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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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A 1927 map of Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, ending in Los Angeles.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76407
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76407.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76407.
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The longest road in the United States was once the second longest: U.S. 20 from Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon.
Rambler, T. (2023). Ask the Rambler: What Is the Longest Highway in the United States?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75818
Rambler, The. Ask the Rambler: What Is the Longest Highway in the United States?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75818.
Rambler, The Ask the Rambler: What Is the Longest Highway in the United States?. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75818.
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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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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Highway 79, Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75699
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Highway 79, Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75699.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Highway 79, Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75699.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is celebrating 100 years of transportation. Governor Jennifer Granholm signed a Certificate of Proclamation on behalf of the citizens of Michigan proclaiming 2005 as Transportation Centennial Year. Michigan, home of Henry Ford and the Henry Ford Museum, and known for its automobile industry, has been
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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time Michigan DOT Celebrates Transportation Centennial Year. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75738
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time Michigan DOT Celebrates Transportation Centennial Year. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75738.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time Michigan DOT Celebrates Transportation Centennial Year. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75738.
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Ever mindful that history is most interesting when it is helpful, the Rambler thought it might be worth mentioning that the Federal Government's first road aid was accomplished through innovative financing.
Rambler, T. (2023). The Rambler’s Innovative Financing Tips No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75835
Rambler, The. The Rambler’s Innovative Financing Tips No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75835.
Rambler, The The Rambler’s Innovative Financing Tips No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75835.
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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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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time The Cumberland Gap. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75673
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time The Cumberland Gap. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75673.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time The Cumberland Gap. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75673.
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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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Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time The Kampsville River Ferry. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75701
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time The Kampsville River Ferry. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75701.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time The Kampsville River Ferry. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75701.
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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.
Longfellow, R. (2023). Back in Time The Evolution of Mississippi Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75696
Longfellow, Rickie. Back in Time The Evolution of Mississippi Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75696.
Longfellow, Rickie Back in Time The Evolution of Mississippi Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75696.
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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.
Hachenberger, S. (2023). Back in Time Good Roads Everywhere... in Montana. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75712
Hachenberger, Steve. Back in Time Good Roads Everywhere... in Montana. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75712.
Hachenberger, Steve Back in Time Good Roads Everywhere... in Montana. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75712.
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