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Giving Freight A Voice

Freight transportation may not rank high in the glamour department, but we could not do without it.

for The Common Good: The 85th Anniversary of A Historic Partnership

On Dec. 12, 1914, state highway officials met in Washington, D.C., at the Raleigh Hotel at 10 a.m. to establish a national organization that would allow for the discussion of legislative, economic, and technical subjects and would draft a legislative proposal for federal cooperation in road construction.

Editor's Notes

Our guest columnist for this issue's "Editor's Notes" is Cynthia Burbank, program manager for the Federal Highway Administration's Planning and Environment Core Business Unit (CBU).

Along The Roads

Along the Road is the place to look for information about current and upcoming activities, developments, trends, and items of general interest to the highway community.

Building Bridges in a High-Performance World

Not really. But would you believe bridges made of plastic? Yes, plastic - or more technically correct, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials- the very same type of materials you are so familiar with in fiberglass skis and tool handles, graphite golf shafts, etc. Of course, concrete and steel (and timber to a lesser degree) will always be the primary bridge-building materials.