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FEDERAL WO?.KS AGENCY
WOP.IC PP.OJEC'iS .Al'MilH STRATI ON
-esterfi
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For Rele;ise
Sunti. ay , April 27, 1941
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-;,PA L'.,iPROVEL~lJ'.::'S NCW AVE?.AGE 180 MILES OF ROAD vt'.)r":K , 9 lIBW PUBLIC
1UILDilTG-S TO EACH COTJ:ITY IN UiHTED STATES
More tr.an 100 , 000 11uol ic b~.1.ilctin;s 2-nd t:65,000 miles of
ro ads have ocen kti l t or imp·oved by WPA \•.,o rkers, Acting Com:nissioner
HO\·rard O. Himter of the ilork Projects Administrat::.on re:9orted today
in a sumraary of v-!PA accom:plish,·~ents c,_uring five 2.nd one-half yee.rs .
In these two -::irincip::iJ_ ca t ocor i e'.3 , the work c0m~-:ilcted. by
the W?A is equivalent to 180 ::1iles of roc-.d constr..1ction or imp rovement and. nine new :,·u"bJ. ic builcl..ings for every county in the United
States .
The surrrn;o.ry of W.P.t,. 1·rork fro:n J-u.ly , 1935, thr o1.::.gh 1 9·10 , is
a record. of l)hysic2.l contritution to co:nmu:nity wealth in nearly
every field of ~ublic works .
The accom111isri...mcnts include city streets ,
farm-to-market roac:..s , utili tias , schools , hos vital s , armories and
b .. ,·racks , airport,, , and recreational , conservati()n and sanit .'1.t ion
facilities , i:mch of which htts come to have impo rtant b o[tri:ng on
preparedness .
T:10 mileage of ro ad. , street a.nd highway work by w'PA c q_ua ls
'
nec1.rly o;.1.0-sixth of the total i,1il coge in t he United States .
}foarly
100,000 miles ,.-,ere built or i:rrprovcd c<,uri:?Jg the l ast c11l cnc1.a r year .
The 565 , 000-mile total includes 41 , 500 miles of new hie;h-type surface
pavement conr:tructod and 29 , 000 miles irr.::;roved. , and 495 , 000 miles
of other types of po.vemc:1.t 2.nd. unsurfe.ced roads built, reconstructed
or otherwise improvo.::. .
Last year a.lone new b ..2.ild.i11.cs r:nd ad.di tions constructed by
1
WPA averaged. two for every county in the United States .
The p rog ram
has run especially to educational and recr eational build.ings , 1vith
4 , 900 of the former and 7,600 of the latter among the total of 28,400 ,
exclusive of utility :'.)lants and airport buildings , cons.tructed since
t.:,.e program bege,n.
Inprove!!1en 'cs have been mad.e to 72 , 0C·O cuildin6 s,
11,000 of them during last year , and 3,600 adtliti0ns have been c 0nstructed .
Amo!1t:: the military ouild.incs are 251 n,.:;w armories, 363
improved. f>r: l 43 enla.r5ed .
"D1-,.,_ring the laGt five "'nd one-half yPars the V.'PA has
contributed henvily to the :ih"sicr<l T>l-:tnt o~ t!-e r.c1 tion b:r giving work
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- 2 to milli ons of needy persons itrho wo1.1li other,.,ise
Hunte r said .
b.c'l~-3
been idle , n ~~r .
11 Tl·1e hu.ilcline:;s t hey h:::we constructed a~1l~ moderr. i zed he.ve
:1eh,ed t o im~)rove the fu.nctioning of our educatio::1al anit. othe r lo cal
governmental services .
3ecause a :w.lf- mi llion miles of r u.:::-0 1 roads
.½.ave been macle over , t hoi;.sE ncis of farm famili es have th e ir markets aad
shops eas ily accessib l e t ~e ~ear a roand .
11 :Expanclin.g comrnsr ci a.l air traffic is usins fi e J.cis 1d1ich in
most ins ta.ncos >.av e been constructed or m2.de R.cioq_ua te by WPA wo r ke:· s .
