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- Winooski Bridge Repair
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June 2, 1943. On the Winooski Bridge under repair. Traffic still flows on one side. Center section of bridge dug up. View toward Winooski.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction
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June 12, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction
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Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened 1928. View is from Winooski looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. To the far right no longer is seen the Johnson Grain Co. building as it has been torn down.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction
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View of where the Winooski Bridge was swept away in the 1927 flood. Still much debris seen. View is looking across the river up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. To the far right no longer is seen the Johnson Grain Co. building as it has been torn down.
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- Winooski Bridge
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August 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Burlington end of the bridge looking northerly. Note the asphalt construction crew placing the 2 inch hot plant mix asphalt wearing surface on the westerly half of the bridge while the other half is being used for two way traffic. This wearing surface...
Show moreAugust 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Burlington end of the bridge looking northerly. Note the asphalt construction crew placing the 2 inch hot plant mix asphalt wearing surface on the westerly half of the bridge while the other half is being used for two way traffic. This wearing surface was placed 2 inches in thickness and tapered off on to the approaches at each end. The cost of this work was borne by the City of Winooski and City of Burlington sharing in the proportion of the grand list of each City and the State Highway Department. The State Highway Department paid for 4/5 of the total cost while the other fifth was divided between the two cities.
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- Street Repair
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- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair. Wheelbarrows and plumb line seen.
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- Street Repair
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- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 winter photo of workmen digging near some residential homes. Might this be a P.W.A. or W.P.A. sewer project. See also mcalB07F33i09 Construction sites for slightly different exposure.
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- Street Repair
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- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
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- Street Repair
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- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
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- Road Construction
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Undated photo of road work crew laying surface material.
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- Road Construction
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September 10, 1928. Road crew and a huge machine work along a stretch of road. Dozens of cloth bags containing construction material are seen lined up. Billboards in the distance advertise Atwater Kent radios, Graham Paige and a fuel company for coal and oil.
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- Road Construction
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Undated photo of a road work crew laying surface material.
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- Road Construction
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Dated 1928. Road crew work with machinery smoothing the newly laid pavement.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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August 15, 1939. So. Winooski Ave. looking south from intersection of Main Street after Plant-Mix asphalt pavement with an average of one and one-half inches of hot asphalt binder course or leveling course and two inch wearing surface of American Bitumuls laykold mixture had been placed and the...
Show moreAugust 15, 1939. So. Winooski Ave. looking south from intersection of Main Street after Plant-Mix asphalt pavement with an average of one and one-half inches of hot asphalt binder course or leveling course and two inch wearing surface of American Bitumuls laykold mixture had been placed and the street opened to traffic. Sign to the left near a two story billboard structure states P.W.A. Federal Works Agency Public Works Administration Street Improvements. Billboards advertise Ritz Crackers and Chesterfield Cigarettes. Strong building on the corner to the right.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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December 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking to Main Street as Burlington Street Dept. crew do road work. Rollers are smoothing down the surface as men stand by with shovels. To the right is a sign reading Ben's Dinette located between Main and King Street at 164 So Winooski. To the left...
Show moreDecember 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking to Main Street as Burlington Street Dept. crew do road work. Rollers are smoothing down the surface as men stand by with shovels. To the right is a sign reading Ben's Dinette located between Main and King Street at 164 So Winooski. To the left up the street is the back of the Strong Theater. Also to the left is the small white building of William R. Daley's lunch cart at No. 175.
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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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October 14, 1932. Photo #9. So. Willard St. finished street construction of 1932 Bond Issue project as done by the Burlington Street Dept. looking south from intersection of Deforest Street.
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- Burlington Streets: University Place
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June 13, 1935. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project No. 2361. Sidewalk construction for University Place - Main Street. To the right is seen the Old Mill.
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- Burlington Streets: University Place
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September 17, 1928. Road construction of curbs along University Place looking from Pearl Street. Ira Allen Chapel is to the left with Billings just beyond that. To the right is the main University of Vermont green.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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September 30, 1942. Photo No. 14. This view of Staniford Road construction shows the Sheep's foot roller being employed for compacting the moist pavement mixture after it has been thoroughly mixed. This type of roller compacts the pavement from the bottom up to the surface and prevents areas of...
Show moreSeptember 30, 1942. Photo No. 14. This view of Staniford Road construction shows the Sheep's foot roller being employed for compacting the moist pavement mixture after it has been thoroughly mixed. This type of roller compacts the pavement from the bottom up to the surface and prevents areas of insufficient compaction. The business name of Holcomb Trucking Co. seen on the back of the tractor. Work done the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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Undated photo (1929 or early 1930s?) of intersection of Barrett St and Riverside Ave showing road construction project by the city street dept.