ORIGINS OF THE INTERSTATES

Roads and Bridges features in the June 1996, issue an overview of the history of the roads and highway system in this country from the very beginning. Highlighted are the travel routes taken by the earliest European settlers, the waterway passages, the Wilderness road over the Appalachian region, initial attempts at asphalt paving, the planning, design and creation of the Lincoln Highway and finally, the advent of the modern Interstate highway system.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Banasiak, D
• Publication Date: 1996-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-52
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Economic growth; Highways; History; Inland waterways
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Old TRIS Terms: Settlements
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00732261
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1997 12:00AM