Commerce in tho citi es has ~rofit ed
oy
i mr, rovea streGts , ~nd t he peo~le
in crowdecl. areas ~mv o new J,arks o.nd Dlaying fie l cls .
11 1-'ow
t ll.e p r ep~i~ednes2 p ro 6 re.rr. has given new i ra;io r tance to
many of the fa.cili t i e s i) rovic'ted by WPA w0 rk e r s o
1'Ta ter .q nd sewe r systems
which WPA has instal J.ed. L: ex~)ancUng indus.trial c enters ai·e meet ing
new r eq_uirements .
Hee.vy traffi c in~i clen t to cle f ense industry , construe-
ti on and military training i s borne ov er r ou t es t o vhi ch WPA ha s
contributed .
11 Ar se na ls , na vy yards and. mili tary :!)Osts ,·re r e be tt e r able
to swing i n to the accel erated r,R c e of the defense :9rogrn.m b ecr:i,u se
of WPA work on buildings and. utiliti e s .
He2.l th e.nd. sn.n i tat i on 1-Jorks
a.re of incre:s, sed importan c e now that the a r med forces a re c one entra. ting :nen in ca'll:ps .
Many of the airfield. s 1v.hich 1ffA. !.-'.as 1)rovided
have ":Jeen taken ove r b;,r t h e Army , 2.nd othe rs a r e integr,:1.l to the
defe nse of the nation ."
As the l a rg es t single 2.gent i n a irro rt construction , WPA
h A.s worked a t 750 s it es in the l as t five and one - l:.aJ.f 7.-ee. r s ar,d is
r a:pidly ex]c)-ndii1g that number und e r its current c,efens e ai r ':_)ort
lJrog ram .
Tvro hundred ne,,r landL1g fields have ·been buiJ. t , arldi ti ons
have been i_Jrovidecl a t 45 s.nd. i r.:Y,Jr ov er,onts !1av e b r::)en co!"!:oleted a t 300.
}Jearly 1 , 800 011.ildings hav e be en c ons truct ed. or i :!1::proveo. a t a irfields .
and. scores of fi elds have been drained and lic ht ed .
As :9art of its h ighway ;iro 6 r am , w'PA has const ructed. 69 , 100
bridges :=,ncl viacl.ucts and reconstructed or i m~1r oved 42 , 4 00 otheJ·s ,
to 6 et.he r ag::;re::;ating 770 miles in l e ngt h .
con~ole ted at the r ate cf 32 a day .
built .
L:-'.s t y ee r
:nJ'lW
bridges were
Nearly 900 , 000 culvert s hc'l ve been
Sixty -s even t housand mil es 0f i)i~e or ditches have been
:provic.ed for ro .dside d r ainage , .'.lnd an even ~re~te r a!".lour.t of e dstin~
roadside d r ainn.;e hn.c
b1::iAn
if.!!Jrove,l .
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WPA h.'.l s O!Jerated one of its major progra;n s .i.n the field of
:9u1:•licl~·- owned utilities 2.nd sani k :tion .
Tu0 thou f-;e.nd. :r.mmp ing stati01:s ,
sewar:e anr'i. wo.ter treatme ;1t J_Jl['.,:,1ts , incinerators , 8.nd cenera ting p l a.nts
have been constructed a.nd 1 , 000 reconRtructed .
1,,_,enty- five hundred
sto r 8.ge tanks and reservoirs a nc. 3 , 600 w2.ter wells ha.ve be en built .
The mileage of ne,,, ttater m-'.lins an(L d. idribu tion line G and
storm cmd s a nitary se\irers inc r en.secl. l a st ye,.,,,r b:r 7 , 100 r-,iles to
32 , 500 .
This total is ten times the brea dth of t~e continent , and
the milear;e r econstructed ,,rould c:toss t ~1e country more t h an t\·:ice .
