Interstate 229 Opening Ceremony & Roadway Photos, c. 1983

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

01.32.2 I-229 Opening, c. 1983

Name/Title

Interstate 229 Opening Ceremony & Roadway Photos, c. 1983

Entry/Object ID

P2001.32.1

Description

Interstate 229 Opening Ceremony & Roadway Photos, c. 1983. b/w. Photos of the newly opened lanes of Interstate Highway I-229 section that begins at the south with 36 Highway and goes north along the Missouri River past downtown and on further north to K Highway. Photos include the roadway, exit ramps, double deck construction, ceremony at the junction of 3rd Street & St. Joseph Avenue, and 1892 photo of archaeological dig at 3rd & St. Joseph Avenue prior to road construction there. Typed on back of #10 & 11, Opening of St. Joseph Avenue Connection (1 block), 10-83 01.32.1 & 2 = Upper deck roadway looking north from about 36 Hwy junction. Edmond Street Exit Sign. Two nearly identical photos. 01.32.3 = Roadway with overpass, looking north, at Exit 4B to 36 West, and I-229 North sign over road. 01.32.4 = Lower deck, looking south, water tower in background, Missouri River at photo right. 01.32.5 = Double deck as it curves to north from about Hwy 36. Edmond St. Exit sign in background. 01.32.6 = Double Deck nearing end of construction, looking north. 01.32.7 & 9 = Ramp at Exit 4B from Kansas, looking east. 01.32.8 = Double Deck roadway curve at about Edmond and Charles St. ramps, looking south, river on right. Exit 4B, looking north. 01.32.10 = Crowd in intersection of 3rd & St. Joseph Avenue, just before opening event. Road closed sign behind them. Robidoux Row at photo left. Looking south. Stop lights overhead. Typed on back: "Opening of St. Joseph Avenue Connection (1 block), 10-83" 01.32.11 = Crowd as above, more close-up view. People standing on newly paved St. Joseph Avenue and medium. Typed on back: "Opening of St. Joseph Avenue Connection (1 block), 10-83" 01.32.14 = I-229 south of 36 Hwy looking north as it approaches the double deck section. Old Pony Express Bridge in background photo left. (It was demolished in Feb. 1983). k 01.32.15 = Ribbon cutting ceremony. Man in overcoat & hat cutting ribbon with oversize scissors. Other men in overcoats behind him, Crowd behind them some holding umbrellas

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1983

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Highways

Search Terms

Interstate 229, Interstate 229 Opening, 1983

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 12, 2015

Provenance

Notes

Typed on back of #10 & 11, Opening of St. Joseph Avenue Connection (1 block), 10-83