Highways to Adapt for Growing Through Traffic
United States Department of Agriculture officials note a shift in road use as highways improve. A Connecticut traffic census shows more cars and trucks coming from outside the state, with average daily counts rising and trucks hauling farther, signaling roads must cater to long distance and through traffic beyond local origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
United States ‘Department of Agriculture
Bureau
State Highway Department of
Connecticut
War surplus lumber and equipment for highway work
Five million board feet of lumber and 220000 worth of steam and gas engines with machine shop gear, unused surplus, were made available to state highway departments. Distributed by the bureau of public roads, USDA, the items include army intended lumber for a Charleston pier and ordnance machinery stored at Picatinny arsenal. Each of the 48 states requested an allotment.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Army
Charleston
S. C
Picatinny Arsenal
Dover
Del
French roads broke under wartime traffic critique
Some argue France should be America’s model for macadam highways. The roads long maintained by patrolmen failed under heavy postwar traffic, built for horse and foot use and damaged by motor lorries and artillery.
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France
America
State Inspects Trucks to Prevent Highway Destruction
Massachusetts public works inspectors monitor key routes to weigh truck loads. The campaign aims to protect highways from overland vehicle damage and ensure road safety.
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State Department of Public Works of
Massachusetts
Money Spent for Roads in United States in 1921
In 1921 the United States spent about 600 million dollars on highways for state and county roads outside cities. This spending covered projects across various jurisdictions and aimed to improve intercity and rural transportation networks.
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United States
Texas Leads Federal-Aid Highway Completion Among States
A national survey shows federal-aid highways total 28,741.6 miles with about 70 percent complete. Texas has 1,116.4 miles completed and 1,381.9 miles under construction costing about $22 million, followed by Minnesota with 1,066.6 miles completed and 791.2 miles under construction.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Texas
Minnesota
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Arkatrsag
Georgia
Iowa
North Carolina
Idaho
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Maryland
Reorcormigg
Scombles
Gia
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Nationwide Highway Network Will Reach 180000 Miles
The federal aid highway program outlines a national network of 180000 miles once completed. Officials note current projects across many states show substantial completion levels, with totals expanding as federal funds are provided, transforming suburban and rural life and economies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
Shade trees would beautify highways and aid travelers
The piece argues highways would be more attractive if shaded with trees spaced 50 plus feet apart. Trees would cause little damage to adjacent property or roadway and improve living near roads as well as travel experience.
Labor costs for federal-aid road projects this year
The Bureau of Public Roads reports no major labor cost drawback for roads this season. Common labor runs 25 to 30 cents per hour in most states, lower in the South, and near 50 cents in the Pacific. Team prices hover near 1914 levels in many areas, with an expected winter-time drop and a rise when farming season starts.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific States
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Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah River
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Middletown
Virginia
Hamburger’s
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League Shoe Store
Huntsberry
Glaize & Brother
Molly Pitcher Brand
Voile
Gingham
Moling & Seal
Evans Bldg
Sona
Atlanta, Ga
Aia
City State
Chambersburg
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