- City:
- Lewis, Wadhams, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved Lewis–Wadhams Road. 2.58 miles of the road were widened, graded, and provided with a gravel foundation. The exact stretch of the road is unclear, though is believed to be that closer to Lewis.
Source notes
"To Improve Lewis Road Through WPA." The Lake Placid News, Mar. 6, 1936 (page 6). https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn86033359/1936-03-06/ed-1/seq-6/Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 28, 2015.
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