Throckmorton and Baylor Co, Local interest
For those that use the Greg Cook Super-thoroughfare from Throckmorton to Miller
Creek Reservoir [Baylor Co] approaching from the SW side, using TX 222 and CR
190, the bridge crossing the creek on CR 190 is heavily flooded.
I ran the Haskell BBS yesterday and that route approaches the CR 190 bridge
from the north. I could only get to within .2 of a mile and walked in to get
that BBS stop. On the north side of the bridge the major problem is the depth
of the water at more than 12 inches as I got to within 100 feet of the bridge.
There is plenty of gravel on the roadway on the north side of the bridge so the
road base appears intact with few if any major potholes.
To continue the BBS, I back-tracked to TX 222 and came in to the south side of
the flooded bridge. This portion of CR 190 routinely has significantly less
gravel near the bridge and many potholes. From the rancher’s house above this
area, I scanned this south side of CR 190 and bridge area. It appeared in at
least two spots the water had washed away portions of the road, while likely
still passable when you can see the road, it appeared dicey for even
high-clearance. And suffice it to say the egret, stilt and coot nests normally
in that area were gone or under water.
To approach Miller Creek Reservoir from the SW, continue North on TX 222 to CR
195 to CR 190. I did not travel on the turn-off road from CR 190 into Baylor
Co, so that too could be flooded in some spots.
Lamont Brown
Denton
