Highway
Chronicle
Written and Researched by Matt Burns, Student Intern from Ohio
University, and Greg Payne
Chapter I:
Native
American Paths Serve as Early Roads
Chapter II:
Columbus
is Established as New Ohio Capital
Chapter III:
National
Road is First Cross-Country Route
Chapter
IV: Original
Franklin County Highways are Built
Chapter
V: Population
Blossoms, County Surveyor Adopts Road Duties
Chapter
VI: Demands
for Better Travel Lead to Road Alternatives
Chapter
VII: New
Pavement Techniques are Celebrated
Chapter
VIII: Streetcars
Provide Reliable Mud-Free Travel
Chapter
IX: Auto
Age Arrives, Ohio Highway Department Established
Chapter
X: Legislators
Lay the Foundation for State and Federal Highways
Chapter
XI: Post-War
Road Construction Boom Shapes the Way We Travel
Chapter
XII: Growing
Traffic Needs are Met with New Technologies
Chapter
XIII: Today's
Thoroughfares Carry the Pulse of Our Modern Society
Bibliography: References
and Suggested Reading
Road
and Bridge History
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