America's Highways, 1776-1976: A History of the Federal-aid ProgramU.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 1977 - Express highways - 553 pages |
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... AMERICAN HIGHWAYS - PUBLIC ROADS OF THE PAST ( American Association of State Highway Officials , Washington , D.C. , 1953 ) p . 32 . * Id . , p . 34 . 5 Id . , p . 62 . " Id . , p . 64 . " Id . , p . 23 . ' Id . , p . 45 . 2 In all of ...
... AMERICAN HIGHWAYS - PUBLIC ROADS OF THE PAST ( American Association of State Highway Officials , Washington , D.C. , 1953 ) p . 32 . * Id . , p . 34 . 5 Id . , p . 62 . " Id . , p . 64 . " Id . , p . 23 . ' Id . , p . 45 . 2 In all of ...
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... American turnpikes were at least this wide , a common width being 20 feet . The Lancaster Pike was at least 24 feet throughout and in places even wider . Trésaguet's greatest contribution to highway ad- ministration was his insistence ...
... American turnpikes were at least this wide , a common width being 20 feet . The Lancaster Pike was at least 24 feet throughout and in places even wider . Trésaguet's greatest contribution to highway ad- ministration was his insistence ...
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... American railroads were made heavy enough to support steam engines , and , to accommodate the higher speeds possible with steam propulsion , were laid out with much less curvature and easier gradients than was customary for turnpike ...
... American railroads were made heavy enough to support steam engines , and , to accommodate the higher speeds possible with steam propulsion , were laid out with much less curvature and easier gradients than was customary for turnpike ...
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... AMERICAN HIGHWAYS - PUBLIC ROADS OF THE PAST ( American Association of State Highway Officials , Washington , D.C. , 1953 ) p . 37 . 3 A. GALLATIN , REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON ROADS AND CANALS , S. Doc . No. 250 , 10th ...
... AMERICAN HIGHWAYS - PUBLIC ROADS OF THE PAST ( American Association of State Highway Officials , Washington , D.C. , 1953 ) p . 37 . 3 A. GALLATIN , REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON ROADS AND CANALS , S. Doc . No. 250 , 10th ...
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... AMERICA , Vol . 11 ( Arthur H. Clark , Co. , Cleveland , 1904 ) pp . 157 , 158 . ' P. D. JORDON , THE NATIONAL ROAD ... ( American Association of State Highway Officials , Washington , D.C. , 1953 ) p . 66 . OFFICE OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR ...
... AMERICA , Vol . 11 ( Arthur H. Clark , Co. , Cleveland , 1904 ) pp . 157 , 158 . ' P. D. JORDON , THE NATIONAL ROAD ... ( American Association of State Highway Officials , Washington , D.C. , 1953 ) p . 66 . OFFICE OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR ...
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