Road Improvements – South Park Township PA

City:
South Park Township, 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 “increasing [the] width of roadway in Snowden township.” (Snowden is an unincorporated community within South Park Township.) The Federal government allocated $3,688 for the project and local sponsors contributed $1,865.

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 2, 2014.

Location Info

South Park Township, PA Allegheny County

Coordinates: 40.278848, -79.96770

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