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  • Newark Bay Sewer Pipes - Bayonne NJ
    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) supplied the labor and paid most of the project cost of laying three sewer pipelines from points in west Bayonne to points in Newark Bay beneath the low tide line. Three 12-inch cast iron pipes, each 220 feet long, were to be laid transporting waste into the bay at 49th, 52nd, and 53rd Streets. The project also provided for the reconstruction of manhole covers and the cleaning of 4,020 feet of beach.
  • Newport Beach Sewage Disposal Plant - Newport Beach CA
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a major improvement of the sewer system of Newport Beach, California, including a sewage treatment plant and several miles of sewer lines. It was completed in 1937. "This treatment plant is one unit of a project which also included three pumping stations and several miles of sewers. The plant comprises the two concrete Imhoff tanks, the gas tank, and one pumping station..."
  • Nipmuc Road Reconstruction - Framingham MA
    The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) reconstructed Framingham's Nipmuc Road in 1940. Town Report, 1940: Portions of Nipmuc Road between Wood Avenue and Row Street had settled materially because of the poor foundation conditions existing there and the sewer, drain and water pipes in the same went down with the street surface. These pipes were all relaid on wood pile and concrete slab foundations, and the street was rebuilt and restored to its original grade.
  • North 10th Street Sewer - Nebraska City NE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) installed the North 10th Street trunk line sewer in Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1934.
  • North Avenue Widening and Sewers - Burlington VT
    The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) reconstructed and widened Burlington's North Avenue, with the W.P.A.  installing sewers as well. Widening was undertaken with P.W.A. funds in 1934, P.W.A Project No. VT 2232. Widening under the W.P.A. was undertaken in 1936, W.P.A. Project No. 65-12-336. "North End" sewer project construction occurred in 1940, W.P.A. Project No. 655-12-2-62.
  • North Broadway Avenue Sewers - Shawnee OK
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project "laying sewer pipe in the new storm sewer lines being installed on North Broadway" to preclude flooding along the street in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
  • North Chagrin Reservation - Mayfield OH
    Multiple New Deal agencies worked to develop the North Chagrin Reservation outside Cleveland, Ohio. "Over the course of the 1930s the reservation was modernized with graded roads, permanent trails, sewage and water infrastructure, and shelter houses, much of this construction undertaken by federal and state public works programs. Between 1933 and 1937, workers from the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at neighboring Euclid Creek Reservation laid out miles of hiking and bridle trails in North Chagrin. Similar projects funded through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, National Youth Administration, and WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION included an enlarged trailside museum, picnic and parking areas, the...
  • North Metropolitan Relief Sewer - Chelsea MA
    The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (a.k.a. Public Works Administration, or PWA) sponsored construction of the North Metropolitan Relief Sewer. Sections 102 and 103: "Section 103 is located in Everett and Chelsea and consists of about 3675 linear feet of 11'-3" inside diameter sewer in tunnel, with shafts and other appurtenances. Section 102 is located in Chelsea and consists of about 3670 linear feet of 11'-3" inside diameter sewer in tunnel and about 640 linear feet of 11'-3" by 11'-3" reinforced concrete sewer in open cut. Bids were opened on February 23, 1939 for Section 103 and Section 102 separately and for Sections 103...
  • North Metropolitan Relief Sewer - Everett MA
    The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (a.k.a. Public Works Administration, or PWA) sponsored construction of the North Metropolitan Relief Sewer. Section 105: "This section is located in Medford and Everett and embraces the construction of about 6500 feet of sewer varying in size from 8'6" to 10'6" and including an inverted siphon about 350 feet long in tunnel under the Malden River, two tunnels at railroad crossings, a tunnel under the Fellsway, and a tunnel under the Revere Beach Parkway. Bids were opened on this section on December 8, 1938. The contract was awarded by the Metropolitan District Commission on December...
  • North Metropolitan Relief Sewer - Medford MA
    The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (a.k.a. Public Works Administration, or PWA) sponsored construction of the North Metropolitan Relief Sewer: sections 105, 106A, 108, 111, and 112 included work in Medford. Edward M. Matz was awarded the contract for section 106A; C. & R. Construction Company for sections 108 and 112; and V. Barletta Company for sections 105 and 111.
  • North Metropolitan Relief Sewer - Stoneham MA
    The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (a.k.a. Public Works Administration, or PWA) sponsored construction of the North Metropolitan Relief Sewer: section 1115B included work in Stoneham. Contractor: C. & R. Construction Company.
  • North Metropolitan Relief Sewer - Winchester MA
    The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (a.k.a. Public Works Administration, or PWA) sponsored construction of the North Metropolitan Relief Sewer: sections 112, 113, 114, and 115A included work in Winchester. "North Metropolitan Relief Sewer, Section 113: This work is located in Winchester and includes construction of approximately 4,272 feet of concrete sewer together with a two-pipe 36 inch cast-iron siphon, and a relocation of the Aberjona River adjacent to the Boston & Maine Railroad and directly opposite Wedgemere Station. Most of the work involved open cut construction. However, a tunnel approximately 140 feet long was constructed under Bacon Street because of a...
