- City:
- New Castle, AL
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agency:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
Description
The Alabama Relief Administration/Civil Works Administration paved 3.7 miles of road in New Castle AL.
“Probably the most important single piece of work was the paving of the above road, which is 3.7 miles in length. This road is a heavily traveled feeder road connecting with United States Highway Number 31 at Lewisburg and serves the mining community in the neighborhood of New Castle and the farming section North of New Castle, and leads up into Blount County.”
“This was formerly a macadam road which was graded and reworked. A limestone base was laid and then consolidated with road machine and left open for traffic. Several months later the base was given a prime coat and then a 1 1/2″ plant mix. Bituminous base was laid with a 1/2″ wearing surface. This road is equal to some of the best State Highways in this County.”
Source notes
Report of the Civil Works Administration of Alabama - Jefferson County Division.
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on March 17, 2022.
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