Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-13
ROUTE TO
EDINBURC WILL
CUT DISTANCE
Hidalgo Preparing To
Connect With Cam
eron Road System
Near Santa Rosa

The highway distance between
Brownsville and Edinburg, via HAIR
linEen, Combes and the new towns on
the Southern Pacific, will be cut APP
proximately . miles NY soon as paw
ing projects now under way are COM
pleted and a causeway constructed
across the north floodway in the
vicinity Of Valencia i'm the northern
part OF the Mercedes Tract.
Completion of this highway will
form the Valleys longest tourist
loop, providing paved connections be-
tween all towns i'm the most highly
developed sections.
Work on the Cameron county high
way from Mile ia IL on the Hi
dalgo county line east through Santa
Rosa To connect with state hghway
No. 80 at C0mhes is progressing
rapidly. and Is expected 10 BE- open
for traffic BY the middle Of March,
This is being constructed Of concrete
10 feet wide. "a paved connection
through the Wilson tract and Pri-
mera, connecting with highway No.
96 a mile and O half north OF Har-
lingen, is also provided.
Followed s. T.. Line
In HidElgo county the highway
paralleling the Southern Pacific ia
paved from Edinburg east through
La Blanca, Edcouch, Elsa, La Villa %
an intersection with the base line
highway running the due north from
Mercedes which has also been paved-
The . l-2-mile gap between the Mer-
cedcs base line and the Cameron
county line has been graded, and
work IL expected to get under way
on the causewAy over the north flood
way before the last Of the month.
Material il unloaded mt In Villa and
Valencia for paving Of this strip to n
connection with the Cameron county
highway system.
The distance from Edinburg TO the
point on the Cameron county line
where the highways will join In APP
Fortunately - miles. FToa that
point 10 Harlingen by way Of either
Combes or Primera is approximately
~ miles. The distance from Her-
lingen to Edinburg. via the Valley
highway Is approximately 80 miles.
The distance from Harrington TO EdiE-
This would reduce the present dis
lance between Harlingen and Edin-
burg and all upper state points about
5 miles.
The entire highway, including the
causeway across the north floodway
will be completed early in April. ac-
cording 20 estimates of engineers.
who predict that n large volume Ct
through traffic. from Brownsville,
San Benito. Harlirgen and other
eastern Valley points destined for
Edinburg DR. upstate points will be
routed over the new highway. A
large volume or tourist traffic also
In expected to utilize the highway,
making the round OF the Valley by
returning over highway No. AZ.
Second Outlet Provided.
Another outlet for the Valley will
be provided as soon M that section
OF highway No. 96 between Combes
and the Willacy county lire. approxi-
mately z 1-2 miles. is paved. Con-
tract for paving this gap win be
awarded Nv the state highway de-
partment January q, and the work is
expected % be completed by early
Nav. Completion Of this pavement
will provide a waved outlet from Hsr-
~lingen. win Lyford. Raymondvillc.
Lasara and Hargili, connecting with
state highway No. ~ nc n poirt "
miles west M Harrill and ~ miles
north or Edinburr. or two miles
south m the old Red Gate road This
route also will cut several miles from
the distance between Brownsville and
upstate roints-
The only section OF this route
not paved. In addition 10 the Cam
eron county, gan north Of Combes. is
n gan N mile and n half w length be-
tween Fnrgill and the Willacv county
line. Prenarations are being made
by the FdinhurR road district to
make connections with the recently
completed Willacy county pavement
M once.