Concise illustrated history of roads and turnpikes in the county.
Claim to be the birthplace of modern roads. Features the first concrete road, historic pictures, and wriiten road histories.
Illustrated history of the convict built road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley.
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.
Detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators on highway construction within the United States.
Discusses roads in Britain and the United States during the canal age. Written by J. B. Calvert.
Collection of historical photographs of road construction in Oregon.
Multi-page illustrated essay on US roadmaking history.
Short biography of the inventor of modern road asphalt in 1870. Also includes a short commentary on the history of roads and asphalt.
Illustrated essay on this road laid on the Boonsborough Turnpike Road between Hagerstown and Boonsboro, Maryland in 1823.
Recreation /
Roads_and_Highways /
Historic
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