This article documents the New Mexico State Highway Commission requesting the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads to designate the Santa Rosa and Laguna cut-offs as federal aid highways. The article points out the role of the Central Avenue bridge across the Rio Grande as a key part of the cut-off decision.
| Document Type: | Newspaper Article |
| Historical Event: | Major Transportation Facilities |
| Sub Event: | Route 66 |
| Origin: | Albuquerque Journal |
| Date: | July 15, 1931 |
| Author: | Not Cited |
| Permission: | Public Domain |
| Contributor: | Roger Zimmerman |
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