Along these line s , a million and. a quart er service c c:.nections have
been made or r <'3COLdi tionod. by v,PA .!ori:ers .
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Sani tcttion li.n.s be en furt i1e,.·ec. in rural a rea s thrr:mg h the
construction of 2 , 120,000 san.i tP:.ry J:)rivies , a ~:irof~ r a m which the U. S .
Public Heo:11 th St, rvice credits vri th reduci11 g sk~r pJ.y the incidence of
various d iseases .
Las t year WPA tu.rner1 t hem out 2.t the r :~.te o f 1 , 000
a day.
In ad.di t ion to gymnasiums and oth er recreation bui16. i n 2;s ,
WPA has constructed 2 . 000 stadiums , gra nclst ;::i,nr.s a nd 'ol3achers with
combined capacity sufficient to se2.t the poy J.1, :- ti on of Chir.ago .
Improvemen ts
n;o
'frere made to
ihe nation 1 s
other:, ancl ac1.o.i-ci 0Ds t a 110 .
facili tiec for at}i.letics , pla,y e.nd. recre::,.t:;. on h :,.ve oo e11 irn:;10nsely
exJ:)clnded. by the c ons t ruction of 2 , 700 attl o tic fi elci s , 2 , 700 p ln.~~6 rouno.s ,
1 , 500 parks and more tha.n. 700 (;Wir:1,Tci ,1g :oool s .
h ,;_)r ,, ver,E.'il t s 1,1 ere made
to 2 , 300 a thl etic fiel.is , 8,900 :ol2ygr ound.s Pcncl :n c,re tl-:,2n 300 swimming
pools .
E:;_~osion control c1.ncl conservation , an increasiri{;J. y im:i::i0rtant
functi on in cooperation ,-, ith soil conse rvation districts , has be en
ad.va.nced by tl1e construction of t housanc1s of check dmns .
Fifty-six
hur,dr ed ;ililes of fire ana. forest tr::-ils a.nc1 5,900 r:iiles of firiJbr e,'.'l ks
J:1ave been constr1cted .
Improvements were mac1,0 to 4 , ?.00 miles of rive:;,_~
banks and '7 , 312 uiles of stre'.:l.mbeds .
Are;:i.s a t<6 re 6 ating :nore than
two miles squ.are :1avo been riprap:ped .
P1.iysi c al accom:-;::,lishments summarized in the re~ort inclucle
only v:ork cc::i:ol e ted on lJ.TA-operated co::1Struction }_Jroject3 .
excluc':.e the
11
whi te collar,
11
The~,
or co~:J:JU.r,i ty service , proj ect.s and t.l·,e con-
tributions of '\'.'PA ,;:irkars employed on constrnction yirojects fin:inced v~. th
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WPA funds \rhi ch have b e e n trar.sferre d to 0ther Federa1 a gencies .
13uildin[:s , utiliti es , roads ana air~1orts on Army and "l.:a vy r e Ge rva ti 0ns
ac co,mt fo r a gn,a t part of the e)._-pencti tures fro m tr:rnsferre c. WPA
funds .
(Atta chect is a detailed summary of WPA acconr:-ili slm ents in
tabula r form .)
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FE:J~_iU, ;'lOPJ{S AG:2::TCY
WORK FROJ:TICTS .ADHI:'&ISTR.ATION
WOR.'tC COEPLETED OH Pn.O.T.SCTS O?:;;;:RATED :SY THE WOPJC PRO~CTS ADl-fINISTB..A.TION
IH THE COl~TilIBl-JT.AL UNITED S~.AT:ES
Cur;;:ulo.ti vo through Do comber 31 , 1940
(Preli:oinary)
lJumbor
Hi g;h\1ays , Ro<1ds , Stroots
and Re l a ted It oms
Highways , Roads , a nd Streets - Total
Rural Roads - Total
High Ty-JO Surfa ce - Total
New Constructi J n
Roco nstr1::.ction or I mnrovo mor:t
Low Ty:.:ie Su rfa ce o.ncl Uns urfac ed
Urbnn Stre e ts - Tot a l
High T;r_pe Su1•f2,ce - Total
Now Construction
Reconstruction or Lnprovom.::mt
Low Typo Surf.:.~ co o.nd. Unsurfaced
Other Roads (In Po..r 1'::s , otc . ) - '.Votal
High T;y:oe Surfr,co - Tot.:11
New Construction
Reconstruction or Improvement
Low Typo Surf .:::,co and Uns-c.::.•faced.
