Water Tunnel No. 2 Completion – Brooklyn NY

City:
Brooklyn, New York City, NY

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Description

According to a budget report, New York City’s massive Water Tunnel No. 2 was completed in 1936, in part with funds granted by the Public Works Administration (PWA).

Source notes

The New York Times: Mayor's Message on the City Budget, April 1, 1939 (pg. 10-11).

https://books.google.com/books?id=iigDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 23, 2018.

Location Info

Brooklyn, NY

Location notes: General, approx. location marker for part of tunnel

Coordinates: 40.737746, -73.947856

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