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As the country mourned the death of former President Ronald Reagan on June 5, 2004, the FHWA recalled his role in our program.
Weingroff, R. (2023). In Memory of Ronald Reagan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75774
Weingroff, Richard. In Memory of Ronald Reagan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75774.
Weingroff, Richard In Memory of Ronald Reagan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75774.
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Blaine, a small community in Belmont County eight miles from Wheeling, West Virginia, is home to Ohio's oldest sandstone bridge. The historic Blaine Hill "S" Bridge was built in 1828 as part of the National Road project, the first road funded by the federal government. Not only is it the oldest bridge at nearly 178 years, but the longest at 345 fee
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Ohio's Historic Blaine Hill Bridge. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75754
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Ohio's Historic Blaine Hill Bridge. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75754.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Ohio's Historic Blaine Hill Bridge. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75754.
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As you travel toward the historic city of Cumberland, Maryland on I-68 from either direction, you will see a mountain ahead in the distance that makes you question if the highway will go over it or around it. As you travel, you strain to see the roadway for your answer. Upon approach you will see that there is a cut in the mountain and you will hav
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Sideling Hill Mountain, I-68-Are We Going Over It or Around It?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75760
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Sideling Hill Mountain, I-68-Are We Going Over It or Around It?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75760.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Sideling Hill Mountain, I-68-Are We Going Over It or Around It?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75760.
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The word pioneer has a flavor of something belonging to "ye olden days," but when applied to the motor car, it might almost be used regarding matters of yesterday. The men who crossed the United States in a motor car only five short years ago encountered conditions to overcome which required a courage and ingenuity not surpassed by that evidenced b
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Westgard, A. L. (2023). Motor Routes to the California Expositions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76576
Westgard, A. L.. Motor Routes to the California Expositions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76576.
Westgard, A. L. Motor Routes to the California Expositions. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76576.
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Route 66 was built in the early 1900s and linked hundreds of rural communities from Chicago to Kansas to Los Angeles. Route 66 was popular for transporting goods and for tourists taking cross-country road trips. By 1970, much of the original road had been replaced and its popularity declined.
Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Route "66" the Mother Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75759
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Route "66" the Mother Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75759.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Route "66" the Mother Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75759.
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In early colonial times, letter writers sent their correspondence by friends, merchants and Native Americans via foot or horseback. Most of this correspondence, however, was between the colonists and family members back home in England. In 1633, the first official notice of a postal service in the colonies appeared. Mail was originally carried on h
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Transportation in America's Postal System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75763
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Transportation in America's Postal System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75763.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Transportation in America's Postal System. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75763.
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Over the years, the Rambler has come across quotes that he wanted to save for a future book series on the history of highways after he retired. Because of other very important activities in his life, he never got around to writing the books. But recently, while retrieving his DVD set of the ten seasons of "Smallville," the Rambler came across the i
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Rambler, T. (2023). The Rambler's Quote File. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75826
Rambler, The. The Rambler's Quote File. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75826.
Rambler, The The Rambler's Quote File. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75826.
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The Jefferson Highway and Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway intersect in St. Joseph, Missouri. The two highways together intersect all North and South and East and West transcontinental routes. The image includes a 1920 map.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). The Cross Roads of the Nation Serve All Latitudes and Longitudes. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76513
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Cross Roads of the Nation Serve All Latitudes and Longitudes. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76513.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Cross Roads of the Nation Serve All Latitudes and Longitudes. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76513.
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County Highway S-2 is a desert road in south-central California with a fascinating history. Beginning at California Highway 79 near Warner Springs, the road leads south through the Anza-Borrego Desert in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Known as the San Felipe Road, it is also known as Sweeny Pass, Imperial Highway and Great Overland Stage Route
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time California's Desert Highway S-2. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75671
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time California's Desert Highway S-2. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75671.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time California's Desert Highway S-2. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75671.
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The Federal Highway Administration has often been asked about the American practice of driving on the right, instead of the left, as in Great Britain, our "Mother Country." Albert C. Rose, who served as "unofficial historian" of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads during much of his long career with the agency (1919-1950) researched why.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). On The Right Side of the Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76510
Weingroff, Richard F.. On The Right Side of the Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76510.
