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Lake Worth Bridge (former) – Lake Worth FL

Lake Worth, Florida’s old Lake Worth Bridge—which carried what is now Rt. 802 over the Lake Worth Lagoon (part of the Intracoastal Waterway)—was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $138,000 loan… read more

Project type: Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Post Office – Lake Worth FL

The historic post office in Lake Worth, Florida was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office Mural – Lake Worth FL

The “Settler Fighting Alligator in Rowboat” mural was installed at the Lake Worth Post Office Mural. According to the Palm Beach Post: “It was painted by Tampa artist Joseph D. Myers under a different program that the Federal Works Agency’s Public… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding

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