Good Roads Movement

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

Read Next

Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting

Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?

Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

High angle view of a woman crossing a road. City streets, asphalt, bike lanes, car traffic, pedestrians

Why Are Roads Made of Asphalt?

Discover

German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

President Richard M. Nixon smiles and gives the victory sign as he boards the White House helicopter after his resignation on August 9, 1974 in Washington, D.C.

Timeline of the 1970s

green digital binary symbols

What Comes After Terabyte?

Statue of Nostradamus

Nostradamus and His Prophecies

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Good Roads Movement: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Date	c. 1970 - 1926
Areas Of Involvement	road • highway
Related People	Cyrus Stevens Avery • Albert Augustus Pope

Photos

See All Images →