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The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge carries the Capital Beltway, I-95/495, across the Potomac River. Although President Woodrow Wilson's life was filled with many accomplishments and distinctions, he is not known for links to the Potomac River or for crossing it. So why is the bridge named after him?
Rambler, T. (2023). Ask the Rambler: Why Is the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Named After Woodrow Wilson?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75825
Rambler, The. Ask the Rambler: Why Is the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Named After Woodrow Wilson?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75825.
Rambler, The Ask the Rambler: Why Is the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Named After Woodrow Wilson?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75825.
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The novelist John Steinbeck and CBS Newscaster Charles Kuralt knew and wrote about roads. Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, is a classic of road literature; its description of Dust Bowl refugees driving to California along U.S. 66 has given the route an enduring nickname ("The Mother Road"). Kuralt, in his CBS news feature "On the
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Rambler, T. (2023). John Steinbeck vs Charles Kuralt Who Said It First?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75837
Rambler, The. John Steinbeck vs Charles Kuralt Who Said It First?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75837.
Rambler, The John Steinbeck vs Charles Kuralt Who Said It First?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75837.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Hannibal, Missouri to Jacksonville, Illinois.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Hannibal, Mo., to Jacksonville, Ill. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76558
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Hannibal, Mo., to Jacksonville, Ill. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76558.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Hannibal, Mo., to Jacksonville, Ill. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76558.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sabetha, Kansas.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). St. Joseph, Mo., to Sabetha, Kan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76573
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. St. Joseph, Mo., to Sabetha, Kan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76573.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration St. Joseph, Mo., to Sabetha, Kan. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76573.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Columbus, Ohio to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Columbus, Ohio, to Pittsburg, Pa. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76398
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Columbus, Ohio, to Pittsburg, Pa. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76398.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Columbus, Ohio, to Pittsburg, Pa. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76398.
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In transportation, predictions are a common practice at the project level (such as loading over a 20-year design life, expected noise levels, and environmental and air quality impacts) and the theoretical level as experts try to figure out where transportation is headed. (Usually, it isn't.) In this feature, the Highway History page has given the R
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Rambler, T. (2023). Don't Blame the Future. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75829
Rambler, The. Don't Blame the Future. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75829.
Rambler, The Don't Blame the Future. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75829.
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In July 1988, the FHWA cosponsored a conference called Scenic Byways '88: A National Conference to Map the Future of America's Scenic Roads and Highways. IN preparation for the conference, the FHWA published Scenic Byways as a guide and reference for participants. It contained the following background information.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). History of Scenic Road Programs. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75822
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. History of Scenic Road Programs. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75822.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration History of Scenic Road Programs. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75822.
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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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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time The National Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75708
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time The National Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75708.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time The National Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75708.
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After reading this article (Where was the First Walk/Don't Walk Sign Installed?), several people commented on the reference to the "scramble," during which all traffic at an intersection is halted so pedestrians can cross in any direction, including diagonally. The readers suggested that Henry A. Barnes, who had been traffic commissioner in Denver,
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Where Was the First Walk/Don’t Walk Sign Installed? Addendum: The Barnes Dance. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76412
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Where Was the First Walk/Don’t Walk Sign Installed? Addendum: The Barnes Dance. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76412.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Where Was the First Walk/Don’t Walk Sign Installed? Addendum: The Barnes Dance. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76412.
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Many of our Nation's roadways were once dirt and mud paths until the early to mid–1800s. A modern movement at that time called for the building of wooden roads, a great improvement in transportation. These planks-boards-were laid over the roadway on log foundations in various lengths, but most were eight feet long. Built for wagons, the width of th
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Plank Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75758
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Plank Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75758.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Plank Roads. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75758.
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Canals have a long history of providing drinking water, irrigation, and opportunities for travel. In the United States, canal building began in the 1790s to connect the 16 States to western lands for commerce and families seeking to relocate further west. Packet boats, which provided transportation in the canals, have played an important role in Am
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time The Packet Boat-Transportation by Canal. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75757
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time The Packet Boat-Transportation by Canal. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75757.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time The Packet Boat-Transportation by Canal. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75757.
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In honor of National African American History Month, the Office of Civil Rights and Office of Public Affairs would like to recognize Victor H. Green, a Harlem-based postal carrier and author of the “Green Book,” as one of the many transportation pioneers of color who shaped American history.
Pickett, N. M. (2023). Victor H. Green - Author and Pioneer. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76480
Pickett, Nikisha M.. Victor H. Green - Author and Pioneer. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76480.
Pickett, Nikisha M. Victor H. Green - Author and Pioneer. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76480.
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An article in the September 1946 issue of Contractors and Engineers Monthly described the original Blue Star planting project in New Jersey: Blue Star Drive Planned as Memorial for Service People; Slopes Flattened or Stabilized With Trees, Living tribute to service men and women of New Jersey advanced further this spring when over 6,000 flowering-d
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Dogwood Planted Along Roadsides. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76414
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Dogwood Planted Along Roadsides. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76414.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Dogwood Planted Along Roadsides. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76414.
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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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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Ghosts of Antietam's Battlefield and the Bloody Lane. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75697
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Ghosts of Antietam's Battlefield and the Bloody Lane. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75697.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Ghosts of Antietam's Battlefield and the Bloody Lane. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75697.
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The Rambler explains the controversies and arguments in the creation of the Interstate System, particularly the concerns of Colorado and Utah, which led to I-70 terminating in Cove Fort, Utah.
Rambler, T. (2023). Ask the Rambler: Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75823
Rambler, The. Ask the Rambler: Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75823.
Rambler, The Ask the Rambler: Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75823.
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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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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Montana Resident Donates Charles Henry Davis' 1936 Montana License Plates. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75710
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Montana Resident Donates Charles Henry Davis' 1936 Montana License Plates. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75710.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Montana Resident Donates Charles Henry Davis' 1936 Montana License Plates. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75710.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Eaton, Ohio.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Indianapolis, Ind., to Eaton, Ohio. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76402
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Indianapolis, Ind., to Eaton, Ohio. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76402.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Indianapolis, Ind., to Eaton, Ohio. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76402.
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A 1915/1916 map of the stretch of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway from Kanorado, Kansas to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Kanorado, Kan., to Colorado Springs, Colo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76403
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Kanorado, Kan., to Colorado Springs, Colo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76403.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Kanorado, Kan., to Colorado Springs, Colo. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76403.
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On February 13, 2003, Cheryl Cattledge, Civil Rights Specialist and member of the FHWA Black History Committee, sponsored a Luncheon Program entitled The ALCAN (Alaska-Canada) Highway, Built by World War II Black Regiments. The committee members who helped Ms. Cattledge organize the event are Ilze Abolins, Tashia Clemons, Rise' Stevens and Charles
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time The Ohio Division Celebrates Black History Month. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75756
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time The Ohio Division Celebrates Black History Month. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75756.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time The Ohio Division Celebrates Black History Month. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75756.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a big supporter of toll superhighways, which he saw as a way to create jobs for the unemployed during the Depression. During World War II, he saw the concept as vital to having projects on the shelf ready for construction by returning veterans in the post-war period. Less well known is his pet idea: to build the
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Weingroff, R. F. (2023). President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Excess Condemnation. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75772
Weingroff, Richard F.. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Excess Condemnation. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75772.
Weingroff, Richard F. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Excess Condemnation. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75772.
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