"Elementary readers will follow the sequence of the process taken to build a highway from the proposal, planning, and actual construction. A table of contents, timeline, glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--Provided by publisher.
"Drivers who need to quickly get from one place to another use highways! In this title for emergent readers, the construction, materials, and science of highways are presented in a straightforward way with simple text, crisp photos, and engaging special features"--Provided by the publisher.
the untold story of the engineers, visionaries, and trailblazers who created the American superhighways
Swift, Earl
2011
Details the history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system, identifies the people involved in the development of American highways, and looks at how the interstates have transformed the country.
