Public Roads is the longstanding magazine of the Federal Highway Administration. Now published quarterly in digital format, this collection represents volumes published from 1918 to 1994 and from 2017 to the present, along with a selection of issues from other years. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_pr_mag or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530849.
A Study of Sand-Clay-Gravel Materials for Base-Course Construction; Simplified Computation of Hydrometer Test Data for Soil
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Carpenter, C. A., Willis, E. A., & Barber, E. S. (1939). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Report No. Volume 20, Issue(s) 1). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523703
Carpenter, C. A., E. A. Willis, and Edward S. Barber. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 20, No. 1. Report no. Volume 20, Issue(s) 1. United States. Government Printing Office, 1939. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523703.
Carpenter, C. A., et al. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 20, No. 1. United States. Government Printing Office, 1939, Report no. Volume 20, Issue(s) 1, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523703.
Preliminary Results of Highway Capacity Studies; Comparison of Methods for Determining the Hill Climbing Ability of Trucks
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Normann, O. K., & Saal, C. C. (1939). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 12 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 12). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523702
Normann, O. K. and Carl C. Saal. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 12. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 12. United States. Government Printing Office, 1939. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523702.
Normann, O. K., and Carl C. Saal Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 12. United States. Government Printing Office, 1939, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 12, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523702.
Procedure Employed in Analyzing Passing Practices of Motor Vehicles; A Simple Portable Automatic Traffic Counter
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Holmes, E. H., Craig, R. E., & Reymer, S. E. (1939). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 11 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 11). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523701
Holmes, E. H., R. E. Craig, and S. E. Reymer. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 11. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 11. United States. Government Printing Office, 1939. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523701.
Holmes, E. H., et al. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 11. United States. Government Printing Office, 1939, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 11, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523701.
Principles of Soil Mechanics Involved in the Design of Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments
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Palmer, L. A., & Barber, E. S. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 10 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 10). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523700
Palmer, L. A. and E. S. Barber. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 10. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 10. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523700.
Palmer, L. A., and E. S. Barber Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 10. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 10, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523700.
A Study of Sand-Clay Materials for Base Course Construction; Reflector Buttons Installed on Michigan Highway
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Carpenter, C. A., Willis, E. A., & Van Wagoner, M. D. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 9 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 9). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523699
Carpenter, C. A., E. A. Willis, and Murray D. Van Wagoner. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 9. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 9. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523699.
Carpenter, C. A., et al. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 9. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 9, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523699.
The Effect of Using a Blend of Portland and Natural Cement on the Physical Properties of Mortar and Concrete; Disposition of State Motor-Fuel Tax Receipts, 1937; Disposition of State Motor-Vehicle Receipts, 1937; Disposition of State Motor-Carrier Tax Receipts, 1937; Disposition of Receipts from State Imposts on Highway Users, 1937
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Kellerman, W. F., & Runner, D. G. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 8 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 8). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523698
Kellerman, W. F. and D. G. Runner. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 8. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 8. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523698.
Kellerman, W. F., and D. G. Runner Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 8. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 8, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523698.
Staff, R. O. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 7 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 7). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523697
Staff, Regional Office. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 7. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 7. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523697.
Staff, Regional Office Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 7. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 7, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523697.
Study and Standard of Quality of a Road Surface; Study of Road Subsoils
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Baldock, R. H., & Hogentogler, C. A. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 6 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 6). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523696
Baldock, R. H. and C. A. Hogentogler. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 6. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 6. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523696.
Baldock, R. H., and C. A. Hogentogler Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 6. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 6, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523696.
Accidents on the Road; Segregation of the Various Classes of Traffic on the Highway; State Motor-Vehicle Registrations and Receipts, 1937
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Williams, S. J., & Toms, R. E. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 5 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 5). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523695
Williams, Sidney J. and R. E. Toms. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 5. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 5. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523695.
Williams, Sidney J., and R. E. Toms Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 5. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 5, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523695.
