Road Improvements – Glassport PA

City:
Glassport, PA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

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

Started:
1935

Description

Among a set of 26 WPA projects approved for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in Sept. 1935 was the “construction of brick gutter and grade street crossings” in Glassport, PA. The Federal government allocated $4,780 for the project and local sponsors contributed $1,230.

Source notes

"Allot $454,015 For WPA Jobs in This Area"; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 7, 1935 (page 5)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 1, 2014.

Location Info


Glassport, PA Allegheny County

Location notes: General marker for town of Glassport.

Coordinates: 40.3247918, -79.89227

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