DT& I Railroad Crossing at Eureka Road, Wayne County, Michigan, 1924-1925
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Artifact Overview
One way to make a railroad crossing safer was to eliminate it altogether. Overpasses separated trains from automobiles, but they were expensive to build and required extensive regrading of either the railroad or the roadway -- and sometimes both. As a result, overpasses tended to be built only at the busiest crossings.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1924-1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3724
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Text to left of image reads:
BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS
Text under image reads:
Grade Separation Completed at D.& I. Railroad Crossing of Eureka Road. This provides a 40-foot roadway with sidewalks.
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