A History of Roads in the US using Athens as a Case Study
Paper by Becky Brignac written in 1999, in the History Department, at the University of Georgia, to fulfill the senior writing requirement for completion of the history major. |
A1 and The Great North Road
History, geography and anything of interest about the development of the route between London and Edinburgh. |
Ancient and Modern Highways
Full text of illustrated essay by Charles Livy Whittle, The New England Magazine, February 1898. |
Coaching Days and the Road Engineers
Discusses roads in Britain and the United States during the canal age. Written by J. B. Calvert. |
Edward de Smedt
Short biography of the inventor of modern road asphalt in 1870. Also includes a short commentary on the history of roads and asphalt. |
First American Macadam Road
Illustrated essay on this road laid on the Boonsborough Turnpike Road between Hagerstown and Boonsboro, Maryland in 1823. |
Highways - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
Detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators on highway construction within the United States. |
Historic Highways - Lancashire
Comprehensive history. Topics include Roman roads, turnpike roads, and motorways. Includes gallery and forum. |
History of Highways
Development and design history of concrete road construction. Provided by the American Concrete Pavement Association. |
Milestones For U.S. Highway Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration
Illustrated time line of key events covering the period 1892 to 1996. |
Namibian Roads in History
Illustrated history and development of the roads system from the 13th century till today. |
Pittsburgh-Stoyestown Turnpike
Story of its building and use by John N. Boucher published in 1911. |
Public Roads, their Improvement and Maintenanc
Full text of this book by E.R.Buckley first published in 1907. |
Road Construction
Collection of historical photographs of road construction in Oregon. |
Roads Through History
Presents an illustrated record of the history of road-making across South Australia. Joint project between Transport SA and the History Trust of South Australia. |
Roads, Highways, and Ecosystems
Multi-page illustrated essay on US roadmaking history. |
Somerset Roads
Concise illustrated history of roads and turnpikes in the county. |
The Convict Trail
Illustrated history of the convict built road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley. |
The Good Roads Movement Part II
Full text of article written by Charles Freeman Johnson, in Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896. |
The Good Roads Movement, Part I
Full text of this essay written by Charles Freeman Johnson. From the Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896. |
The Mullan Road
Constructed between 1858 and 1862, was the first wagon road to cross the Rockies to the Inland Northwest. History of its construction and early use. |
The Nicolson Pavement
Full text of this 1859 publication about a wooden pavement invented by Samuel Nicolson. |
The Turnpike Roads and Traffic up to 1830
Article by J M Whiteley which first appeared in Diversion, the Lancashire County Council Surveyor's departmental magazine in July 1984. |
Wayne County, Michigan - Roads
Claim to be the birthplace of modern roads. Features the first concrete road, historic pictures, and wriiten road histories. |
Ways and highways. The Statutes of New York
Complete text of this 1851 publication by William Bishop. Topics include highways, bridges, ferries, plank roads and turnpike roads. |
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