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.")
Close Analysis of Conditions That Will Be Found on the Four Principal Transcontinental Highways. Most Favorable Season...
Part J
Monuments on the Move
The D.A.R. and the National Old Trails Road Association under Harry S. Truman went to a great deal of trouble to find ideal locations for the Madonna of the Trail monuments. As Professor Cynthia Culver Prescott explained at https://pioneermonuments.net/highlighted-monuments/madonna-of-the-trail/, the selections were based on such criteria as: