Grading of a section of the Pigeon River project located near Waynesville in Haywood County, which would eventually become part of Interstate 40. The section shown in progress was 3.63 miles, from the Waterville Dam on Pigeon River to about half a mile northwest of Fines Creek. The estimated cost of the grading project was $1.5 million.
“Rising within a few feet of the old span, the new half-million dollar Roanoke Rapids-Gaston Roanoke River Bridge is 1,122 feet in length. Constructed of prestressed concrete with no overhead framework, the bridge features a 28-foot wide roadway and three-foot sidewalks on either side.”
“Emergency anti-recession highway funds were approved by Congress in 1958. In a six-month period, North Carolina let to contract over $14 million in resurfacing and bridge projects.” I’ve chosen to include this photo because it shows what highway equipment looked like in 1958.
“Sufficient lighting is provided on the East-West Expressway in Winston-Salem, which will become a part of Interstate 40 in the future.”
Map of North Carolina Interstate System, Jan. 1, 1959, showing the status of Interstates 40, 85 and 95.
Photos and map of the North Carolina interstate highway system in 1959 from the Biennial Report of the State Highway Commission of North Carolina, 1956-58, Available online through the Internet Archive at Biennial Report of the State Highway Commission of North Carolina : North Carolina State Highway Commission : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
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