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  • Riverside Speedway Grandstand - Neligh NE
    In April 1936, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) approved a project for the construction of a new grandstand and tunnel at the Riverside Speedway in Neligh. The project would necessitate the razing of the existing grandstand, which was too small, and erecting a new one along with a tunnel under the speedway at the south end of the grandstand. Plans called for seating of approximately 2000, which would greatly improve the seating capacity of the speedway. The cost was anticipated to be approximately $4,200.00, 20% of which would be borne by the city. Work on the grandstand began in September 1936....
  • Road - Cottonmill Lake NE
    In March 1935, nearly one hundred Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) workers started work at Cottonmill Lake, located west of Kearney. Primarily, they were involved in widening and improving the driveway around the lake. The shovel crews were widening the roadway, cutting away the sharp turns, reducing the steep grades, and surfacing the roadway with gravel. The Buffalo County Sportmans’ League underwrote the project by supplying all the gravel and covering the costs of hauling it in. In this way, the FERA funding could be reserved for labor alone. The first “survey” of the road was made very simply: Arnold...
  • Road Improvements - Clinton NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed road improvement work in Clinton, Sheridan County, Nebraska.
  • Road Improvements - Gordon NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed road improvement work in Gordon, Nebraska.
  • Road Improvements - Hay Springs NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed road improvement work in Hay Springs, Nebraska.
  • Road Improvements - Hemingford NE
    "In an effort toward economic recovery, Hemingford took advantage of the federally instituted New Deal programs. In 1935, at a total cost of $1,232, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved the streets of Hemingford with crushed rock on Niobrara Avenue, Ogallala Avenue, Custer Street, and Cheyenne Avenue."
  • Road Improvements - Lakeside NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed road improvement work in Lakeside, Nebraska.
  • Rulo Bridge (demolished) - Rulo NE to MO
    Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Rulo Bridge, which carried U.S. 159 from the village of Rulo in Richardson County, Nebraska, to Holt County, Missouri, over the Missouri River, was enabled by a grant provided by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). NRHP: "In September 1938, the Public Works Administration agreed to fund 45 percent of the bridge's construction, the total grant not to exceed $326,250. To cover the balance, the county released a bond issue which was to be repaid through bridge revenue." Wikipedia: "In March 2009, Nebraska Department of Roads approved a plan for a...
  • Rural Sanitation Project - Tekamah NE
    This project, sponsored by the PWA, was intended to provide work and to improve the sanitary condition of farms homes in terms of toilet facilities. Men were put to work throughout county building “bungalows” which were later moved onto farms, where the owners or renters had applied for them. The only cost to the farmer was for materials for the privies.
  • Saddle Creek Underpass - Omaha NE
    The historic Saddle Creek grade separation underpass in Omaha, Nebraska, at the crossing of Dodge St. and Saddle Creek Rd., was constructed with the help of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and completed in 1934. (Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.)
  • Saint Edward High School Gymnasium & Auditorium - Saint Edward NE
    Saint Edward was the beneficiary of a $32,000.00 Public Works Administration (PWA) project for the construction of a gymnasium and auditorium addition to the high school. After two weeks of clearing the site and excavating the basement in the first part of May 1935, the concrete footings for the main building walls were ready to be poured. Hopes were that the footings would be completed within a week, and that the brickwork could get underway soon after. The contractor, John L. Soderberg, planned to call for two shifts per day, each lasting five hours per shift, and having a six-day...
  • Sanitary Sewers - Brainard NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Brainard, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between May and July 1934. PWA Docket No. 726
  • Sanitary Sewers - Callaway NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Callaway, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 5223
  • Sanitary Sewers - Columbus NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Columbus, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Construction occurred between July and November 1935. PWA Docket No. 1039
  • Sanitary Sewers - Falls City NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Falls City, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 1289
  • Sanitary Sewers - Imperial NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Imperial, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $29,454 grant for the project, whose total cost was $63,981. PWA Docket No. 1036
  • Sanitary Sewers - Mullen NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Mullen, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $16,758 grant for the project, whose total cost was $30,418. PWA Docket No. 1419
  • Sanitary Sewers - Stuart NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Stuart, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. PWA Docket No. 4914
  • Sanitary Sewers - Valley NE
    A sanitary sewer construction project in Valley, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $17,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $61,694. PWA Docket No. 8728
  • School - Brownville NE
    A school in Brownville, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $16,531 grant for the project, whose total cost was $33,264. Construction occurred between Nov. 1938 and Dec. 1939. The location and status of this project is currently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. 1345
  • School - Johnson NE
    Johnson, Nebraska's Johnson School, originally constructed as a high school, was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $16,506 for the project, whose total cost was $38,391. Construction occurred between Feb. and Oct. 1936. The facility has been expanded into a larger educational campus. PWA Docket No. Neb. 1050
  • School - Primrose NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped fund the construction of a new school in Primrose in Boone County. The new building with a full basement would measure thirty by thirty-two feet. The building had a brick and tile foundation and a cement floor. The WPA’s share of the project was $3,046.57, for a total project cost of $4,394.37.
