George B. Dealey, publisher of the Dallas Morning News, proposed a  concrete bridge based on a bridge crossing the Missouri River in Kansas City. Ultimately a US$650,000 bond election was approved and in 1912, the Oak Cliff viaduct (now the Houston Street Viaduct) was opened among festivities drawing 58,000 spectators.
George B. Dealey, editor of the Dallas Morning News, suggested constructing a sturdy bridge inspired by a Kansas City bridge crossing the Missouri River. As a result, a $650,000 bond election was passed and in 1912, the Oak Cliff viaduct (now the Houston Street Viaduct) was inaugurated during celebrations that drew 58,000 onlookers.