United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Conditions and performance on the interstate system structural features and their overall economic impact in their cost. Includes a description for financial need to maintain then current costs for operations for areas such as bridges, and pavement.
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Meeting notes between Bertram Tallamy and General Bragdon on several issues regarding the interstate highway program such as labor employment. Economic commerce conditions were also discussed in relation to the progress of the Interstate Highway program.
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Highways of the United States has shaped drivers’ experiences in connecting them from place to place, throughout the 20th century while the evolution of the roadways increased efficiency. Americans’ experience with them has shaped the design of highways and their impact with each new generation.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Successes in Stewardship Newsletter
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Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Internal review of the interstate highway program in 1959, with General Bragdon interviewed as part of the review. Discussion of a wide variety of subjects on the interstate highways such as policies, methods, contracts, standards, were discussed. Additionally, the impact the interstate had on the country is also discussed.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Emerging ISTD technology uses an innovative erosion head that more accurately measures soil erosion resistance, resulting in more cost-effective foundation designs and greater reliability and resiliency in bridge performance.
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Lee Mertz reflection working at the headquarters of the Regional Highway Planning Committee, and the operations that they conducted during his time there. He discusses workplace technological improvements such as using computers, the projects and programs administered by the office, and several of his peers and the impact they had for the entire ag
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2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Biography of W. Lee Mertz and his role with the FHWA and the impact he had on the organization and the development and maintenance of highways in the United States.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Letter to General Bragdon in 1959 on the topic of the Interstate highway in regard to a broad overview of the reasons for an assessment and evaluation of it. Some topics include reviewing the policies and methods for in effect under the highway act, areas for improvement in coordination between federal highways and state planning agencies and recom
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Report by the Governors’ Special Highway Committee which summarizes the recommendations of what the Interstate program would need for future considerations. This largely follows economic resources such as Federal funds, and who should be primarily responsible for their maintenance.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
2023-06-01
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This case study examines how officials have identified safety, mobility, and accessibility challenges for the three roadways in the Glenwood city center (MN 28 at Minnesota Avenue, MN 29 at Glacial Ridge Trail, and MN 104 at Franklin Street). Deficiencies included gaps in the network of bicycle lanes, absent or poorly visible crosswalks, inadequate
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Excerpt which focuses on the Autobahn, or the highway system of Germany in the 1920’s and 1930’s, and how it functioned. The autobahn road system later influenced the development of the interstate highway program and its’ functionality.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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Safety Compass Newsletter
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The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Safety Compass newsletter aims to increase highway safety awareness and to provide resources to the highway safety community to help save lives. The newsletter is published three times a year, and includes articles on safety-focused offerings from FHWA, other DOT modes; our State, Local, and Tribal partne
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2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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This resource describes the Bragdon Committee and their role in the interstate highway program during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Details of the committee’s role, recommendations for the program, and economic considerations they determined based on their assessment of the program itself.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Abstract: Meeting between General Bragdon and President Eisenhower on the development and state on the Interstate Highway program. Opinions on the development of the program and the outcome are presented as well as a reflective perspective of the overall resources used.
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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In anticipation of leaving office as Federal Highway Administrator, Bertram D. Tallamy wrote this article for the January 1961 issue of Highway Highlights magazine. It reflects the progress made during the Eisenhower Administration on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Overview of President Dwight D. Eisenhower surgery in 1959 and the events leading up to it. The context surrounding his health is highlighted during his presidential term and the presidential campaign which led to his second term.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01
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FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Details of the 30th anniversary of the National Interstate System in 1986 where celebrations were held nationwide. An article by Ray A. Barnhart about the celebration is included and gives an account of the progress it has had for travelers since the Interstates’ implementation.
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