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Maine Turnpike
Maine Turnpike
Society: ASCEMain Category: CivilSub Category: Roads & RailsEra: 1940-1949DateCreated: 1947Maine TurnpikeState: MECountry: USAWebsite: http://www.asce.org/Project/Maine-Turnpike/

Maine's heavy snows led turnpike maintenance personnel to bring "left-handed" snow plows into prominence. By using left-handed and traditional right-handed plows in tandem, they were able to distribute snow more evenly - an important advance that has been emulated by many highway maintenance crews across the country.

YearAdded:
1999
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Doug Kerr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Image Caption: Maine TurnpikeEra_date_from: 1947
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Maine Turnpike

Maine Turnpike

Maine's heavy snows led turnpike maintenance personnel to bring "left-handed" snow plows into prominence. By using left-handed and traditional right-handed plows in tandem, they were able to distribute snow more evenly - an important advance that has been emulated by many highway maintenance…

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