Indian Trails to Super Highways; By William H. Shank, P.E.; 1974; 64 pp; Soft Cover; 6x9 in.; ISBN: 0-933788-39-8; Item # ACT05
This small book traces the development of the inter-city roads in Pennsylvania over the past three hundred years, from Indian trails to superhighways of the 21st century.
The following is from the Table of Contents:
- Chapter I – Original Pennsylvania Settlers and Their Communications
- Chapter II – The Invasion of Pennsylvania
- Chapter III – Early Roads in Pennsylvania
- Chapter IV – Early Conveyances and Travel Conditions in Pennsylvania
- Chapter V – The First Stone-Surfaced Roads
- Chapter VI – Highway Hibernations in the 1800’s
- Chapter VII – The Automobile and Modern Highways.
