Throwback Thursday

TBT Thomas Road paving
10/1/2020

Throwback Thursday: Capturing a moment

What can you gleam from this photo of roadwork from the 1930s?
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
pavement
Construction
TBT Glen Canyon Dam bridge
9/24/2020

Throwback Thursday: Over the bridge and under the surface

This photo looks pretty ordinary, but this scene actually holds a lot of state transportation history.
Tags: 
US 89
Bridges
Throwback Thursday
TBT Yarnell Hill
8/6/2020

Throwback Thursday: The rocky road to Prescott

Going uphill has always been part of driving north in Arizona. And that means steep hills and occassionally rocks, like in this photo from the 1930s.
Tags: 
SR 89
Throwback Thursday
TBT SR 87 Construction 1998
7/30/2020

Throwback Thursday: A balanced approach

More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
SR 87
Bridges Engineering and Construction
SR 89A Jerome pre-1950
7/9/2020

Throwback Thursday: One way

We ruminate on humanity's linear existence as we contemplate this old shot of one-way roads in Jerome.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
TBT Butterfield Route Tucson
6/11/2020

Throwback Thursday: Hearing from you

The highway may never have been built, the spirit behind this public meeting in 1960s Tucson lives on.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
Tila and Do Not Enter signal shop March 72
5/14/2020

Throwback Thursday: The very model of a modern highway sign

Today we are throwing back to an employee modeling a brand-new highway sign from our impressive sign shop.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
SR 188 Construction Punkin Center 1978
4/30/2020

Throwback Thursday: Building forward

We have a photo of construction along State Route 188 that allows us to take a look at the history of this rural route.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
Tunnel light cleaning October 1971
4/9/2020

Throwback Thursday: Keeping the lights on

Somebody has to keep the lights on, which is why today's Throwback Thursday highlights a crew doing lighting maintenance in the early 1970s.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
Queen Creek Tunnel
Maintenance
Canoa Rest Area Display June 1978
3/19/2020

Throwback Thursday: Take a moment to learn something new

Local information always gives each of our 27 rest areas their own individual flare. Today we take a look at how we provided that back in the day.
Tags: 
Throwback Thursday
Rest Areas

Pages

Subscribe to Throwback Thursday