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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Open today 4 PM - 11 PM

Digital Exhibitions

Ribbons Across the Land

Building the U.S. Interstate Highway System

Bibliography

Recommended Reading

Herlihy, David V. Bicycle: The History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

Kelly, Susan Croce. Father of Route 66: The Story of Cy Avery. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2014.

McNichol, Dan. Paving the Way: Asphalt in America. Lanham, MD: National Asphalt Pavement Association, 2005

McNichol, Dan. The Roads That Built America: The Incredible Story of the U.S. Interstate System. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2006.

Petroski, Henry. The Road Taken: The History and Future of America’s Infrastructure. New York: Bloomsbury, 2016.

Shank, William H. Indian Trails to Super Highways. 2nd ed. York, Pa: American Canal & Transportation Center, 1974.

Zeller, Thomas. Driving Germany: The Landscape of the German Autobahn, 1930-1970. New York: Berghahn Books, 2007.

00. Introduction 01. Canals, Rivers, and Railroads 02. The Good Roads Movement 03. U.S. Army Transcontinental Convoy 04. The Reichsautobahn 05. Eisenhower's Push for the Interstates 06. Building the Highways 07. Bibliography 08. Lecture Videos

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