Edward M. Bassett the Man Who Gave us "Freeway"

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• Creators:
  Weingroff, Richard F.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Freeways History Parkways
• Series:
  FHWA Highway History Website Articles
• Resource Type:
  Web Document
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The parkway concept, intended for recreational driving, embodied many design concepts that would be integral to expressways, including wide right-of-way, control of access, elimination of grade crossings with other highways, and separated highway lanes that were blended into the contours of the land. Taking the parkway concept a step further, a New York City lawyer named Edward M. Bassett is credited with coining the term "freeway" to describe a controlled access urban facility based on the parkway concept but open to commercial traffic.
• Content Notes:
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• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
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