Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
New Deal Agencies: Civil Works Administration (CWA)
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Description
Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction along “Springfield X Rds. to Fairmont.” Fairmont is a place name located a few miles east and south of Georgetown. Springfield Road, east of Georgetown, is highlighted on the map here.
An average of 1,410 were put to work each week during 1934 as a result of the CWA’s road, sidewalk, bridge, and other related infrastructure efforts in Delaware.
Source notes
Annual Report of the Chief Engineer State Highway Department, 1934 (pg. 43-53): http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/annual_reports/pdf/1934/annual_1934_chief.pdf
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 11, 2016.
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