f.,I il os
!;ilo s
Iii 7- os
1-iilos
iiii l os
Mile ;:;
Li les
i-iilcs
lii l c s
!-Tiles
l\Iile s
Iviiles
l'd lcs
Hifo s
Nile s
I•'iil0s
565 , 456
497 , 516
42 , 959
24 , 867
18 , 092
454 , 557
59 , 059
25 , 264
15, 287
9, 977
33 ~795
8 , 881
2, 037
1, 249
788
6, 844
1
IRocons trucNe w' Con- , t ion or
s tru ction I r,F)i' oiro::1on t
42 , 353
1 , 858 , 114
23 , 572
746 , 507
Traffic Signs Eroctod
Trnffic Control Li n o Fainted
Roadside Landsc<1ping
(tiu:-n"bor
69 , 094
(L i:1.oar Foot
2 , 215 , 111
(lTum"uor
50 , 173
(Lincox Fo ut
1, 515 , 770
( Ku.,:1.bcr
5 , 625
(Li n onr Foot
289, 255
(i:Turn-bor
13, ~396
(Linear Foot
410 , 086
(:;-:u,--:iocr
878 ,939
(Li no nr Foot
24 , 377 , 508
>~il0 s
66 , 781
i Ii10c
19 , 827
idles
16 , 735
Miles
3, 092
Hiles
20 , 112
4 , 970
Eilos
I
2 , 488
l-!ilcs
I
I
(Number of
I
25 , 000
Li ght St a n dards
(i.iilos of rorid
694
eq_uippcd
!Tumoor
773 , 000
Hil e s of Ltne
5 , 167
:-:i lcs of rtoD..d
Ccx aild Railroad Tr~ck Removal
ttiles • ••••••• • • • • • •• •• ••••••••• 1, 376
Bridges and Viaducts - 1I'otnl
Wood Bridges
2.11 0_
Viaducts
Steel Bridges and Viaducts
Masonry Bridges c1nd Viaducts
Culverts
Road Drainc1ge Ditch and Pipe
Sidewalks c.,nd Pat:-1s - Total
Paved Si dewalks ond Paths
Unpaved Sid.owallrn c.,Ild Paths
Curbs
Gutt ers
Guardrails and Guo.rd,-mlls
Road and Street Lighting
0
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933 , 970
,t , 133
172 , 637
10-:1: , 740
2 , 738 , 344
79 ,900
6 , 579
4 , 823
1. 756
3, 253
764
1, 168
63 , 000
1 , 409
... .....
...39 ,.....
645
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N"ew Const ruction
Re construetion or
Imp rove ment-·
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PUBLI C BUILDINGS, EXCLUDING
UTILI'rY PLANTS .A1'D BUILDINGS
AT AIRPORTS
Public Build ings - Total
Educational Buildings
Total
Li"braries
Schools
Recreational Buildings - Total
Auditoriums
Gyip.nas i u.111s
Other Recrational Buildings
Offices and Admini str.::i.ti ve
Buildings
Hospitals
Penal Institutions
Dormitories
Firehouses
Garage s
Storage Buildings and .Ar senals
.Armories
Ila.ms and Stables
Other Public Buildings
Addition:-;
Number
Number
Number
Number
Numbe r
Number
Number
Number
28 , 387
4,914
124
4,790
7,604
346
1, 025
6,?.33
72,36 5
30,706
814
29, 89 2
5,095
272
651
4,072
3,626
1, 855
62
1,793
510
117
?.12
181
Number
Numbe r
I Nu.m'ber
Number
Numl>e r
Number
Number
Numbe r
Number
Number
1, 225
143
148
895
3,8~5
1,688
459
3~425
2,071
1.624
2 ,631
255
85
30
42
61
-
I
243
2,126
1 , 900
. 251
l~815
7,123
368
. 3, 898
16 , 565
I
169
128
43
· 70
378
OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES
Stadiums, Grand st and s and .
