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Divided Highways

Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 9780140267716
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Divided Highways written by Tom Lewis and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Divided Highways

Author : Tom Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divided Highways written by Tom Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the history of the conception and building of the Interstate Highway System and its affect on the American lifestyle.

The Big Roads

Author : Earl Swift
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 054754913X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Big Roads written by Earl Swift and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).

The American Highway

Author : William Kaszynski
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786408221
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The American Highway written by William Kaszynski and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minnesota-based writer and photographer Kazynski traces the transformation of the US from a network of places connected by rutted wagon trails to a maze of highways connected to other highways. He describes and illustrates road and bridge construction and the new roadside culture that threw up motels, restaurants, gas stations, and scenic perspectives.

Asphalt and Politics

Author : Thomas L. Karnes
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786442829
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Asphalt and Politics written by Thomas L. Karnes and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

America's highways, 1776-1976

Author : United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's highways, 1776-1976 written by United States. Federal Highway Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Status of the Nation's Highways

Author : United States. Department of Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Status of the Nation's Highways written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National highway needs report assessing system condition and characteristics, 1970 and 1975.

Interstate

Author : Mark H. Rose
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 1572337834
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (723 download)

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Download or read book Interstate written by Mark H. Rose and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, expanded edition brings the story of the Interstates into the twenty-first century. It includes an account of the destruction of homes, businesses, and communities as the urban expressways of the highway network destroyed large portions of the nation’s central cities. Mohl and Rose analyze the subsequent urban freeway revolts, when citizen protest groups battled highway builders in San Francisco, Baltimore, Memphis, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and other cities. Their detailed research in the archival records of the Bureau of Public Roads, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Department of Transportation brings to light significant evidence of federal action to tame the spreading freeway revolts, curb the authority of state highway engineers, and promote the devolution of transportation decision making to the state and regional level. They analyze the passage of congressional legislation in the 1990s, especially the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), that initiated a major shift of Highway Trust Fund dollars to mass transit and light rail, as well as to hiking trails and bike lanes. Mohl and Rose conclude with the surprising popularity of the recent freeway teardown movement, an effort to replace deteriorating, environmentally damaging, and sometimes dangerous elevated expressway segments through the inner cities. Sometimes led by former anti-highway activists of the 1960s and 1970s, teardown movements aim to restore the urban street grid, provide space for new streetcar lines, and promote urban revitalization efforts. This revised edition continues to be marked by accessible writing and solid research by two well-known scholars.

The Eisenhower Interstate System

Author : John Murphy
Publisher : Chelsea House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Eisenhower Interstate System written by John Murphy and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the construction of the interstate highway system.

Highways in the United States

Author : United States. Bureau of Public Roads
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Highways in the United States written by United States. Bureau of Public Roads and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Road

Author : Pete Davies
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805072976
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book American Road written by Pete Davies and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davies recounts these treacherous travels in a brisk and readable style . . . he has put history, sociology, politics, and human nature into well-tuned balance. The Boston Globe

Interregional Highways

Author : United States. National Interregional Highway Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interregional Highways written by United States. National Interregional Highway Committee and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Status of the Nation's Highways, Conditions and Performance

Author : United States. Dept. of Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Status of the Nation's Highways, Conditions and Performance written by United States. Dept. of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Highways

Author : Chris Bowman
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1681035642
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Highways written by Chris Bowman and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drivers who need to quickly get from one place to another use highways! In this title for emergent readers, the construction, materials, and science of highways are presented in a straightforward way with simple text, crisp photos, and engaging special features.

Control of Advertising on Interstate Highways

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Control of Advertising on Interstate Highways written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Control of Advertising on Interstate Highways

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Public Roads
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Control of Advertising on Interstate Highways written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Public Roads and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways

Author : U.S. Department of Transportation
Publisher : Colchis Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways written by U.S. Department of Transportation and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or MUTCD, defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. The Manual is important as it provides national traffic control standards for all public roads, and includes traffic signals, signs, roadway stencils, pedestrian crossings, and bicycle and pedestrian treatments. The Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians, being updated this year, is provided leading research information which may, as verified and tested, become standards in the MUTCD in future years. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica}