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Title:

THE GREAT RIVER ROAD - A MODEL FOR AMERICA'S SCENIC ROUTES

Accession Number:

00204690

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE CHANGING AMERICAN ECONOMY, MORE LEISURE TIME FOR PLEASURE DRIVING AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND THE OBSOLESCENCE OF OLD ROADS BECAUSE OF NEW HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. THESE FACTORS ARE RELATED TO A FORMULA WHICH WILL REVITALIZE OLD ROADS AND GIVE THEM CONTINUED USEFULNESS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE FORMULA NOW BEING APPLIED ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD COULD SERVE AS THE MODEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER SCENIC ROUTE SYSTEMS.

Supplemental Notes:

Paper sponsored by Committee on Roadside Development and presented at the 45th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Title:

Roadside development

Monograph Accession #:

01410113

Authors:

Disque, Earl A

Pagination:

pp 34-49

Publication Date:

1967

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 161
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (18)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Design; Environment; Highways

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 6 1994 12:00AM

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