Houston Street Viaduct

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.^[2]

Houston Street Viaduct
Coordinates	32°46′07″N 96°48′35″W
Carries	Houston Street (Dallas)
Crosses	Trinity River (Texas)
Locale	Dallas
Characteristics
Material	Reinforced concrete[1]
Location

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.^[2]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Texas
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas