Viaduct Curb (155th St.) – New York NY

City:
New York, New York City, NY

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

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

Description

The WPA installed 22-inch safety curbing on the 155th Street viaduct near what was then the Polo Grounds.

Source notes

The New York Times: "VIADUCTS TO GET NEW SAFETY CURBS," May 6, 1940 (pg. 7)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 2, 2018.

Location Info


W 155th St.
New York, NY

Coordinates: 40.829787, -73.938792

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