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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/164641.aspx

With the Highway Trust Fund in jeopardy, U.S. policy makers are struggling to find a clear, broadly accepted vision for highways to meet the demands of the post-Interstate era. In medieval England, society wrestled with a fundamental shift in how to finance, build, and maintain bridges, the most expensive and complex part of their road system. The authors explore instructive parallels.

English

pp 26-33

2010-11

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Bridge construction; Financing; Highway bridges; Historic bridges; Maintenance; Transportation policy

England

Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration

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