Bridge construction photographs, 1926-1928.

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Bridge construction photographs, 1926-1928.

Photographs documenting the construction of bridges in various Wisconsin cities in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Included are views of near-by properties, existing bridges, construction equipment and techniques, bridge details, and completed projects.

1092 photographs and374 negatives in 4 archives boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926213

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Wisconsin. Highway Commission.

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The Highway Commission was created by Chapter 337, Laws of 1911. State Laws of 1929 reorganized the commission from a five person, part-time agency to a three-person, full-time agency. With the reorganization of state government agencies in 1967 (Chapter 75), the Highway Commission was placed under the newly created Department of Transportation (see WIHV85-A1884). Chapter 29, Laws of 1977 created an independent Transportation Commission (see WIHV85-A214) which took over many of the ...