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The Pentagon: Access Roads – Arlington VA

Aerial view of the Pentagon - Arlington VA

The Pentagon is America’s Department of Defense headquarters and the largest office building in the world.  It was constructed from August 1941 to January 1943 in order to centralize the administration of the U.S. armed services during World War II…. read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding

Broadway Terrace Sewer Extension – Oakland CA

In 1937, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an extension of the sanitary sewer up Broadway Terrace from Harbord Drive to Sheridan Road (just below the brow of the hills near Lake Temescal).  (Oakland Tribune 1937) The current state of… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Fremont Elementary School – Riverside CA

A $40,000 building was built at Fremont Elementary School under the WPA, the most extensive work done on any Riverside school. In the field of education, WPA relief was limited to repair and construction work. The WPA did work on… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Oxon Run Interceptor Sewer Extension – Washington DC

In 1939, the Public Works Administration (PWA) contributed $70,375 towards an extension of the Oxon Run Interceptor, a large sewer line in southeast Washington DC. This was part of a large-scale New Deal program of new and extended sewers (storm… read more

Project type: Sanitation and Water Disposal, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Macomb Street NW Divorcement Sewers – Washington DC

In 1938, the Public Works Administration (PWA) allotted $47,870 for the Macomb Street Divorcement Sewers project. Two new sewer lines were installed in the area of Macomb Street and 38th Street NW, running southwest in the direction of Massachusetts Avenue… read more

Project type: Sanitation and Water Disposal, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Rock Creek and Piney Branch Trunk Sewers – Washington DC

To help alleviate pollution in Rock Creek, the Public Works Administration (PWA) granted approximately $3,500,000 for the creation of a massive new sewer system serving Crestwood, Petworth and surrounding areas in 1939-1941. The trunk sewer lines were constructed by private… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Outfall Relief Sewer SE – Washington DC

Outfall Relief Sewer Map - Washington DC

In Spring 1939, the DC government used funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA) to award contracts for the Outfall Relief Sewer project, a large sewer line to run from the Poplar Point Pumping Station to a point near the… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), District of Columbia Commissioners (DC only), Public Works Funding, Territories & Reservations

Pennsylvania Avenue NW Water Main – Washington DC

In 1938-1939, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed a short Water Main on Pennsylvania Avenue, west from 26th Street, NW. The Annual Report of the DC government provides details:  “A 12-inch main in Pennsylvania Avenue NW, west from Twenty-sixth Street, to replace… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

Pennsylvania Avenue SE Water Main – Washington DC

In 1938-1939, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed a short Water Main on Pennsylvania Avenue, between Thirty-Third Place and Carpenter Street SE The Annual Report of the DC government provides details: “A 16-inch main in Pennsylvania Avenue between Thirty-third Place and Carpenter Street… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

West Virginia Avenue NE Water Main – Washington DC

In 1938-1939, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed a new Water Main on West Virginia Avenue, north from Mount Olivet Road NE. The Annual Report of the DC government provides details: “A 16-inch main, totaling 780 linear feet, in West Virginia Avenue north… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
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