Historic American Highways

Vintage photographs of 1940s and 1950s American roads, showcasing cars on highways, road construction, and distinct traffic patterns.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on Hutchinson River Parkway.

U.S. 1 Near Newark Airport. Original caption: Looking north and south from the sign bridge near the south end of the dual-dual section of U.S. 1 near Newark Airport. S.B. counts (5 min.) 1,932 VPH - 2,616. Photos by T. W. Kines, Sept. 12, 1947. State: New Jersey.

Arlington County, Virginia - Bus Turnout. Original caption: Arlinton County, Virginia - Bus Turnout (adjacent) Turnouts in diagonally opposite corners adjacent to 2-lane highways - Arlington Ridge Road at center entrance to Arlington Farms Residence Halls. Photo by T. W. Kines 8-17-1945. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

Missouri Project UI-888(2), Jackson Co., Southwest Trafficway in Kansas City, Missouri. Original caption: Missouri Project UI-888(2), Jackson Co., Southwest Trafficway in Kansas City, Mo. View looking south. Note how grates are set in the median strip. It has been observed that most of the water bypasses between the ends of the collecting troughs at the centerline of the viaduct and much of the water finds its way through+J95:L95 this gap. The condition is being studied to find a way to improve it. Photo by Richard C. Fisher, Bureau of Public Roads. October 17, 1950. State: Missouri. Place: Kansas City.

Intersection on the Governor Ritchie Highway connecting Baltimore with Annapolis. Original caption: Intersection on the Governor Ritchie Highway connecting Baltimore with Annapolis. Photo by J. K. Hillers. August 27, 1941. State: Maryland.

Vintage Photograph. Garden state parkway with a number of cars driving down the street.

View of transition from express to local lanes for northbound traffic between Carnegie and Haynes Separations, near Newark Airport on U.S. 1. Original caption: September 14, 1947. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey. Place: Newark.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on Hutchinson River Parkway.

Arroyo Seco Parkway. Original caption: Arroyo Seco Parkway in South Pasaden, California. (Inlet and outlet ramps at Orange Avenue). State: California.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic along the southern state parkway. Frame 5.

Vintage Photograph. Hutchinson River Parkway near Glenville.

Leif Ericson Drive from Oakwood Boulevard overpass looking north. Original caption: Leif Ericson Drive from Oakwood Blvd. overpass looking north. 4 lanes south bound, 2 lanes north bound. Photo by T. W. Kines, July 28, 1948. State: Illinois. Place: Chicago.

Vintage Photograph. New York State Taconic Parkway empty.

Vintage Photograph. US 2 Pleasant Street Bridge looking West at this point highway runs along the Belmont Arlington boundary line.

Vintage Photograph. Car on Northern State Parkway. Frame 2.

Vintage Photograph. Aerial of West Side Highway in New York City.

Vintage Photograph. Overall view of Indiana Turnpike.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on Hutchinson River Parkway near Tuckahoe New York.

Garden State Parkway Interchange on New Jersey Turnpike in Woodbridge Area. Original caption: The Garden State Parkway (former Route 4 Parkway) Interchange on the New Jersey Turnpike in the Woodbridge Area. The three-level structure in the upper foreground shows the main street in Woodbridge at the top level, underpassed by the Garden State Parkway and the Turnpike at the lowest level. Credit: New Jersey Turnpike Authority. State: New Jersey.

U.S. Highway 81 grade separation structure - Allen Avenue Underpass. Original caption: Texas Project UI 473(7) Tarrant County, December 26, 1951. U. S. Highway 81 grade separation structure - Allen Avenue Underpass. See also: Construction-Grade Separations 51-4658 thru 51-4662. State: Texas. Place: Tarrant County.

U.S. Route 1, Clarksville, New Jersey, circa 1930

Road gate at Mörke in Skövde, on the route between Skövde and Skultorp.

Vintage Photograph. Pennsylvania Turnpike at Willow Grove Interchange.

Two-lane Street with parking. Original caption: 2 lane with parking. Photos by T. W. Kines. State: California. Place: Long Beach.

Along the Governor Ritchie Highway connecting Baltimore with Annapolis. Original caption: Along the Governor Ritchie Highway connecting Baltimore with Annapolis. Photo by J. K. Hillers. August 27, 1941. State: Maryland.

U.S. 1 Near Newark Airport. Original caption: Looking north and south from the sign bridge near the south end of the dual-dual section of U.S. 1 near Newark Airport. S.B. counts (5 min.) 1,932 VPH - 2,616. Photos by T. W. Kines, Sept. 12, 1947. State: New Jersey.

