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Schulenburg Endorses Hwy. 77 Overpass Option

  • A tall load traveling on US 77 struck the underpass in Schulenburg Wednesday afternoon, April 20. The impact knocked down several chunks of concrete from the bridge overhead, one of several recent issues at the location. Record File Photo
    A tall load traveling on US 77 struck the underpass in Schulenburg Wednesday afternoon, April 20. The impact knocked down several chunks of concrete from the bridge overhead, one of several recent issues at the location. Record File Photo
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) plans to replace the battered old US 77 underpass in Schulenburg. Oversized loads often strike the old bridge that carries the railroad tracks over the current highway underpass. After one such incident back in April, Tx-DOT told the Record they were looking at options to improve the clearance issues with the old underpass, which was built in 1935. At a…

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