Arden Avenue railway overpass
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
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Description
The bridge carrying the the newly raised Staten Island Railway over Arden Avenue was built in the late 1930s, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The bridge bears a 1938 date stamp.
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Arden Avenue railway overpass: 1938 stamp
Source notes
The New York Times: "$3,000,000 PWA JOB STARTS HERE TODAY: Work of Eliminating 15 Grade Crossings on Staten Island to Take 18 Months," July 13, 1938.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Staten_Island_Railway
Date stamp
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 8, 2018.