Woodward Avenue between Six and Seven Mile Roads, Detroit, Michigan, 1908

Summary

Woodward Avenue between Six and Seven Mile Roads in Wayne County, Michigan, was paved in 1909, creating the country's first mile of concrete highway. This copy of a newspaper clipping shows the road's poor condition before paving. Soon, new road construction technologies improved roadways throughout the United States.

Woodward Avenue between Six and Seven Mile Roads in Wayne County, Michigan, was paved in 1909, creating the country's first mile of concrete highway. This copy of a newspaper clipping shows the road's poor condition before paving. Soon, new road construction technologies improved roadways throughout the United States.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1908

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.B.35447

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in

Width: 10 in

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