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Governor Stanley Tour of Construction

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<p>Governor Thomas Stanley observes the construction progress of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike from a tour bus on May 9, 1957. Stakeholders in the project gave the governor the tour of all the construction zones—including a drive on a stretch of the finished roadway. In this photograph the tour group is in Shockoe Valley, looking toward the Marshall Street viaduct in downtown Richmond.</p>

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