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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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Racine Trolley

Date: 1891
Description: View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ...
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Regent Street Highway Project

Date: 1935
Description: View of Regent Street from the intersection of Regent and Monroe Streets.
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Black Top Plant

Date: 04 02 1970
Description: Home office and plant of the Bar-coat Black Top Company on US Highway 51 north of Mosinee.
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Badger Interchange Construction

Date: 1961
Description: Construction of the Badger Interchange of I-90 and I-94.
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Interstate Highway Construction

Date: 06 28 1960
Description: Concrete paving operation near the intersection of I-90 and U.S. Highway 12 in Sauk County. Traffic flows along the old highway to the right of the new co...
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Interstate Construction, Rock County

Date: 1959
Description: Interstate construction at the Colley Road and I-90 overpass in Rock County. The contractor is Shappert Engineering Company.
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Bass Creek Bridge Construction

Date: 1948
Description: Pouring concrete for footings on the Bass Creek Bridge on County Highway D in Rock County. The contractor is Luety Brothers.
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Road Construction Worker

Date: 1959
Description: An employee of the Fox Valley Paving Company pulls the pin from the concrete form during work on Interstate Highway I-90 in Rock County.
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Interstate Highway Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Excavation for bridge column footings for the Mirror Lake Bridge.
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Interstate Grading

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the intersection of the interstate highway with USH 12 between Baraboo and Lake Delton with the initial grading largely completed.
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Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the interstate highway near Mirror Lake, showing only the early stages of the bridge construction.
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Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 11 16 1960
Description: Elevated view of the interstate highway bridge construction at Mirror Lake showing the concrete footings halfway down the embankment.
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Interstate Overpass Construction

Date: 1961
Description: Construction at an unidentified interstate highway intersection in Wisconsin showing the scaffolding in place on a completed span on which the upper span w...
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Interstate Concrete Pour

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Description: Concrete pour during the construction of an unidentified Wisconsin highway. The crew for this job includes a woman.
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Interstate Highway Construction Sign

Date: 07 1968
Description: Interstate Highway I-90 sign erected to point out to motorists the use of tax dollars in highway improvements.
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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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Resurfacing Work on Interstate 90

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Description: A construction superintendent talks with two highway construction workers (one of whom is a woman), during a resurfacing operation on interstate highway I9...
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Interstate Bridge Framework

Date: 1961
Description: View taken from below of the Interstate Highway I-535 bridge during construction.
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Gravel Road Surface

Date: 06 14 1951
Description: Crushing gravel to surface STH 101 in Florence County.

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