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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.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). Along the Interstates: Seeing the Roadside. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68621
Weingroff, Richard F.. Along the Interstates: Seeing the Roadside. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68621.
Weingroff, Richard F. Along the Interstates: Seeing the Roadside. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68621.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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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). Successes in Stewardship - Alternative Uses of the Right-of-Way. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74425
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Successes in Stewardship - Alternative Uses of the Right-of-Way. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74425.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Successes in Stewardship - Alternative Uses of the Right-of-Way. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74425.
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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). Interview with General Bragdon on Study of the Road Program. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68647
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Interview with General Bragdon on Study of the Road Program. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68647.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Interview with General Bragdon on Study of the Road Program. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68647.
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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.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Lovelock, NV (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-088). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71853
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Lovelock, NV. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-088. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71853.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration In-Situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD), State Demonstrations of Field Soil Tests, Lovelock, NV. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-088, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71853.
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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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Mertz, William L.. Memories of 499. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68650.
Mertz, William L. Memories of 499. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68650.
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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.
Heanue, K. (2023). W. Lee Mertz Biography. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68677
Heanue, Kevin. W. Lee Mertz Biography. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68677.
Heanue, Kevin W. Lee Mertz Biography. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68677.
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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). July 2, 1959 letter to General Bragdon on the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68648
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. July 2, 1959 letter to General Bragdon on the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68648.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration July 2, 1959 letter to General Bragdon on the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68648.
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Historical article on U.S. Route 2.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine to Everett, Washington. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68609
Weingroff, Richard F.. U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine to Everett, Washington. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68609.
Weingroff, Richard F. U.S. 2: Houlton, Maine to Everett, Washington. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68609.
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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 (2023). The Governors' Special Highway Committee Summary and Recommendations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68669
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Governors' Special Highway Committee Summary and Recommendations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68669.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Governors' Special Highway Committee Summary and Recommendations. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68669.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
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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. Office of Research, Development, and Technology (2023). Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing and Reconstruction of MN 28, MN 29, and MN 104 in Glenwood, MN (Report No. FHWA-HRT-23-056). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67870
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology. Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing and Reconstruction of MN 28, MN 29, and MN 104 in Glenwood, MN. Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-056. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67870.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Complete Streets Construction Cost Case Study: Resurfacing and Reconstruction of MN 28, MN 29, and MN 104 in Glenwood, MN. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HRT-23-056, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67870.
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In this historical article on U.S. Route 11, Richard Weingroff describes the 1925 number of U.S. highway routes.
Weingroff, R. F. (2023). U.S. 11: Rouses Point, New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68611
Weingroff, Richard F.. U.S. 11: Rouses Point, New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68611.
Weingroff, Richard F. U.S. 11: Rouses Point, New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68611.
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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). The Reichsautobahnen. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68672
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. The Reichsautobahnen. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68672.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration The Reichsautobahnen. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68672.
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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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Safety Compass Newsletter [Summer 2023: Volume 17, Issue 2]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76996
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Safety Compass Newsletter [Summer 2023: Volume 17, Issue 2]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76996.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Safety Compass Newsletter [Summer 2023: Volume 17, Issue 2]. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76996.
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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.
Mertz, W. L. (2023). The Bragdon Committee. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68666
Mertz, William L.. The Bragdon Committee. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68666.
Mertz, William L. The Bragdon Committee. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68666.
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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.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Eisenhower's Meeting with General Bragdon, 4/6/60. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68635
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Eisenhower's Meeting with General Bragdon, 4/6/60. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68635.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Eisenhower's Meeting with General Bragdon, 4/6/60. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68635.
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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.
Tallamy, B. D. (2023). We Can Take Pride In The Progress. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68675
Tallamy, Bertram D.. We Can Take Pride In The Progress. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68675.
Tallamy, Bertram D. We Can Take Pride In The Progress. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68675.
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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). President Eisenhower's Big Day June 29, 1956. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68654
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. President Eisenhower's Big Day June 29, 1956. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68654.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration President Eisenhower's Big Day June 29, 1956. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68654.
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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.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Happy 30th Anniversary National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68640
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Happy 30th Anniversary National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68640.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Happy 30th Anniversary National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68640.
In 2008, the FHWA Office of Infrastructure and the FHWA Resource Center developed the initial Quality Assurance (QA) Assessment evaluation tool to address the six QA program elements: agency acceptance, dispute resolution, technician certification/qualification, qualified/accredited laboratories, independent assurance, and contractor quality contro
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Grogg, M., & Espinoza-Luque, A. (2023). Documenting FHWA Quality Assurance Assessment 2022: Summary Report (Report No. FHWA-HIF-23-021). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71830
Grogg, Max and Arturo Espinoza-Luque. Documenting FHWA Quality Assurance Assessment 2022: Summary Report. Report no. FHWA-HIF-23-021. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71830.
Grogg, Max, and Arturo Espinoza-Luque Documenting FHWA Quality Assurance Assessment 2022: Summary Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure, 2023, Report no. FHWA-HIF-23-021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71830.
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Profile on former Secretary of State Sinclair Weeks where his career is discussed prior to becoming the Secretary of Commerce. His role with the Interstate Highway program, and character is discussed during Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (2023). Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68658
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68658.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, 2023, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68658.
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