Fort Scott Roads – San Francisco CA

City:
San Francisco, CA

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety

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

Description

Widen 15,600 linear feet of existing roads from 10 feet to 30 feet; this will involve paving 34,700 square yards with emulsified asphalt. Surface 3,200 linear feet of existing roads; this will involve paving 10,600 square yards with emulsified asphalt. Construct 14,000 linear feet of safety fences to be made of 6′ x 6′ redwood posts 8′ on centers with 2′ x 6′ railings.–Mooser, p. 88.

Source notes

United States. Work Projects Administration (Calif.) Report on Progress of the Works Program in San Francisco. January, 1938. Works Progress Administration / William Mooser, Jr., branch manager. [San Francisco? 1938]

Location Info


Fort Scott
San Francisco, CA San Francisco County

Location notes:
Fort Scott is located at the Western end of the San Francisco Presidio.

Coordinates: 37.801596, -122.47358

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One comment on “Fort Scott Roads – San Francisco CA

  1. n.barrett

    The Fort Scott road is mentioned in the 1958 noir film THE LINEUP

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    The Fort Scott road is mentioned in the 1958 noir film THE LINEUP

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