Oak Cliff Viaduct, Spanning Trinity River at Houston Street, Dallas (Dallas County, Texas).jpg
Coordinates 32°46′07″N96°48′35″W / 32.76868°N 96.8097°W / 32.76868; -96.8097
Carries Houston Street (Dallas)
Crosses Trinity River (Texas)
Locale Dallas
Heritage status National Register of Historic Places
ID number 180570000911079 [1]
Characteristics
Material Reinforced concrete [2]
Total length1,455.1 metres (4,774 ft)
Width16 metres (52 ft)
Longest span31.4 metres (103 ft)
Clearance below 5.16 metres (16.9 ft)
History
Opened1911
Statistics
Daily traffic 6304

The Houston Street Viaduct (formerly the Dallas-Oak Cliff Viaduct) is a viaduct in Dallas, Texas, that carries Houston Street across the Trinity River, connecting Downtown Dallas and Oak Cliff. Designed by Ira G. Hedrick, it was built in 1911, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

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History

The viaduct project was conceived after the Great Trinity River Flood of 1908, which destroyed existing bridges connecting Oak Cliff with downtown Dallas. In 1909, Dallas County voters approved a $600,000 bond issue for the new bridge. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Bridge Inventory". Federal Highway Administration. June 20, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Commission, Texas Historical. "Bridge, Houston St, Dallas | THC.Texas.gov - Texas Historical Commission". www.thc.texas.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Appleton, Roy (October 25, 2010). "For a century, Houston Street Viaduct has been a vital link for Dallas". Dallas News. Retrieved July 22, 2019.


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