America's Highways, 1776-1976
Author | : United States. Federal Highway Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 566 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Express highways |
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Author | : United States. Federal Highway Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 566 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Express highways |
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Author | : United States. Bureau of Public Roads |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1931 |
Genre | : Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris |
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Author | : Tom Lewis |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Interstate Highway System |
ISBN | : 9780140267716 |
In Divided Highways, Tom Lewis tells the monumental story of the largest engineered structure ever built: the Interstate Highway System. Here is one of the great untold tales of American enterprise, recounted entirely through the stories of the human beings who thought up, mapped out, poured, paved - and tried to stop - the Interstates. Conceived and spearheaded by Thomas "the Chief" MacDonald, the iron-willed bureaucrat from the muddy farmlands of Iowa who rose to unrivaled power, the highway system was propelled forward through the pathbreaking efforts of brilliant engineers, argued over by politicians of every ideological and moral stripe, reviled by the citizens whose lives it devastated, and lauded as the greatest public works project in U.S. history.
Author | : William Least Heat-Moon |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2012-04-03 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0316218545 |
Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads. William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map -- if they get on at all -- only because some cartographer has a blank space to fill: Remote, Oregon; Simplicity, Virginia; New Freedom, Pennsylvania; New Hope, Tennessee; Why, Arizona; Whynot, Mississippi." His adventures, his discoveries, and his recollections of the extraordinary people he encountered along the way amount to a revelation of the true American experience.
Author | : United States. Bureau of Public Roads |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Roads |
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Author | : William Kaszynski |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780786408221 |
Minnesota-based writer and photographer Kazynski traces the transformation of the US from a network of places connected by rutted wagon trails to a maze of highways connected to other highways. He describes and illustrates road and bridge construction and the new roadside culture that threw up motels, restaurants, gas stations, and scenic perspectives.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2006-01-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0309100887 |
All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Author | : United States. Public Roads Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1945 |
Genre | : Express highways |
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Author | : United States. Bureau of Public Roads |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Roads |
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Author | : United States. Public Roads Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
This bulletin has been prepared by the staff of the Public Roads Administration for the use of foreign engineers who come to the United States from all over the world to study and observe highway practice as it has developed in this country, and for other students of highway subjects. The bulletin is divided into four major parts, which report on highway history, administration, and finance; systems and standards; location and design; and construction and maintenance.