Texas Park Road 8

Park Road 8 marker

Park Road 8
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 2.405 mi[1] (3.870 km)
Existed: 1934[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: FM 700 in Big Spring
North end: FM 700 in Big Spring
Location
Counties: Howard
Highway system
← PR 7PR 9 →

Park Road 8 (PR 8) is a Park Road loop in Howard County in West Texas. The highway is approximately 2.405 miles (3.870 km) long, and loops through Big Spring State Park off of Farm to Market Road 700 (FM 700).

Route description

The CCC built retaining wall uses limestone blocks weighing up to two tons.

Park Road 8 begins at a T with FM 700 at the border of Big Spring State Park. The highway is a one-way, paved road. The road winds westward as it increases about 150 foot in elevation. It curves northward providing scenic overlooks of the City of Big Spring. The roadway descends eastward and intersects with itself at the entrance to the park. A .4 miles (0.64 km) length designated Park Road 8 North connects the ascending section with the descending section.

History

The Civilian Conservation Corps began work on Park Road 8 during the construction of Big Spring State Park between 1934 and 1935. Retaining walls on the descending switchbacks were built with locally quarried limestone blocks, some of which weighed up to two tons.[2]

Major junctions

The entire road is in Howard County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Big Spring State Park00 FM 700 – Big SpringSouthern terminus
Big Spring State Park2.4053.870 FM 700 – Big SpringNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Park Road No. 8". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Steely, James Wright. Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal. Austin: U of Texas, 1999. Print.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

Geographic data related to Texas Park Road 8 at OpenStreetMap

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