Streetcar Track Removal – Springfield IL

City:
Springfield, IL

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

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

Description

“WPA funds helped pay for removal of 158,000 lineal feet of streetcar track that ran down the middle of many of Springfield’s streets, at a cost of $167,000. The work included resurfacing of the area where the tram tracks had been.”

Source notes

https://www.sj-r.com/x1569322029/Area-landmarks-trace-back-to-1930s-projects

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 31, 2017.

Location Info


Springfield, IL

Location notes: General location marker for city

Coordinates: 39.782, -89.650

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