  • School - Rushville NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a "Smith-Hughes" school building in Rushville, Nebraska. The location and status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • School (former) - Douglas NE
    A school in Douglas, Nebraska was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA supplied a $15,252 grant for the project, whose total cost was $34,277. Construction occurred between Nov. 1936 and Aug. 1937. The former school is located on the east side of Washington St. south of N Rd. The building bears a 1936 inscription above the front entrance. PWA Docket No. 1059
  • School (former) - Haig NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a school in Haig, Nebraska. The location and status of the structure are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • School (former) - Palmyra NE
    A school in Palmyra, Nebraska was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $12,015 grant for the project, whose total cost was $41,065. Construction occurred between Oct. 1934 and Mar. 1935. The location and status of the project are unknown to Living New Deal. (PWA Docket No. Neb. 8420)
  • School (former) - Talmage NE
    Talmage's historic former school building, later city hall and now privately owned, was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $13,137 for the project, whose total cost was $47,157. Construction occurred between May 1935 and Jan. 1936. PWA Docket No. 8605
  • School Improvements - Gordon NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed school improvement work in Gordon, Nebraska. The location and status of the facility in question is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • School Improvements - Lakeside NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed school improvement work in Lakeside, Nebraska. The location and status of the facility in question is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • School Improvements - Lynch NE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a project to improve the building and grounds of the school in Lynch, Nebraska, completed Jan. 1934. Norfolk Daily News, Jan. 10, 1934: "The interior of the school building has been repainted, revarnished and redecorated. The hill behind the building has been removed so that the school grounds will look nicer and can be landscaped. A deep trench has been dug around the grounds to lay open all winter and catch moisture. In the spring it is to be planted to shrubbery and trees."
  • Scotts Bluff National Monument - NE
    Multiple New Deal organizations, particularly the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), worked to develop Scotts Bluff National Monument during the 1930s. From the National Park Service: For a short time, construction efforts came under the guidance of an agency known as the Civil Work Administration, which continued until April 28, 1934, when all construction came to a stop. At this time a complete survey was conducted to identify the bluff's historic and natural resources and to determine its future needs. During this survey, Dr. Harold J. Cook was named the monument's first ranger and on December 20, 1934, another federal agency, the Public...
  • Sewage Disposal Plant - Hartington NE
    In February 1935, the Hartington city council passed an ordinance to issue $16,000.00 in bonds to pay its share of the cost of the city sewage disposal plant which was completed in the fall of 1934 by the PWA. The bonds, carrying four percent interest and running for twenty years, were used to take up city warrants to pay for the plant. The PWA's share of the cost amounted to about $4,000.00, and completed the retirement of the warrants. The total cost of the sewage plant was $19,047.15, of which the PWA paid thirty percent. The exact location and current status...
  • Sewers - Gordon NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary sewer lines in Gordon, Nebraska.
  • Sewers - Rushville NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed sanitary sewer lines in Rushville, Nebraska.
  • Sewers - Rushville NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted road improvement work in Rushville, Nebraska.
  • Shelton School Auditorium & Gym - Shelton NE
    The Public Works Administration (PWA) announced a number of projects in May 1937 which were designed to improve or eliminate conditions in schools that might be regarded as hazardous to students’ lives. Shelton was given a grant of $30,900.00 to build an addition to the school that would provide more room for students and alleviate an overcrowding hazard. Work on Shelton’s new $32,000 school addition began on May 2, 1938. The project included an auditorium/gymnasium wing measuring 60 by 100 feet in size, and a Smith Hughes vocational and shop wing, 30 by 80 feet. J. P. Helleberg of Kearney served...
  • South Omaha Bridge (demolished) - Omaha NE to Council Bluffs IA
    The South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (originally the South Omaha Bridge) was constructed during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Demolished in 2010, construction occurred between 1934 and 1936. The PWA supplied a $1,325,000 loan and $405,293 grant for the project, whose total cost was $1,735,910. PWA Docket No. NE 22.
  • South Sioux City Public Library - South Sioux City NE
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed the South Sioux City Public Library in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The location and status of the building is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
  • State Highway 27 Development - Sheridan County NE
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed construction work on State Highway 27 in Sheridan County, Nebraska, improving a section of it to enable all-weather use.
  • Storm Sewers - Grand Island NE
    A storm sewer construction project in Grand Island, Nebraska was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a grant of $46,142 for the project, whose total cost was $165,997. Construction occurred between August 1934 and May 1935. PWA Docket No. 4177
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