Section I: Entrance Portals

Park Road 4 • Cultural Landscape Report

John Milner Associates, Inc. • March 2008 • Landscape Analysis and Evaluation • 4-31

Fig. 4-1. A CCC drawing of the entrance portals, and as they exist today (top). Another CCC drawing shows a proposed median that either was not built or was removed.Top drawing, sheet no. 177, undated, “Details Park Entrance at Highway 66.”Bottom drawing, sheet no. 35, March 18, 1937, “Park Roads.”

Sources: All photographs in this section, John Milner Associates, Inc. 2007 except where noted.All CCC drawings are from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Map Collection; PO20 Longhorn Cavern State Park, Region 7, Box 15. Sheet Number referenced, as well date if available and title of drawing.

Park Road 4 • Cultural Landscape Report

CCC-Era Culverts on Park Road 4 SECTION I — Park ENTRANCE PORTALS

John Milner Associates • March 2008 • Exis t ing Condi t ions • Culvert Table • 96

INLET OUTLET LOCATION MATERIALS DESCRIPTION CONDITION COMMENTS

INL

ET Limestone Dry masonry with CMP Poor Side of road is washing out over culvert CO-01 .4 mi W of US 281

OU

TL

ET Limestone Dry Masonry box Very poor Probably driven over; Culvert has collapsed and banks

are eroding

INL

ET Limestone Good CO-02 1.2 mi W of US 281

OU

TL

ET Limestone

Mortared masonry; square level wall with 1CMP

Good

Has small pipe entering and exiting it that appears to water an animal trough in a nearby field.

INL

ET

Limestone Approx. 20’ long head wall; Square, mortared limestone; Triple CMP - center one is larger than the side two.

Fair Eastern side CMP is blocked by considerable vegetation.

CO-03 1.7 mi W of US 281

OU

TL

ET Limestone On the outlet side, the center CMP extends about

two feet beyond the wall Fair

INL

ET

Limestone Good CO-04 2.0 mi W of US 281

OU

TL

ET Limestone

Small; Split face mortared limestone with 1 CMP

Good