Bleachers
Fairgrounds and Rodeo Grounds
Parks
Playgrounds - Total
School Playgrounds
Other Playgrounds
Athletic Fields
Handball Courts
Horseshoe Courts
Tennis Courts
Swimming Pools
731
2,004
109
(Number
~
(Se ating C~pacitu 3,283,000
3,024,000 251~000
44
369
(lfomber
5
(Area in Acres
46
1, 598
13,158
(Number
1,493
5,901
158
(Area in Acres
66 , 461
398,010
4,821
Number
2,704
8,884
95
1,636
Number
7,651
82
Number
1, 068
1, 233
13
2
,746
64
2,313
( Numbe r
(Area in Acres
16 , 5P:5 i
13,733
226
1,E~.9
Number
134
?, 163
Number
152
Number
9 , 080
2 , 918
(Numbe r
71 5
307
(Surfa ce Area in
Square Feet
7, 941,000
5,062, 000
(Number
748
73
( Surface Area in
Square Feet
2,355,000
303,000
(Number
1,077
81
( Surface Area in
Square Feet
44,758,000 15,796,000
Miles
55
312
:!:lumbe r
62
13
Number
74
20-J
Number
124
28
?28
(Number
328
(Number of Holes
2,490
4,486
(Area in Acres
16,170
3:S , 713
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1
Wading Pools
Ice Skating Area
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Ski Trails
Ski Jumps
Bandshells
Outdoor Theatres
Golf Cour ses
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PUBLIC UTILITIES A1'TI SANITi,_T ION
Uti l it y Pla nts - Total
El e c t r i c Powe r Pl a nts
Inci ne r ato r Plants
Pumpi ng Stations
Sewage Tr eatment Pl ants
Wate r Tr eat me nt Plants
Wat e r Mai ns and Di s trib uti on
Line s
Wate r Consume r Connecti ons
Wate r We lls
St or age Tanks, Rese1·voirs , Etc.
Storm and Sanitary Se we rs
Sewe r age Service Connei i. .i. ons
Manhol es a nd Cat e~ Basi~s
Sa nita r y Pri vies
Aba ndone d Mine Sealing
Te l ephone and Tele c raph Lines
Police, Fi re Alarm a nd Traffi c
Si gnal Sy st ems
Electric Powe r Li nes
Fl oodli gh ting At hl e ti c Fi e l ds ,
Pa r king Lo ts , etc .
Pipe Li ne s ( Ot he r than Wate r
a; d Sewe r)
Yumbe r
98 7
1 52
49
1 , 999
39
93
96 7
7::3
1 67
1"t1rnoe r
Numbe r
Numbe r
N-..i:ate r
lfombe r
90
14
293
15
357
1 36
48
2 , 992
12 , 685
li!iles
381, 000
323 , 000
Nu·nbe r
1, 77 6
3, 604
Numbe r
613
2 , 491
( F unber
(Capaci t y in Gal s , 1 , 555, 000,000 2E,, 579 , 483 , oo:)
3 , 323
19 ,792
M.ile s
"-!91, 000
36 , 000.
N1mber
373 , 549 1
6~7 , 7 89
1·u:.1be r
2 , l ?0 , 000
Number
213 , 000
Ope nings Sealed
1, 9 7 2
3 , 250
Mile s
13
...
1
Miles of Li ne
Mile s
( Nlllnbe r Lirhted
(Acre s Li gh t ed
Miles
...
...
...
1, ::zA: ,'.)
2, 553
826
12 , 528
1, 688
976
1 28
566
550
106
1 46
1 47 llO
...
