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Missisquoi Bay Bridge (replaced) – Alburg to Swanton VT

The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $214,363 grant for the construction of the original Missiquoi Bay Bridge connecting Alburgh and Swanton, Vermont. Approval for the project was given in January 1936. Construction began in June 1936 and was… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

South Seneca Central School – Ovid NY

The South Seneca Central School building in Ovid, New York was constructed in 1937-8 with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $157,500 grant for the project, whose total cost was $358,496. PWA Docket… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Kolb Studio Stairway – Grand Canyon Village AZ

CCC-built stairway

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work at Grand Canyon Village, c 1933-37, including paths, bridges and stairways.  As they rebuilt the Rim Trail and its rock wall, they also created the stone stairway down to the Kolb… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

High School (former) – Christine TX

A high school construction project in Leming, Texas was undertaken during the Great Depression with the assistance of Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $25,200 grant for the project, whose total cost was $56,622. Construction began in… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Fremont Bridge Improvements – Seattle WA

Fremont Bridge

A Public Works Administration grant of $22,500 covered one-third of the cost of a 1936 project to refurbish Seattle’s Fremont Bridge. The bridge, completed in 1917, is a double-leaf bascule drawbridge that carries Fremont Avenue across the Lake Washington Ship… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Waterworks: Filtration Beds and Caretaker’s House – Sheridan WY

Sheridan waterworks, "Section C" by Big Goose Creek

A settling basin, filter beds, and caretaker’s house by Big Goose Creek, located about 13 miles southwest of Sheridan, Wyoming, were components of “Section C,” part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA)… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Waterworks: Pressure Tank – Sheridan WY

Pressure Tank

A sizable ‘pressure tank,’ located on a hill east of downtown Sheridan, Wyoming, was constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The tank, part of the project’s “Section… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Waterworks: North Section Reservoirs – Sheridan WY

Sheridan, Wyoming: PWA Waterworks, North Section Map (satellite image)

Two water reservoirs, located among fields off Hidden Hoot Trail—south of West 5th Street and west of Mydland Road—about two miles west of downtown in Sheridan, Wyoming, were constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Waterworks: South Section Reservoirs – Sheridan WY

Sheridan, Wyoming: PWA Waterworks, South Section Map (satellite image)

Two water reservoirs, located on airport property just northeast of what is now Sheridan County Airport in Sheridan, Wyoming, were constructed as part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Big Goose Creek Water Intake Dam – Sheridan WY

Intake Dam on Big Goose Creek

A water intake dam along Big Goose Creek, about 13 miles southwest of Sheridan, Wyoming, was part of a large waterworks project enabled by the New Deal’s Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-7. The intake, which was located a few… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water supply
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)
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