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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 agency.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2022-08-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
Abstract:
The ASSHO Road Test from 1958 to 1960 results are referred to in the design and structure of concrete and asphalt structures. This test helped provide...
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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What follows is the documentation of the critical events during the building of the Interstate System. The record begins with the passage of the 1956 ...
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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In early 2000, the Federal Highway Administration received a letter from a middle school student in Kansas about the Interstate System. Seppo Sillan, ...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Review report on the progress and accomplishments met from the Interstate System one year after its’ implementation. Given by the Federal Highway Ad...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s reflection on the need for improvement to highways and interstates for travel, and safety. He discusses the progres...
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Profile on Senator Harry Flood Byrd who played a key role in the financial matters of the implementation of the Interstate System. A biography of Sena...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Section 4(F) discusses a provision in The Department of Transportation Act of 1966 which had major implications in terms of roadway construction. This...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Document which discusses the issues for vertical clearance on the interstate rods which were standardize to 14 feet according to the American Associat...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Document discussing the standardization and implementation of highway signs and shields used for the interstate. The origins of their first test and b...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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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 Inter...
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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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...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Document on the estimated cost for the Interstate System determined in 1955, and the details surrounding the expenses that would be accumulated. Speci...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Committee discussion headed by General Lucius D. Clay on the topic of the Interstate Highway improvement program in relation to automobiles and contin...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Report on the costs and economic factors for the construction of the interstate highway program and the amount it would cost to pay of the debt. Recom...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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At the peak of the Interstate System's greatest decade, Interstate openings occurred all over the country. The following list was compiled from news c...
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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The nature of the Interstate System in relation to Urban areas are discussed in a historical contextual view, with the effects on businesses, transpor...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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The need for civil defense strategies, and operations in the event of a nuclear war during the Cold War Era. The document covers the historical contex...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Discussion on the naming of the interstate system in 1944. Discussion covered proposed names, sections of the United States under the Interregional In...
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
2017-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Design standards for the construction of interstates in 1944. Contains set standards preferred for urban interstates and provides specifications for p...
2023-06-01 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Speech given by Federal Highway Administrator (1993-1997) Rodney E. Slater to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the interstate highway system implem...
2020-09-16 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower is often called the Father of the Interstate System, which since 1990 has been named after him: the Dwight D. Eisenhowe...
2023-06-30 | FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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A look at a road atlas from the early 1920's would reveal a complete network of named trails crisscrossing the country. The Lincoln Highway, from New ...
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