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Route 611 Retaining Walls – Easton PA

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion control, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

“Stone retaining walls that line streets and highways throughout the region — along Route 611 in Easton, Spruce Street in Tamaqua and Carlton Avenue in Bethlehem — were WPA projects.”

The precise location of these walls along Route 611 in Easton is presently unclear to Living New Deal.

Source notes

http://articles.mcall.com/1999-06-27/news/3245291_1_wpa-monocacy-creek-monocacy-park (accessed Dec. 25, 2017)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 25, 2017.

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Location Info

Rt. 611
Easton, PA

Location notes: General location marker for Route 611 in Easton

Coordinates: 40.686246, -75.203472

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