Reports Submitted to the International Road Congress by Reporters for the United States; Progress in the Use of Cement in Road Surfaces; Developments in Brick Pavements in the United States; Progress in the Preparation and Use on Roads of Tar, Asphalt, and Emulsions; State Motor-Fuel Consumption and Tax Receipts, 1937
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Glover, V. L., Jaster, J., Schlesinger, G. F., Crandell, J. S., Phillips, R. L., & Kelley, E. F. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 4). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523694
Glover, V. L., John Jaster, George F. Schlesinger, John S. Crandell, Roy L. Phillips, and E. F. Kelley. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 4. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 4. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523694.
Glover, V. L., et al. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 4. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 4, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523694.
An Action Program to Advance Safety on the Highways; An Automatic Recorder for Counting Highway Traffic
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MacDonald, T. H., & Craig, R. E. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 3). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523693
MacDonald, Thomas H. and R. E. Craig. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 3. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 3. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523693.
MacDonald, Thomas H., and R. E. Craig Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 3. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 3, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523693.
Rural and Urban Contributions to Highway Travel and Expenditures
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Paddock, R. H. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 2). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523692
Paddock, Robert H.. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 2. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 2. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523692.
Paddock, Robert H. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 2. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 2, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523692.
Financing of Local Roads and Streets; Snow Removal and Ice Treatment on Rural Highways; Automobile Purchases by Farm Families
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MacDonald, T. H., & Radzikowski, H. A. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Report No. Volume 19, Issue(s) 1). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523691
MacDonald, Thomas H. and H. A. Radzikowski. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 1. Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 1. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523691.
MacDonald, Thomas H., and H. A. Radzikowski Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 19, No. 1. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 19, Issue(s) 1, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523691.
Spangler, M. G. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 12 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 12). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523690
Spangler, M. G.. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 12. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 12. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523690.
Spangler, M. G. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 12. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 12, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523690.
Present Knowledge of the Design of Flexible Pavements
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Benkleman, A. C. (1938). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 11 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 11). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523689
Benkleman, A. C.. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 11. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 11. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523689.
Benkleman, A. C. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 11. United States. Government Printing Office, 1938, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 11, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523689.
A Machine for Impact and Sustained Load Tests of Concrete; Determination of Variation in Unit Pressure over the Contact Area of Tires
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Teller, L. W., & Buchanan, J. A. (1937). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 10 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 10). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523688
Teller, L. W. and James A. Buchanan. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 10. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 10. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523688.
Teller, L. W., and James A. Buchanan Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 10. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 10, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523688.
Channel Changes on Forest Highways; Experimental Erosion Control on Forest Highways Fills
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Farmer, H. E., & Lewellen, A. B. (1937). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 9 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 9). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523687
Farmer, H. E. and A. B. Lewellen. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 9. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 9. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523687.
Farmer, H. E., and A. B. Lewellen Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 9. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 9, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523687.
Distribution of Wheel Loads and Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Floor Slabs
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Erps, H. R., Googins, A. L., & Parker, J. L. (1937). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 8 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 8). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523686
Erps, H. R., A. L Googins, and J. L. Parker. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 8. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 8. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523686.
Erps, H. R., et al. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 8. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 8, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523686.
A Study of the Passing of Vehicles on Highways; Disposition of State Motor-Fuel Tax Receipts 1936; Disposition of State Motor-Vehicle Receipts, 1936; Disposition of State Motor-Carrier Tax Receipts, 1936; Disposition of Receipts from State Imposts on Highway users, 1936
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Thompson, J. T., & Hebden, N. (1937). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 7 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 7). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523685
Thompson, J. T. and Norman Hebden. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 7. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 7. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523685.
Thompson, J. T., and Norman Hebden Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 7. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 7, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523685.
Peabody, L. E., & Spasoff, I. M. (1937). Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 6 (Report No. Volume 18, Issue(s) 6). United States. Government Printing Office. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523684
Peabody, L. E. and I. Mansfield Spasoff. Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 6. Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 6. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523684.
Peabody, L. E., and I. Mansfield Spasoff Public Roads: A Journal of Highway Research, Vol. 18, No. 6. United States. Government Printing Office, 1937, Report no. Volume 18, Issue(s) 6, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1523684.
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