Weingroff, Richard F. On The Right Side of the Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76510.
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Until the mid-1920's, the Nation's main interstate roads carried names such as the Lincoln Highway, the Meridian Highway, the National Old Trails Road, the Pacific Highway, the Yellowstone Trails, and hundreds of others. The names were applied by private booster groups, each of which acted as a "chamber of commerce" for its route. With traffic incr
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). U.S. 93 Reaching For The Border. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76544
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. U.S. 93 Reaching For The Border. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76544.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration U.S. 93 Reaching For The Border. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76544.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Decatur, Illinois to Jacksonville, Illinois.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Decatur, Ill., to Jacksonville, Ill. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76399
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Decatur, Ill., to Jacksonville, Ill. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76399.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Decatur, Ill., to Jacksonville, Ill. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76399.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from St. Joseph, Missouri to Brookfield, Missouri.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). St. Joseph, Mo., to Brookfield, Mo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76572
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. St. Joseph, Mo., to Brookfield, Mo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76572.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration St. Joseph, Mo., to Brookfield, Mo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76572.
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A 1915 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Hartsel, Colorado to Twin Lakes, Colorado.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Hartsel, Colo., to Twin Lakes, Colo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76395
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Hartsel, Colo., to Twin Lakes, Colo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76395.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Hartsel, Colo., to Twin Lakes, Colo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76395.
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A brief history of the construction of the Pacific Coast Highway and an overview of the tourist sites accessible via the Pacific Coast Highway.
Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time California's Pacific Coast Highway-Highway One. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75695
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time California's Pacific Coast Highway-Highway One. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75695.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time California's Pacific Coast Highway-Highway One. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75695.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Brookfield, Missouri to Hannibal, Missouri.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Brookfield, Mo. to Hannibal, Mo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76396
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Brookfield, Mo. to Hannibal, Mo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76396.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Brookfield, Mo. to Hannibal, Mo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76396.
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You're driving along an Interstate, perhaps I-95, minding your own business when suddenly, up ahead, there's a toll booth! And another one after that. And still more toll booths. Does the Federal Government know about this, you wonder. Is the State trying to balance its budget by "taxing" out-of-State motorists? Didn't you already pay for this road
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Rambler, T. (2023). Ask the Rambler: Why Does the Interstate System Include Toll Facilities?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75824
Rambler, The. Ask the Rambler: Why Does the Interstate System Include Toll Facilities?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75824.
Rambler, The Ask the Rambler: Why Does the Interstate System Include Toll Facilities?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75824.
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Federal Highway Administrator Victor M. Mendez' busy schedule is jam-packed with meetings with White House, DOT, and FHWA officials, Governors, Mayors, a middle school student from Washington State, Members of Congress, industry trade groups, and many others. On June 16, the Administrator met with Heni Barnes of Coupeville Middle School who had com
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). National History Day Comes to FHWA. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75777
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. National History Day Comes to FHWA. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75777.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration National History Day Comes to FHWA. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75777.
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National History Day is a year-long education program designed to help students in grades 6 through 12 gain an understanding of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, exhibits, multimedia documentaries, and papers based on research related to an annual theme. Over 2,000 students worked on projects illustrating the National Histo
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). National History Day Competition the FHWA Highway Administration Salutes Silver Medal Winners in National History Day Competition. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75776
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. National History Day Competition the FHWA Highway Administration Salutes Silver Medal Winners in National History Day Competition. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75776.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration National History Day Competition the FHWA Highway Administration Salutes Silver Medal Winners in National History Day Competition. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75776.
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When the Joint Board on Interstate Highways released its proposal for a U.S. numbered highway system in October 1925, it identified U.S. 95 as a route located entirely in Idaho: From the United States-Canada line to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Sand Point, Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Grangerville, Weiser, Payette. [All spellings here and in later logs as in
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). U.S. 95 and Idaho's North and South Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76548
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. U.S. 95 and Idaho's North and South Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76548.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration U.S. 95 and Idaho's North and South Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76548.
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