Burlington International Airport – Burlington VT

City:
Burlington, VT

Site Type:
Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

The W.P.A. worked extensively, for a period of several years, to develop what was then Burlington Airport. Major efforts included construction of the “diagonal” [NW/SE] runway and extension of the north-south runway.

Description of a WPA project at the site:

  • Improve municipal airport. Cost: $464,738. Sponsor: City of Burlington. WPA Project No. 165‐1‐12‐66

Source notes

UVM Library Special Collection

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-203).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 17, 2017.

Location Info


Airport Cir.
Burlington, VT

Coordinates: 44.470, -73.151

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