Construction of Woodward Avenue
Grab
Description
View of Woodward Avenue under construction; two men stand at side of road. Utility poles in background. Typed on front: "Board of Wayne County Road Commissioners. Woodward Ave., first mile of concrete highway in U.S., bet. 6 & 7 Mile Roads. Left to right: Robt. D. Baker, contractor; Geo. A. Burley, Engineer. No. 21. Date: Spring 1909. Handwritten on back: "Showing concrete being laid between 6 & 7 Mile Roads, Spring, 1909. This was the first mile of concrete highway in the U.S."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh007393
- Subject:
- Woodward Avenue (Mich.)
- Streets--Michigan--Detroit
- Roads--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction
- Concrete roads--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1909
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- D/Streets-Woodward
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.