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Dedication of Wisconsin's First Expressway

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: Dedication of Wisconsin's first expressway, a seven-mile stretch of Interstate Highway I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Presiding at the ribbon-cutting ...
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Accident Scene on Hwy 12-18

Date: 09 04 1938
Description: Accident scene on Highway 12-18 one-half mile east of the Dane County fairgrounds. Close-up of front of automobile, with bicycle under the car. Katherine B...
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Wrecked Chevrolet

Date: 10 23 1937
Description: Close-up of damaged Chevrolet in a ditch next to Highway 12 near Highway KP & Roxbury, looking north, with a farmstead in the background.
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US Hwy 12 Looking Southwest

Date: 08 29 1933
Description: US Hwy 12 looking southwest, showing corn fields, McVicar Photo Service case, Sinclair sign and a good view of farm buildings in the background.
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Dow's Store and Texaco Station

Date: 1946
Description: Two men pose outside Dow's store and filling station on Highway 77.
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Mississippi River by Highway 35

Date: 09 1962
Description: The Mississippi River along Highway 35.
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Roadbuilding Equipment on Interstate 90

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Description: Road construction workers at an unidentified location on I90 & I94 operate a construction machine that combines several steps of the concrete pour process....
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Interstate Resurfacing

Date: 1985
Description: View from an overpass of a resurfacing operation on I90/94 near Madison.
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Hoan Bridge to Nowhere

Date: 04 01 1975
Description: The bridge over the Milwaukee Harbor named in honor of former Mayor Daniel Hoan. The bridge was constructed between 1970 and 1972, but during the period de...
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Interstate Rest Area

Date: 08 31 1970
Description: Rest area on Interstate Highway I-90.
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The Triangle Filling Station

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of...
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New Belt Line

Date: 09 26 1949
Description: A car drives down the western portion of the newly opened Madison belt line. The view is looking northwest in the region of Gilbert road (also Whitney Way)...
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Traffic Interchange US Highways 12 And 14

Date: 10 11 1950
Description: Display illustrating the Highway Department's plan for separating highway traffic on Highways 13 and 14 (the Oregon Road) and Highway 12 (the new South Mad...
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Rural Highway

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Description: View down center of a rural section of U.S. highway, with a small train running on railroad tracks alongside it.
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Roxboro Road

Date: 
Description: A view of men grating the new surface of Roxboro Road, a section of the U.S. Highway. In the background is a steamroller.
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Resurfacing the Highway

Date: 
Description: A view on men resurfacing rural sections of U.S. Highway, with machinery and a small train running alongside the road.
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Lucky Lager Truck on Highway

Date: 1961
Description: An International DF 405 truck owned by Lucky Lager drives down a highway away. The Lucky Lager factory is in the background.
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International Metro Trucks Near Overpass

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of International Metro trucks parked beside a highway overpass. A group of cars are parked in the background on the left.
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Highway 77 at Clam Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View looking down Highway 77 at Clam Lake. On the left is a one-story building, Day's Service Station. On the right are two buildings, the one-story Standa...
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Ethan Allen Highway

Date: 
Description: View down Ethan Allen highway. To the right stands "The House by the Side of the Road."

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