Highways - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century - Detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators on highway construction within the United States. Coaching Days and the Road Engineers - Discusses roads in Britain and the United States during the canal age. Written by J. B. Calvert. Edward de Smedt - Short biography of the inventor of modern road asphalt in 1870. Also includes a short commentary on the history of roads and asphalt. First American Macadam Road - Illustrated essay on this road laid on the Boonsborough Turnpike Road between Hagerstown and Boonsboro, Maryland in 1823. Ancient and Modern Highways - Full text of illustrated essay by Charles Livy Whittle, The New England Magazine, February 1898. The Good Roads Movement, Part I - Full text of this essay written by Charles Freeman Johnson. From the Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896. The Good Roads Movement Part II - Full text of article written by Charles Freeman Johnson, in Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1896. Namibian Roads in History - Illustrated history and development of the roads system from the 13th century till today. Pittsburgh-Stoyestown Turnpike - Story of its building and use by John N. Boucher published in 1911. Public Roads, their Improvement and Maintenanc - Full text of this book by E.R.Buckley first published in 1907. The Nicolson Pavement - Full text of this 1859 publication about a wooden pavement invented by Samuel Nicolson. Ways and highways. The Statutes of New York - Complete text of this 1851 publication by William Bishop. Topics include highways, bridges, ferries, plank roads and turnpike roads. Roads, Highways, and Ecosystems - Multi-page illustrated essay on US roadmaking history. The Convict Trail - Caring for the Great North Road - Illustrated history of the convict built road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley. Australia.