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Site of Chihuahua Road (Crossing at West end of Bridge) |
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US 90, W of Del Rio, Del Rio,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
29° 23' 25.9899",
-100° 42' 43.01784"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
In the 19th Centery, a life line that connected Chihuahua, Mexico, with the Texas port of Indianola. Opened to exploit rich trade in Mexican silver and gold, the road eventually carried every type of goods (including, in 1860, 27 camels), adventurers, settlers, soldiers, and forty-niners bound for the California gold rush. All sorts of vehicles used the Chihuahua Road: stagecoaches, wagons, ox-carts, and traveling ambulances, which were light carriages with 4-foot wheels. Not until the railroad came to San Antonio, 1877, did this road lose its commercial importance. 1968
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Site of Chihuahua Road (Crossing at West end of Bridge) Historical Marker Location Map, Del Rio, Texas
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