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Wayne County, Michigan - Roads
Claim to be the birthplace of modern roads. Features the first concrete road, historic pictures, and wriiten road histories.
www.waynecounty.com
Illustrated history of the convict built road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley.
www.convicttrail.org
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.
www.narhist.ewu.edu
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.
www.greatachievements.org
Coaching Days and the Road Engineers
Discusses roads in Britain and the United States during the canal age. Written by J. B. Calvert.
www.du.edu
Collection of historical photographs of road construction in Oregon.
www.oregon.gov
Short biography of the inventor of modern road asphalt in 1870. Also includes a short commentary on the history of roads and asphalt.
www.famousbelgians.net
Illustrated essay on this road laid on the Boonsborough Turnpike Road between Hagerstown and Boonsboro, Maryland in 1823.
curbstone.com
Full text of illustrated essay by Charles Livy Whittle, The New England Magazine, February 1898.
cdl.library.cornell.edu
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.
www.hti.umich.edu
The Good Roads Movement Part II
Full text of article written by Charles Freeman Johnson, in Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896.
www.hti.umich.edu
Illustrated history and development of the roads system from the 13th century till today.
www.klausdierks.com
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.
www.lancashire.gov.uk
Milestones For U.S. Highway Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration
Illustrated time line of key events covering the period 1892 to 1996.
www.tfhrc.gov
Historic Highways - Lancashire
Comprehensive history. Topics include Roman roads, turnpike roads, and motorways. Includes gallery and forum.
www.lancashire.gov.uk