FLOOD AND EROS I ON CONTHOL I RRI GATI ON - CONSERVATION
Fish Ha tc her ie s
Firebreaks
Fi re a nd Fore st Trai ls
Ref or e s t a t ion
Rodent Ext ermi nati on
Pla nting Oysters
Levee e s and Emba nkme nt s
Jetti e s a nd Br eakwat e r s
Bulkhea ds
Reta i ni ng Walls a nd Reve t ments
Ri pr ap
Rive r Bank and Shore I mpro vement
Streambed I mp r oveme nt
Numbe r
Miles
Hile s
Tree s Pl a nt ed
Numbe r Ki ll ed
Bushe l s Plan ted
Miles
Mil es
Mi les
Miles
Sq. Yds . of Sll.r f a ce
Mi l es
Miles
__________________,_________
5 , 914
5 , 648
7 65
1, 605
109 , 21 2 , 000
50, 699 , 000
8 , c,;:i,9 , ·JOO
1, 001
5
43
460
1 11
136
1 , 581
14 , 673 , 000
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_
1 27
1, 85 7, 0 00
4 , 204
7, 312
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Addistruction Improvement tions
Surfacin~
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
FACILITIES
Airport Facilities
Landing Fields
Runways - Total
High Type Surface
Low Type Surface
Airport Buildings - Total
Administrative and Terminal Buildings
Hangars
Other Airport Buildings
Taxi Strips - Total
High Type Surface
Low Type Surface
Aprons - Total
High Type Surface
Low Type Surface
Turning Circles - Total
High Type Surface
Low Type Surface
Airport Drainage
· Airport Drainage Ditch
and Pipe
Landing Areas Floodlighted
Boundary Lights
Seaplane Ramps and Landing Platforms
197
24,623
2,280,000
1,362,000
918,000
608
340
54,868
464,000
155,000
309,000
1,183
;
57
3,363
94
181
333
feet
195,000
f eet
157,000
feet
38,000
yards
1,851,000
yards
1,539,000
y.?.rds
312,000
yards
537,000
yards
387,000
yards
150,000
of airports
107
63
290
830
14,000
11,JOO
3,000
429,000
439,000
19
117,000
.
Number
Area in Acres
Linear feet
Linear feet
Linear feet
Number
Number
Number
Number
'Linear
Linear
Linear
Square
Square
Square
Square
Square
Square
Number
Linear feet
Number lighted
Number of light
standards
I
• t •••••
..
...
.
.. . .
82
11
19,000
9,000
10,000
-
-
-
.. . . ..-
'7,Q
Uv
376,000
18
10,017
1,889
Number
25
3
Number
Number
11,412
73
..
.. . . .
. .
. . ...
.
52
.
.. . .
.
.
. .
- .. ...
135,000
18,000
.. .
4,7 72,000
69
..
247,000
141,000
106,000
.. . .
.. .
. . .
.
.
. ..
.
Airway Facilities
Airway Iv:arkers
Airway Beacons
I
I
3,150
15
I
Construct ion
Reconstruction or
Imnrovement
.........
112,000
764
73
1,072
13,298
835
361,419
25
3,280
162
29,535
648
328,60•!
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New
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Landscaping and Beautification Other than Roadside
and in Parks, etc.
Ornamental Pools and Fountains
Monuments and Historic
Markers
Fencing
Tunnels - Total
Vehicular Tunnels
Pedestrian Tunnels
Other Tunnels
Docks, Wharves and Piers
Acres
Number
Number
Miles
(Number
(Linear
(Number
(Linear
(Number
(Linear
(Number
(Linear
Humber
feet
feet
feet
feet
.?eet of usable
waterfront
Area in sq. ft.
A.rt ificial Channels Other thar.
Irrigation and Drainage
?-iiles
18,636
126
73,1 27
7
5,6u3
~5
12,343
84
55,101
294
2 'J 3
112,000
4,227,000
28 6 ,000
16 ,693,000
82
194
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