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Top : Science : Technology : Civil_Engineering : History : Roads
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  • 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.
  • 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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