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  Highway History http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/history.htm
United States Federal Highway Administration page with a collection of various auto trail, U.S. highway, and Interstates histories, some from older FHWA publications, as well as other related information.
  The Yellowstone Trail http://www.yellowstonetrail.org/
Guide to the old highway along the northern tier of the United States.
  Great Platte River Road Archway Monument http://www.archway.org/
Structure built over I-80 in Nebraska, U.S., commemorating the old wagon trail. Virtual tour included.
  Oregon Trail: The Trail West http://www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/othist.html
Detailed information about trail from Oregon to Missouri.
  Indiana's Historic National Road http://www.indiananationalroad.org/
Covers that state's portion of the road from Illinois to Maryland, U.S. Includes history and attraction listing.
  Interregional Highways http://www.roadfan.com/intreg.html
Early plans for systems in the United States, some implemented, some not.
  Route 40 - National Road http://www.route40.net/
Guide to the first federally-funded road in the U.S. (1800s) and the route which followed it later (US 40).
  Travel the Bozeman Trail http://www.bozemantrail.org/
A gold-rush trail cutting through the hunting grounds of the Northern Plains Indians in Montana and Wyoming, U.S.
  Old Spanish Trail Centennial http://www.oldspanishtrailcentennial.com/
Organization involved in preparing the 2029 celebration of the auto trail. Includes history and travel log scans of the route.
  The Dixie Highway of North Georgia http://www.dixiehighway.org/
Tourism project for Cobb, Bartow, Gordon, Whitfield and Catoosa Counties in the U.S. state. Features history and maps.
  National Road Association of Illinois http://www.nationalroad.org/
Organization focused on promoting the history of the first byway going west across America, currently known as U.S. Route 40. Includes history of the road, stories, membership details, and contacts.
  El Camino Real International Heritage Center http://www.elcaminoreal.org/
Includes information about the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, which traverses the country of Mexico and the U.S. state of New Mexico.
  Historic Columbia River Highway http://www.columbiariverhighway.com/
Site covering the routing in Oregon, U.S. along the river in the general location of modern US 30 and Interstate 84. Includes activity information, pictures, postcards and ephemera scans.
  North American Auto Trails http://academic.marion.ohio-state.edu/schul/trails/trails.html
Catalog of auto trails from the United States and Canada in the 1910s and 1920s; includes route markers and current numbers.
  Drive the Old Spanish Trail http://www.drivetheost.com/
Contains history about and photographs of the former auto trail running along the southern tier of the U.S.
  Roadsidephotos.sabr.org http://roadsidephotos.sabr.org/
Contains information about U.S. 66 and the Lincoln Highway, including maps.
  On the Trail of the Named Highways from Chicago to the Southwest http://windycityroadwarrior.com/Stories/Pontiac_Trail.html
Gives descriptions of these auto trails with specific mention of the Pontiac Trail.
  White Pole Road Development Corporation http://www.whitepoleroad.com/
Includes history of this Iowa, U.S., auto trail.
  Via Egnatia http://www.viaegnatia.net/
Ancient Roman Road through the Balkan Peninsula of Europe. Includes map, links, and news.
  A Few Ghostation and Ghostroad Pix http://personal.riverusers.com/~fw/ghostroads/ghostroads.htm
Description and photos of former US 80 through California and Arizona including the old plank road.
  New England Interstate Highways of the 1920s http://www.roadgeek.org/nehwys/
Route log of the system that predated the U.S. highway system.
  Historic Auto Trails of Massachusetts http://www.muddyriverpress.com/historicauto.html
History and photographs from the ones in the western part of the state and nearby areas.
  US-27 in Michigan http://www.cqql.net/us-27.htm
Includes some historic photographs and details about this route's former routing in the state, now supplanted primarily by US-127 and Interstate 69.
  Travel on the Old National Road http://www.alincolnlearning.us/NationalTrailActivity.html
Activity page containing articles and links regarding this U.S. road, now mostly US 40. Part of an educational website about Abraham Lincoln.
  Old Trails - US and Canadian Roads in the 20th Century http://www.rreid.net/OldTrails/
Contains various graphics and photographs of examples from the time period such as map covers, postcards, and signs.
  Dixie Highway http://www.us-highways.com/dixiehwy.htm
Guide to this eastern U.S. highway system of the early 1900s.
  Pete's Road Page http://members.tripod.com/~Ogden_Dunes/roads/
Contains articles on Northwest Indiana, U.S., roads such as the Dunes Highway, the Chicago-Detroit Post Road, and the Lincoln Highway. Includes maps.

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