Originally, The Bankhead Highway went through Texas as an auto trail that later became Texas Highway 1, From Texarkana to El Paso. When the US highway system came into being portions were designated as US Highway 67 and other portions were designated as US Highway 80. After the interstate system came into being, and specifically I 30 to I 20, I 20 to I 10 and I 10 to the Texas State Line swallowed many of the original paths of the highway, as well as, US Highways 67 and 80.
Our photography will be very specific of sites and attractions located directly on the highway and from the period the highway was in heavy use (pre-interstate years). Buildings, artifacts and signage from the 1910s to the 1960s that still exist. We will be photographing sites along multiple alignments of the highway all across Texas.
In the old days, travel routes tended to take routes through downtown area bringing in tourist dollars. At times the highways actually took routes that were contrary to the direction of travel to accomplish routing through downtowns.
Counties and towns along the Bankhead Highway Texas:
( East to West )
Eastern Segment Texarkana to Fort Worth
- Bowie County – Texarkana, Redwater, Maud
- Cass County – No Towns
- Morris County – Naples, Omaha
- Titus County – Cookville, Mount Pleasant, Winfield
- Franklin County – Mount Vernon
- Hopkins County – Saltillo, Sulphur Springs, Brashear, Cumby
- Hunt County – (Commerce, Neylandville 1923) Greenville, Caddo Mills
- Collin County – No Towns
- Rockwall County – Royce City, Rockwall
- Dallas County – Rowlett, Garland, Dallas, Cockrel Hill, Grand Prairie
- Tarrant County – Arlington, Fort Worth
Pitures below are ordered eat to west , as if one was actually driving down the highway.
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