Camino del Norte : how a series of watering holes, fords, and dirt trails evolved into Interstate 35 in Texas /

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Some five hundred miles of superhighway run between the Rio Grande and the Red River-present-day Interstate 35. This towering achievement of modern transportation engineering links 7.7 million people, yet it all evolved from a series of humble little trails.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Erlichman, Howard J., 1953-
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 105.
Subjects:
Roads > Texas > History.
Trade routes > Texas > History.
Express highways > Texas > History.
Transportation, Automotive > Texas > History.
Roads > Texas > Design and construction > History.
Routes commerciales > Texas > Histoire.
Autoroutes > Texas > Histoire.
Transports routiers > Texas > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
Commerce
Express highways
Roads
Roads > Design and construction
Trade routes
Transportation, Automotive
Interstate 35 > History.
Texas > History, Local.
Texas > Commerce > History.
Texas > Histoire locale.
Texas > Commerce > Histoire.
Texas
United States > Interstate 35
History
Local history
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Digging into the highway's past
  • In quest of silver, 1519-1776
  • The roads to war, 1777-1840
  • The Texas frontier, 1840-1860
  • From trails to rails, 1860-1900
  • Good roads for Texas, 1870-1917
  • Federal dollars for roads, 1918-1938
  • A national system, 1938-1960
  • Interstate 35 comes to pass, 1960-2000.

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