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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016, AND THEREAFTER- This Aug. 10, 2013, photo shows a sign for the Bankhead Highway in Hudson Oaks, Texas. Bankhead Highway, which was a coast-to-coast highway, which connected Washington, D.C., to San Diego _ and stretched 850 miles through Texas, from Texarkana to El Paso _ was vital to the development of not only major cities such as Fort Worth and Arlington, but also smaller places such as Strawn that blossomed during the state’s oil, coal and railroad booms. (Ron T. Ennis/Star-Telegram via AP)  MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016, AND THEREAFTER- This Aug. 10, 2013, photo shows a sign for the Bankhead Highway in Hudson Oaks, Texas. Bankhead Highway, which was a coast-to-coast highway, which connected Washington, D.C., to San Diego _ and stretched 850 miles through Texas, from Texarkana to El Paso _ was vital to the development of not only major cities such as Fort Worth and Arlington, but also smaller places such as Strawn that blossomed during the state’s oil, coal and railroad booms. (Ron T. Ennis/Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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