Throwback Thursday

Drainage pipes installed during widening of SR 96
3/14/2019

TBT: More than a pipe dream on State Route 96

We are throwing back to a reconstruction project in the 1970s of one of the state's lesser-used highways.
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Florence Daniels as she operates one of the new automatic-dial switchboards.
3/7/2019

TBT: The technology upgrades of yesteryear

Recently ADOT switched to using Google for our email services. While a big switch, it has nothing on two phone projects the agency took on in the late 70s and early 80s.
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Archive photo of woman driving with child in car seat in front of the car.
2/28/2019

TBT: Child seat technology, conventions change with the times

For this Throwback Thursday, we look back to a 1973, when safety standards were a little different than they are today.
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Arizona license plate, circa 1931
2/14/2019

Throwback Thursday: Arizona license plate, circa 1931

In the midst of the Great Depression the state Highway Commission came up with an idea to boost Arizona's copper industry through some unusual license plates.
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Salt River Bridge
1/24/2019

Throwback Thursday: Over the river

Whether today or 40 years ago, our highway engineers and crews are thinking about how to move traffic from one side to the other of the Salt River in Phoenix.
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An MVD driver license examiner conducts a road test at the Encanto Office Jan. 26, 1979
1/17/2019

Throwback Thursday: The road test

The cars may have changed since 1979, but MVD employees are still helping prospective drivers earn their licenses through the road test.
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Yellow 1959 Chevrolet Apache pickup
1/3/2019

Throwback Thursday: Little truck that could

We're sharing the story of 60-year-old truck that has a special place at ADOT.
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Trust Building and Court House, 1906
12/13/2018

Throwback Thursday: Globe in the horse-and-buggy era

For today's Throwback Thursday, we go to Globe back during the horse-and-buggy era.
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Vintage photo of Truck at a commercial port
11/1/2018

Throwback Thursday: A friendly smile and helping hand at commercial ports

Let's look back to the days when Motor Vehicle Division officers manned ports of entry to illustrate ADOT's continuing support of commercial travel and safety.
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Snow plow
9/27/2018

Throwback Thursday: Making winter travel safer

With triple-digit temperatures, it can be hard to recall those winter days when snow-covered roads require plowing to make passage possible.
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