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Nov 1, 2021 · According to Ohio History Central, an Ohio history website run by the historical society Ohio History Connection, the first gas-powered automobile accident took place in 1891 and involved a...
Knowing how, when, where, and why traffic crashes occur and who is involved gives transportation professionals and other safety advocates clues to the types of strategies that can prevent crashes and reduce their severity. In Ohio, crash reports are filed by more than 1,000 law enforcement agencies, then collected and analyzed by the Ohio ...
- Lincoln Highway
- The National Road
- Forbes Road
- Connecticut Route 108
- Boston Post Road
- Connecticut Route 32
- Albany Post Road
- King’s Highway
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The idea for the Lincoln Highway was conceived by a group of automobile enthusiasts and industry officials who called themselves the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA). The LHA was led by Carl Fisher who dreamed of a road that spanned across the United States from coast to coast and would accommodate automobiles. Fish...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons via Sethbernard87 The National Road was the very first highway built in the United States entirely through federal funds. Construction of the National Road was authorized in 1806by Congress under President Thomas Jefferson. Congress wanted to establish a road from what was then the center of the United States (Maryla...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Forbes Road was an important trail used by colonial British forces during the French and Indian War (Seven Year’s War) in Pennsylvania. The road was named for Brigadier General John Forbes, who led the expedition to build the road. Once completed, Forbes Road was used to transport the British troops, supplies, an...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons(route highlighted in red) The oldest part of Connecticut Route 108 dates back to 1696 and was originally called the Farm Highway. It was Trumbull, Connecticut’s first highway and was completed on December 7, 1696. The modern version of Route 108 was established in 1932 and for many years the road was fairly neglected...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Boston Post Road was the first official postal route established between New York City and Boston in 1673. The route of the Boston Post Road was first mapped out in 1645 by John Winthrop Jr., the son of the Massachusetts Bay Colony governor who went on to become governor himself when the first postal rider was se...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons(route highlighted in red) Connecticut Route 32, which was originally called Mohegan Road, was first laid out in 1670. Before this, the road was used as a Native American trail for more than a century. The original route of Mohegan Road was between New London and Norwich, Connecticut along the east side of the Thames ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The Albany Post Road was officially established in 1669 when the Dutch colonists in New Amsterdam (New York) created a post road based on trails used by the Wappinger/Wicopee tribes of Native Americans. In 1703, the Provincial Legislature passed a “Publick Highways” act and the postal road was turned into a public hi...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons The King’s Highwaywas built from 1650 to 1735, decades before the United States became a country, which makes the King’s Highway the oldest road in America. The road was 1,300 miles (2,100 km) long and connected Charleston, South Carolina to Boston, Massachusetts. The King’s Highway was the most important road in col...
The fourth numbering system effecting Ohio was the first one created by federal government. This was the federal highway system shown on the Ohio map of 1927, and included U.S. Route 30 in the corridor of the Lincoln Highway.
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) [1] was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the 620-mile (1,000 km) road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers.
In this book, we will follow the history of US roads from the Horse and Wagon Trails to Private Toll Roads, Named Highways, State and US Highways and the Interstate Highway System. We will also look at the impact that the US Highway System had on America, both good and bad.
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According to an article in Ohio History Connection, the first crash happened in 1891. It occurred in Ohio City, Ohio. That location is only about 100 miles north of Hamilton, Ohio. Although many people do not realize it, Ohio played a key role in the rise of the U.S. transportation industry.