  • North Street Improvements - Montpelier VT
    Montpelier's 40th Annual Report details many roadwork projects undertaken in 1934 with Vermont Emergency Relief Administration (VERA) funds, including: "North Street to City Line, grading and graveling". Sewer work was undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935: "402 feet of 6" sewer was relaid on North Street." In 1939 the WPA "graded, widened with base, underdrain and gravel surface from Hillhead Street to Mechanic Street."
  • North Street Sewer - York PA
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a sewer project on North Street in York, Pennsylvania.
  • Northeast Boundary Sewer Extension - Washington DC
    On August 22, 1933, Public Works Administration (PWA) chief Harold Ickes announced a grant of $1,759,500 for various DC sewer projects. These included an extension of the Northeast Boundary Sewer “intended to eliminate a pollution nuisance in Kingman Lake in Anacostia Park” (Evening Star, 1933). The following March, a contract of $589,000 was awarded to Michael Bell Balso, Inc., to extend the sewer “from Twenty-first and A streets NE to the Anacostia River, south of Kingman Lake” (Evening Star, 1934). The extension was completed sometime in 1935.  The trajectory appears to lie beneath parts of the RFK sports complex west of...
  • Norumbega Road Reconstruction - Weston MA
    W.P.A. project description: "The three projects, which were approved and on which work was started late in the year, provide for the reconstruction of: ... Norumbega Road, from River Street to Commonwealth Avenue, Weston, 4,850 linear feet... All these roads will have a width of 30 feet and have a 5-inch bituminous concrete surface on a 12-inch gravel base. Also, an 8-ft. wide, 2-inch bituminous surfaced walk will be constructed adjacent to and for the whole length of each road. Work will include excavation of earth, rock and ledge, installation of drainage systems, filling and grading, loaming and beautification of contiguous areas...
  • Oakland Airport (North Field): Water Lines and Drainage - Oakland CA
    In 1936, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed a fire-fighting water supply system and laid drainage tile under the Oakland Municipal Airport (now the North Field of the Oakland International Airport). The drainage system covered 3.6 million square feet and included almost 60,000 linear feet of drainage tile and concrete pipe, for a cost of $104,000. The fire protection system involved over 7,000 linear feet of 4 and 6-inch mains, for a cost of $18,000. Both are presumably still in place and functioning (we spotted old hydrants and storm grates that suggest as much). Earlier, it had been announced that over $200,000 had...
  • Oakwood Avenue Storm Sewer - West Hartford CT
    Multiple municipal improvement projects were conducted in West Hartford in 1937-8 utilizing Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor. One such project involved storm sewer construction along Oakwood Ave.
  • Oklahoma Avenue Sewer and Paving Work - Washington DC
    A 1943 article in the Washington Post reported paving and sewer work underway by on Oklahoma Avenue along Anacostia Park in Northeast DC, between Benning Road and C Street.  The work was being done by the Federal Works Agency (FWA).
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'CC' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'CC' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 7.4 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'DD' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'DD' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its south superstructure. (The stamp is on the south side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 7.0 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'EE' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'EE' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 6.8 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'FF' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'FF' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 6.6 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'II' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'II' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 5.6 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'J' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'J' bears a 1939 WPA stamp on its east superstructure. (The stamp is on the east side of the road, facing west.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 14.3 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'JJ' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'JJ' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 4.9 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'M' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'M' is deemed a contributing structure, meaning ODOT believes it was constructed by the WPA. Unfortunately any WPA shield, if there was any, is gone, as the east superstructure (where you would expect to see it) has been modified / eroded / partially collapsed. The culvert is located on Route 325, east of...
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'MM' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'MM' bears a 1941 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 3.9 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'N' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'N' bears a 1939 WPA stamp on its east superstructure. (The stamp is on the east side of the road, facing west.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 12.1 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'O' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'O' bears a 1939 WPA stamp on its east superstructure. (The stamp is on the east side of the road, facing west.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 11.1 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'OO' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'OO' bears a 1941 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 3.3 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'P' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'P' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its east superstructure. (The stamp is on the east side of the road, facing west.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 10.6 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'PP' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'PP' bears a 1941 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 2.9 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'Q' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'Q' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its east superstructure. (The stamp is on the east side of the road, facing west.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 10.3 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'QQ' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'QQ' bears a 1941 WPA stamp on its north superstructure. (The stamp is on the north side of the road, facing south.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 2.7 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'R' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'R' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its northeast superstructure. (The stamp is on the northeast side of the road, facing southwest.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 9.4 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'T' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'T' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its northeast superstructure. (The stamp is on the northeast side of the road, facing southwest.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 9.1 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'U' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'U' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its northeast superstructure. (The stamp is on the northeast side of the road, facing southwest.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 9.0 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'V' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'V' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its northeast superstructure. (The stamp is on the northeast side of the road, facing southwest.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 8.8 miles.
  • Oklahoma State Route 325: Culvert 'W' - Cimarron County OK
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) project undertook grading and culvert construction efforts in Cimarron County along Oklahoma State Route 325, between Kenton and Boise City. As of 2018 more than 20 structures along this stretch of road bear a shield-shaped WPA imprint stamp. What is known in an ODOT historic survey as structure 'W' bears a 1940 WPA stamp on its northeast superstructure. (The stamp is on the northeast side of the road, facing southwest.) The culvert is located on Route 325, east of Kenton, a driving distance of 8.5 miles.
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