"Toll Gate, Turnpike Movements, Telford Road System, McAdam Road System"
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Artifact Overview
In the 19th century, road improvements in the United States tended to be private efforts financed by investors and supported by tolls. This illustration shows two methods of road construction. The Telford system used a base layer of stone blocks and an upper layer of smaller interlocking stones to support the road surface. Macadam (or McAdam) roads eliminated the stone-block foundation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1850-1900
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3809
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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