LEADER 02779nam 2200421 450 001 9910811707103321 005 20211104221347.0 010 $a1-63101-405-6 010 $a1-63101-406-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011529688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6381541 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011529688 100 $a20210317d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerica's first interstate $ethe national road, 1806-1853 /$fRoger Pickenpaugh 210 1$aKent, Ohio :$cThe Kent State University Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (233 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-60635-397-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The National Road was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, this 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was the main avenue to the West. Roger Pickenpaugh's comprehensive account is based on detailed archival research into documents that few scholars have examined, including sources from the National Archives, and details the promotion, construction, and use of this crucially important thoroughfare. America's First Interstate looks at the road from the perspective of westward expansion, stagecoach travel, freight hauling, livestock herding, and politics of construction as the project goes through changing presidential administrations. Pickenpaugh also describes how states assumed control of the road once the US government chose to abandon it, including the charging of tolls. His data-mining approach-revealing technical details, contracting procedures, lawsuits, charges and countercharges, local accounts of travel, and services along the road-provides a wealth of information for scholars to more critically consider the cultural and historical context of the Road's construction and use. While most of America's First Interstate covers the early days during the era of stagecoach and wagon traffic, the story continues to the decline of the road as railroads became prominent, its rebirth as US Route 40 during the automobile age, and its status in the present day"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aRoads$xHistory$zUnited States$y19th century 607 $aCumberland Road$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States Highway 40$xHistory 615 0$aRoads$xHistory 676 $a388.10973 700 $aPickenpaugh$b Roger$01604454 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811707103321 996 $aAmerica's first interstate$94002496 997 $aUNINA