This paragraph summarized the action of the Bureau of Public roads in including the cut-offs for federal aid. In effect, this action provided funds for the construction of the Rio Puerco Bridge and final road construction to achieve a paved- shortened Route 66 in 1937.
| Document Type: | Newspaper Article |
| Historical Event: | Major Transportation Facilities |
| Sub Event: | Route 66 |
| Origin: | Albuquerque Journal |
| Date: | October 31, 1931 |
| Author: | Not Cited |
| Permission: | Public Domain |
| Contributor: | Roger Zimmerman |
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