Saturday, January 18, 2020

Short History of Roads and Highways - Indiana Edition


A photo of a sign about historic Michigan Road
Short History of
Roads and Highways
Indiana Edition
Short History of Roads and Highways - Indiana Edition Description:
From the first rude ridgeways to the modern interstate superhighway, the evolution of the road is a fascinating story. Readers will learn the progression of roads from the first ridgeways, roads in the ancient world, Roman roads and the development of the revolutionary McAdam Road. Native Americans developed an extensive system of trails for both trade and war. The Short History of Roads and Highways - Indiana Edition includes information on early Amerindian trails, pioneer traces and the beginnings of the modern Indiana highway system.
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Introduction
Evolution of Road Building Materials
Historic Roads
Native Roads and Wildlife roads in North America
Old Pioneer Roads
Post Road from Madison Portland, Maine, to Savannah, Georgia
The 1807 Gallatin Plan
The Bonus Bill - 1817
The American System 1820
Maysville Turnpike Act of 1827
Panic of 1837
Named Highways
Good Roads Movement
Office of Road Inquiry
American Motor League 
The Horseless Age 
American Automobile Association
Office of Public Roads
Questions Over Constitutionality of Federal Road Construction
American Association of State Highway Officials 
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 
1919 Military Caravan
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921
Pershing Map
Uniform Signage Introduced
United States Highway Numbering System Approved
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938
German Autobahns
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 
Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956
Classifications of Roads
Indiana Edition
Indiana Amerindian Trails
Indiana Pioneer Traces
National Road 
1829 - Indiana’s First Superhighway – the Michigan Road
Napoleon-Brookville Road
Indiana Roads Prior to 1850
January 16, 1836 - Assembly Passed Mammoth Internal Improvement Act of 1836
Indiana Roads Between 1850 and 1900
Automobiles and Bicycles Fuel Demand for Better Roads
Lincoln Highway
March 07, 1917 - Act Authorizing Main Market Highways Signed
1919  - Indiana State Highway Commission
Indiana Highway Time Line

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