General Highway History
Completion of the Pennsylvania Avenue Streetscape and Security Improvements Project
On November 9, 2004, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) participated in a ceremony marking completion of the Pennsylvania Avenue Streetscape and Security Improvements Project in front of the White House. The road has been closed for security reasons since the Oklahoma City bombing of the...
Transportation's Role Leading the Way in Transforming the Nation's Capital
By Michael Hicks
The Beginning of the Story
Article I, Section 8, clause 17, of the newly ratified Constitution gave Congress the power to create a seat of government for the United States. Subsequently, in a letter dated September...
Pikes Peak Ocean To Ocean Highway Map Gallery
- Detailed sections of 1915/16 maps showing the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway (east to west), ending in San Francisco.
Motor Routes to the California Expositions
(The March 1915 issue of Motor magazine contained an article by A. L. Westgard on "Motor Routes to the California Expositions.")