Voters fund the county’s first paved roads
In 1919 Smith County voters approved a $1,000,000 bond for the county’s first paved roads.
In 1921 the first concrete-paved road in the county was built, 3.5 miles on the Tyler-Dallas Highway.
Note
The Handbook of Texas calls the 1921 Dixie Highway, from Tyler to Winona, the county’s first hard-surface road; it was built of iron ore, gravel, asphalt and crushed limestone, not concrete. Both firsts can be true.
Sources
- National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas (Diane E. Williams, 2000; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.gov
in 1919 voters approved a $1,000,000 bond for the first paved roads in the county
In 1921 the first concrete paved road was created in Smith County
In 1921 the first concrete paved road was created in Smith County, running for 3 Y2 miles on the Tyler-Dallas Highway (now U. S. 64).
Checked October 15, 2026. How the cards are filed