Episode 202: The Mother of Highways

 

Graphic of U.S. 80 by the Arizona Department of Transportation

 

As automobiles grew more popular in the 1920s, Arizona suddenly had to invest a lot into building the infrastructure that would allow them to get around. From bridges to tunnels to actual highways, let’s look at some of the first projects to cater to the car-loving crowd.

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Episode 201: How to Build a Highway