Carranza Road construction, WPA
Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Completed: 1937
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Description
Access to the Carranza Memorial in Tabernacle, New Jersey was difficult prior to the advent of the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA widened and reconstructed what had been a seven-foot-wide sand road, clearing brush and trees along the way. The end result was a 33-foot-wide graded road. The project was completed ca. May 1937.
Source notes
"Highlight," a WPA publication, January 1937 issue, page 39. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 13, 2015.
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