With just a few variations IH-35 followed old Hwy 81. The highway ran through the centers of towns, so from Temple followed the Boulevard (Ave. H?) to the Old Waco Road to Belton, through Midway. It ran from the Waco Road west on 6th Avenue to Main Street in Belton, then straight out South Main toward Salado. My husband (who remembers such things better than I do) says the west access road on IH-35 is basically the old highway. I know the old bridge over the Lampasas River is now on the west access road. That means most of the additional land needed for the highway was taken from the east side. It took a huge bite from Sheriff John Bigham's land just across from the present Expo Center. When it got to Salado the highway turned and went though the center of town, past the old Stage Coach Inn. I have an old road map from about 1950, but it doesn't really show enough detail to help. Frances On 9 Jul 2004 11:43:28 -0600 [email protected] writes: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: DOW, LYON, RATHER > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/2000 > > Message Board Post: > > Is anyone aware of maps or information regarding the construction of > I35 through and just south of Belton? My ancestors property was on > the East side of the road to Salado. Was I35 built exactly on that > road or slightly east or west of the existing road? Suggestions for > further research? Thanks, Deborah > > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Please Clear Off-Topic Posts With The Webmaster FIRST! The List > Archives > Are At: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TXBELL > > >