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Author : John Murphy
Publisher : Chelsea House
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Interstate Highway System
ISBN : NWU:35556038307518
Examines the construction of the interstate highway system.
Author : Wendell Cox,Jean Love
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-05
Category : Express highways
ISBN : 9780788141867
Without a first class system of interstate highways, life in America would be far different -- it would be more risky, less prosperous, & lacking in the efficiency & comfort that Americans now enjoy & take for granted. The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate & Defense Highways, in place & celebrating its 40th anniversary, must surely be the best investment a nation ever made. Consider this: it has saved the lives of at least 187,000 people; it has prevented injuries to nearly 12 million people; it has returned more that $6 in economic productivity for each $1 it cost, & much more. Photos. Charts & tables.
Author : United States Bureau of Public Roads
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015676219
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : United States,United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PSU:000058938720
Author : Earl Swift
Publisher : HMH
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780547549132
Discover the twists and turns of one of America’s great infrastructure projects with this “engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system” (Los Angeles Times). It’s become a part of the landscape that we take for granted, the site of rumbling eighteen-wheelers and roadside rest stops, a familiar route for commuters and vacationing families. But during the twentieth century, the interstate highway system dramatically changed the face of our nation. These interconnected roads—over 47,000 miles of them—are man-made wonders, economic pipelines, agents of sprawl, uniquely American symbols of escape and freedom, and an unrivaled public works accomplishment. Though officially named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower, this network of roadways has origins that reach all the way back to the World War I era, and The Big Roads—“the first thorough history of the expressway system” (The Washington Post)—tells the full story of how they came to be. From the speed demon who inspired a primitive web of dirt auto trails to the largely forgotten technocrats who planned the system years before Ike reached the White House to the city dwellers who resisted the concrete juggernaut when it bore down on their neighborhoods, this book reveals both the massive scale of this government engineering project, and the individual lives that have been transformed by it. A fast-paced history filled with fascinating detours, “the book is a road geek’s treasure—and everyone who travels the highways ought to know these stories” (Kirkus Reviews).
Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Interstate Highway System
ISBN : 0140267719
In Divided Highways, Tom Lewis tells the monumental story of the largest engineered structure ever built: the Interstate Highway System. Here is one of the great untold tales of American enterprise, recounted entirely through the stories of the human beings who thought up, mapped out, poured, paved - and tried to stop - the Interstates. Conceived and spearheaded by Thomas "the Chief" MacDonald, the iron-willed bureaucrat from the muddy farmlands of Iowa who rose to unrivaled power, the highway system was propelled forward through the pathbreaking efforts of brilliant engineers, argued over by politicians of every ideological and moral stripe, reviled by the citizens whose lives it devastated, and lauded as the greatest public works project in U.S. history.
Author : John Murphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : United States--History--20th century
ISBN : 1646936477
Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1422320340
Author : Dan McNichol
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 1402734689
The year 2006 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Interstate System, the most incredible road system in the world. Created by Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose WW II experiences taught him the necessity of a superhighway for military transport and evacuation in wartime, today's Interstate System is what connects our coasts and our borders, our cities and small towns. It's made possible our suburban lifestyle and caused the vast proliferation of businesses from HoJos to Holiday Inns. And if you order something online, most likely it's a truck barreling along an interstate that gets the product to your door. Written by bestselling author Dan McNichol, The Roads that Built America is the fascinating story of the largest engineering project the world has ever known.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Express highways
ISBN : UOM:39015054138477
Author : Thomas L. Karnes
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780786454679
From animal paths to superhighways, transportation has been the backbone of American expansion and growth. This examination of the interstate highway system in the United States, and the forces that shaped it, includes the introduction of the automobile, the Good Roads Movement, and the Lincoln Highway Association. The book offers an analysis of state and federal road funding, modern road-building options, and the successes and failures of the current highway system. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Express highways
ISBN : NWU:35556036641389
This document illustrates the the development, planning and construction of the Interstate Highway System, gives highlights on how the Interstate System has affected Americans' lives and looks forward to information on how the Interstate System can be improved over the next 50 years . This document also includes a number of guest editorials and gives a state-by-state look at the individual interstates.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Aashto
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Express highways
ISBN : NWU:35556036044626
Author : United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000036818049
Author : United States. Public Roads Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Roads
ISBN : WISC:89090507302