Transportation Department, 1895-1994.

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Transportation Department, 1895-1994.

The genesis of the Transportation Department dates back to 1895 with the establishment of the State Highway Commission. The modern Department was formed in 1969. RG 089 primarily contains records of the Highway Department, Public Utilities Control Authority, Connecticut Transportation Authority, and Railroad Commissioners, and the Transportation Accountability Board, 1986-87. Included are railroad architectural drawings, blueprints, and maps; turnpike and bridge construction photographs; bridge construction minutes; reports of transportation studies; aerial survey photos of Connecticut, 1934, 1951, 1970, 1980; and boundary perambulation records, 1975, 1986.

493 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7810178

Connecticut State Library, CSL

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Connecticut. Public Utilities Control Authority

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Connecticut. Dept. of Transportation.

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Connecticut. State Highway Department

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