In Washington heights they tour up the roads to do work and revealed the old cobblestone beneath (184 & Pinehurst) Submitted by soylentgreenis t3_125m8mx 2 years ago in nyc 142 comments 1,505
flyerhell t1_je52hw1 wrote 2 years ago Any idea when the original roads were covered and when the original road was first laid down? I'm really curious about how old those stones are. They could easily be 150 years old. Permalink 1 the_lamou t1_je55rwu wrote 2 years ago >I'm really curious about how old those stones are. If they were quarried locally, about 450 million years old. Permalink Parent 12 sujihiki t1_je530dc wrote 2 years ago Setts require more maintenance than asphalt? Permalink Parent 6 aetp86 t1_je5al15 wrote 2 years ago I don't think so. That part of Washington Heights wasn't settled until the 1920's if I remember correctly. Permalink Parent 5
the_lamou t1_je55rwu wrote 2 years ago >I'm really curious about how old those stones are. If they were quarried locally, about 450 million years old. Permalink Parent 12
sujihiki t1_je530dc wrote 2 years ago Setts require more maintenance than asphalt? Permalink Parent 6
aetp86 t1_je5al15 wrote 2 years ago I don't think so. That part of Washington Heights wasn't settled until the 1920's if I remember correctly. Permalink Parent 5
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