Friends of the Pioneer Street Bridge records, 1988-2001 (bulk: 1992-2001).

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Friends of the Pioneer Street Bridge records, 1988-2001 (bulk: 1992-2001).

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This collection consists primarily of the records of the Friends of the Pioneer Street Bridge (FPSB), formed from the files of the group's vice-president, Tony Redington. These records pertain to the controversy over the replacement of the historic iron truss Pioneer Street Bridge in Montpelier, Vermont, and to the lawsuit filed against the Federal Highway Administration and the Vermont Agency of Transportation by the FPSB in April 2001. The collection includes legal documents relating to the lawsuit and the bridge; correspondence and papers of the FPSB; newspaper articles; papers related to the planning for the replacement of the bridge by VTRANS, FHWA, and the City of Montpelier; and excerpts from various engineering and governmental studies and publications.

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Blouin, Patricia.

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Vermont. Dept. of Highways.

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Friends of the Pioneer Street Bridge.

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The Friends of the Pioneer Street Bridge (FPSB) was a non-profit group formed out of citizens' efforts to save the Pioneer Street Bridge. The group was opposed to the replacement of the historic iron truss Pioneer Street Bridge with a new concrete and steel span bridge. Local architect Sandra Vitzthum and Montpelier resident Patricia Blouin served as co-presidents of the FPSB while transportation policy analyst, Tony Redington, served as the group's vice president. The C...

United States. Federal Highway Administration

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Until 1960, the federal government had responsibility for roads and bridges in Alaska: the Alaska Road Commission, under the War Dept., from 1905-1932, and the Interior Dept. from 1932 to 1956 when it was absorbed by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. In 1960, after statehood, Alaska State Department of Highways was organized and assumed responsibility for the State's highway program. From the description of U.S. Federal Highway Administration photograph collection [graphic], ca. 1950-...

Vitzthum, Sandra.

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Montpelier (Vt.) City Council.

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Redington, Tony.

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