Highways and Bridges Commemorated on U. S. Postage Stamps A Philatelic Transportation Venture
By George Austin Hay
The transporting of letters and...
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Victor H. Green - Author and Pioneer
Commemorating 2021 National African American History Month
by Nikisha M. Pickett
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Where was the First Walk/Don't Walk Sign Installed?
Addendum: The Barnes Dance
After reading this article, several people commented on the reference to the "scramble," during which all traffic at an intersection is halted so pedestrians can cross in any direction, including diagonally. The readers suggested that Henry A. Barnes, who had...
Blue Star Memorial Highways
by
Richard F. Weingroff
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Who Is Elizabeth Peratrovich? The Story Behind the Country's First Anti-Discrimination Law
By Richard F. Weingroff
Where was the First Walk/Don't Walk Sign Installed?
You Will Not Find the Answer Here
The Highway History page recently received an inquiry about where the first Walk/Don't Walk sign was installed. This question has come up before, but we've never been able to find the answer. Our research helped pin down the time frame (...
U.S. 666: "Beast of a Highway"?
On May 31, 2003, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved a new number for the remaining segments of U.S. 666 in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. At the request of State transportation officials, the route became U.S. 491, a spur of U.S. 191....
U.S. Route 80 The Dixie Overland Highway
by
Richard F. Weingroff
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. 80 Map | Dixie Overland Highway Map
A look at a road atlas from the...
Zero Milestone - Washington, DC
by Richard F. Weingroff
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