Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
May 20, 1972 In Canada’s province of Ontario, a vehicular tunnel in the city of Welland was formally opened. This tunnel, which is part of East Main Street in the city, carries both Niagara Road 27 and the unsigned designation of Highway 7146 beneath the longstanding Welland Canal. The Main Street Tunnel also serves as... Continue Reading →
March 18, 2017 An inaugural ceremony was held for a cable-stayed highway bridge built between the Federative Republic of Brazil; and French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France. This structure spans the Oyapock River and links the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque in the state of Amapá with the French Guianese commune of Saint-Georges-de-l’Oyapock... Continue Reading →
January 6, 1922 Construction began on a suspension bridge that would cross the Delaware River and serve as a link between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey. As part of the festivities marking the start of work on this structure (originally known as the Delaware River Bridge), a salute of 17 guns was fired from... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 