John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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Transportation data sharing partnerships are becoming increasingly important as transportation systems continue to evolve and become more complex. As the demand for transportation services grows, the need for accurate and timely data becomes paramount for staff and the public to make informed decisions. This report is a culmination of research and
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More than 155 years ago one of the worst tragedies in American travel occurred during the westward migration. The 1840s wagon train journey to California usually began at Independence, Missouri, around the first of May. Taken into consideration were rainfalls that could wash out roads and flood riverbanks, immature grass to feed livestock, or grass
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Since the beginning of time, creeks, rivers and other bodies of water have flooded their banks for a variety of reasons: steady and/or torrential rains, hurricanes, melting ice and other natural occurrences. Flash floods, caused by breaking dikes and dams are the most dangerous as there is little time for escape. Pathways, roads, and subsequently s
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The bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place on September 17, 1862, on Antietam Creek near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. Four hours of intense fighting took place on an old sunken road that separated two farms. A staggering 23,100 men were wounded, killed or missing in action after the Union and Confederate Armies collided in the near
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The Cumberland Gap, which measures 1,304 feet in altitude, is Nature's passage through the Cumberland Mountains between Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The Cumberland Gap served as an important passage for many settlers moving west, but its popularity declined due to the establishment of other routes. Railroads later bypassed the Cumberland Gap.
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A brief history of cooperation between highway officials and archaeologists involved in highway construction to preserve archaeological and historic materials discovered during highway construction.
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A brief history of Mississippi State highways, including information about road construction, key legislation and funding sources, and the impact of the Civil War on the highway system.
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Running parallel to the Mississippi River, Missouri's Highway 79 once linked riverboat boomtowns in Louisiana. Many of the mansions and businesses of these towns were abandoned when riverboat and railroad wealth dried up. As a designated scenic byway, Highway 79 is now part of an economic revitalization program that focuses on restoring the boomtow
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A little piece of water transportation history is alive, well and operating in many towns and cities across America. Included is the small village of Kampsville, Illinois, on the Great River Road, Highway IL-100. Ferry boats can carry passengers, their vehicles, and cargo across waterways everyday, but unless we live near a ferry boat, we hear litt
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The National Road, in many places known as Route 40, was built between 1811 and 1834 to reach the western settlements. It was the first federally funded road in U.S. history. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson believed that a trans-Appalachian road was necessary for unifying the young country. In 1806 Congress authorized construction of the roa
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Charles Henry Davis, who established the National Highways Association in 1911, traveled across the U.S. promoting his Four-Fold Highway System. As a part of the promotion, Davis was issued license plate number 25 from each U.S. state, territory, and dependency as well as Canadian and South American providences and territories. Mr. Steve Hachenberg
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The National Scenic Byways Program of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, has been in full swing with 309 projects in 45 States chosen in 2006 to receive $25.5 million in grants. The program, established in 1991, has provided funding for 2181 State and nationally designated byway projects in 50 States, Puerto Rico
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Fifty-seven miles of rustic carriage roads weave around the mountains and through the valleys of Maine's Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. John D. Rockefeller Jr. worked with the National Parks Service to create this system of auto-free horse roads which are today maintained by the National Park Service.
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Following Steve Hachenberger's donation of the original 1936 Number 25 license plates that belonged to Charles Henry Davis in his Good Roads Everywhere campaign, the State of Montana reproduced the license plates for him.
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I-76 goes through Philadelphia, where the Founding Fathers crafted and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Surely it's no coincidence that I-76 happens to go through the city where the United States was born. It's a nice thought. The Rambler thought so, too, and then he did some research.
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