Falfurrias to Encino Road

Visible from this site is a small section of roadway that dates from the earliest efforts of the State Highway Program to oversee road construction. In 1918, one year after the establishment of the Texas Highway Department, plans were drawn for the Brooks County segment of what would become U.S. 281. That portion of the road constructed in 1918 was a soft sand thoroughfare terminating at Encino (6.5 mi. S). A caliche surface was applied in 1920, and the concrete paving now in evidence was laid in 1928. The remaining portion of the Falfurrias to Encino Road is a reminder of early road construction methods and transportation networks into the Rio Grande Valley. (2002)

Falfurrias to Encino Road is a historical marker in Encino, Brooks County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Brooks County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 27.0400, -98.1424 near Encino. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garcia (cemetery), about 7.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Huerta, El Encino del Poso (The Oak in the Hole), and Unnamed.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5047012799. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.