The Convict Trail - Illustrated history of the convict built road linking Sydney to the Hunter Valley.
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.
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.
Historic Highways - Lancashire - Comprehensive history. Topics include Roman roads, turnpike roads, and motorways. Includes gallery and forum.
A History of Roads in the US using Athens as a Case Study - Paper by Becky Brignac written in 1999, in the History Department, at the University of Georgia, to fulfill the senior writing requirement for completion of the history major.
The Mullan Road - Constructed between 1858 and 1862, was the first wagon road to cross the Rockies to the Inland Northwest. History of its construction and early use.
Namibian Roads in History - Illustrated history and development of the roads system from the 13th century till today.
The Nicolson Pavement - Full text of this 1859 publication about a wooden pavement invented by Samuel Nicolson.
Roads Through History - Presents an illustrated record of the history of road-making across South Australia. Joint project between Transport SA and the History Trust of South Australia.
Somerset Roads - Concise illustrated history of roads and turnpikes in the county.
The Turnpike Roads and Traffic up to 1830 - Article by J M Whiteley which first appeared in Diversion, the Lancashire County Council Surveyor's departmental magazine in July 1984.
Wayne County, Michigan - Roads - Claim to be the birthplace of modern roads. Features the first concrete road, historic pictures, and wriiten road histories.
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.
