Historic Roads and Highways
Historic Roads and Highways
Many roads are no longer used as thoroughfares but retain historic status.
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Highway History - United States Federal Highway Administration page with a collection of various auto trail, U.S. highway, and Interstates histories, some from older FHWA publications, as well as other related information.
North American Auto Trails - Catalog of auto trails from the United States and Canada in the 1910s and 1920s; includes route markers and current numbers.
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Old Spanish Trail Centennial - Organization involved in preparing the 2029 celebration of the auto trail. Includes history and travel log scans of the route.
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New England Interstate Highways of the 1920s - Route log of the system that predated the U.S. highway system.
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A Few Ghostation and Ghostroad Pix - Description and photos of former US 80 through California and Arizona including the old plank road.
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US-27 in Michigan - Includes some historic photographs and details about this route's former routing in the state, now supplanted primarily by US-127 and Interstate 69.
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Historic Columbia River Highway - Site covering the routing in Oregon, U.S. along the river in the general location of modern US 30 and Interstate 84. Includes activity information, pictures, postcards and ephemera scans.
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Dixie Highway - Guide to this eastern U.S. highway system of the early 1900s.
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Great Platte River Road Archway Monument - Structure built over I-80 in Nebraska, U.S., commemorating the old wagon trail. Virtual tour included.
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Historic Auto Trails of Massachusetts - History and photographs from the ones in the western part of the state and nearby areas.
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Interregional Highways - Early plans for systems in the United States, some implemented, some not.
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Route 40 - National Road - Guide to the first federally-funded road in the U.S. (1800s) and the route which followed it later (US 40).
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Travel on the Old National Road - Activity page containing articles and links regarding this U.S. road, now mostly US 40. Part of an educational website about Abraham Lincoln.
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Old Trails - US and Canadian Roads in the 20th Century - Contains various graphics and photographs of examples from the time period such as map covers, postcards, and signs.
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White Pole Road Development Corporation - Includes history of this Iowa, U.S., auto trail.
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Oregon Trail: The Trail West - Detailed information about trail from Oregon to Missouri.
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El Camino Real International Heritage Center - Includes information about the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, which traverses the country of Mexico and the U.S. state of New Mexico.
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The Dixie Highway of North Georgia - Tourism project for Cobb, Bartow, Gordon, Whitfield and Catoosa Counties in the U.S. state. Features history and maps.
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Pete's Road Page - Contains articles on Northwest Indiana, U.S., roads such as the Dunes Highway, the Chicago-Detroit Post Road, and the Lincoln Highway. Includes maps.
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Via Egnatia - Ancient Roman Road through the Balkan Peninsula of Europe. Includes map, links, and news.
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Roadsidephotos.sabr.org - Contains information about U.S. 66 and the Lincoln Highway, including maps.
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Travel the Bozeman Trail - A gold-rush trail cutting through the hunting grounds of the Northern Plains Indians in Montana and Wyoming, U.S.
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National Road Association of Illinois - Organization focused on promoting the history of the first byway going west across America, currently known as U.S. Route 40. Includes history of the road, stories, membership details, and contacts.
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Indiana's Historic National Road - Covers that state's portion of the road from Illinois to Maryland, U.S. Includes history and attraction listing.
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On the Trail of the Named Highways from Chicago to the Southwest - Gives descriptions of these auto trails with specific mention of the Pontiac Trail.
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Drive the Old Spanish Trail - Contains history about and photographs of the former auto trail running along the southern tier of the U.S.
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The Yellowstone Trail - Guide to the old highway along the northern tier of the United States.
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