Garden State Parkway. Original caption: The Garden State Parkway (former Route 4 Parkway) interchange on the New Jersey turnpike in Woodbridge area. The three-level structure in the upper foreground shows the main street in Woodbridge at the top level, underpassed by the Garden State Parkway and the Turnpike at the lowest level. State: New Jersey.

Vintage Photograph. Cars waiting to board Lake Champlain ferry for 10 miles crossing to Port Kent New York in Burlington Vermont.

Cars driving on Intersection of Pelham Parkway to Hutchinson River Parkway, Bronx, New York

Vintage Photograph. Trucks driving on Route 22 near Somerville, New Jersey, Frame 3

USA, California, Los Angeles, freeways

Vintage Photograph. Tractor truck on Ohio Route 40.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic along Hutchinson River Parkway. Frame 2.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic along Hutchinson River Parkway. Frame 1.

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Maine Avenue SW looking Southeast. Original caption: Maine Avenue SW looking Southeast from Railroad Overpass at 14th Street SW Photos by J. H. Williamson. State: Washington, DC.

Santa Ana Parkway. Original caption: Santa Ana Parkway looking north from just south toward Whittier Street Viaduct. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Edsel Ford Expressway. Original caption: Detroit, Michigan. Edsdel Ford Expressway. Aerial view looking east showing Michigan Avenue traffic interchange facilities. McGraw Avenue on left of Ford Expressway and Michigan Avenue on right. Wyoming Avenue is under railroad track crossing in foreground and intersects Michigan Avenue at grade. State: Michigan. Place: Detroit.

San Joaquin Valley. U.S. 99, the highway the migrant families ceaselessly travel. See general caption. California. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , San Joaquin Valley, Migration, Internal, Internal migration

Alameda County, California. Original caption: Alameda County, California. In san Leandro near south city limits of Oakland. Aerial view of 4-quadrant cloverleaf on Eastshore Exspressway (Route 69) looking northeast at Davis Street interchange. In one quadrant the inner loop is combined with the outer connection into a single 2-lane pavement. State: California.

Aerial of Route 25 and Haynes Avenue, looking west, Newark, New Jersey, circa 1950

At the railway in Enköping.

Vintage Photograph. Country scene along Highway Route 30.

Motorway. lodi exit. 1962.

View of the (closed) railway crossing in the Bemmelseweg in Elst.

View of the Leidseveertunnel in Utrecht, from the northeast.n.b. The name Leidseveertunnel was only granted on November 28, 1953.

Highways. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Vintage Photograph. Traffic with trucks on highway.

Alameda County, California. Original caption: Alameda County, California. Eastshore Freeway-aerial view showing First Avenue structure at two-quadrant cloverleaf interchange. Photo taken July 2, 1952. State: California.

Vintage Photograph. Merritt Parkway near New Canaan. Frame 2.

Lincolnia interchange - Route 236 ov Shirley Highway. Original caption: Lincolnia interchange - Route 236 over Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway. Southwest inner loop in the background; southeast inner connection in the foreground. June 15, 1952. State: Virginia. Place: Fairfax County.

Pulaski Skyway and Route 25 intersection with Doremus Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey. Original caption: Pulaski Skyway and Route 25 intersection with Doremus Ave., Jersey City, N.J. Photo by T. W. Kines Sept. 13, 1947. State: New Jersey. Place: Jersey City.

Vintage Photograph. Cars passing on Taconic State Parkway.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on Ohio Route 40.

View of transition from express to local lanes for northbound traffic between Carnegie and Haynes Separations, near Newark Airport on U.S. 1. Original caption: September 14, 1947. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey. Place: Newark.

Intersection of Klingle Rd and Porter Street, NW. Original caption: Entrance and exit lanes to Klingle Road at intersection of Porter Street, NW, Washington, DC April 1950. State: District of Columbia. Place: Washington.

Looking north along dual-dual section of U.S. 1, from atop Carnegie Ave Grade Separation. Original caption: Oct. 27, 1948. T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey.

Opening of the autobahn to Munich

Traffic on Marginal Highway

Anefo photo collection. Traffic Square Ouder. February 28, 1967

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on Southern State Parkway, Long Island NY. Frame 1.

Aerial photo of the Baronieweg intersection (Diagonal, the T19, the IJsselstein ring road) with the High Biezen (right); In the background business park Paardenveld.

Vintage Photograph. Hutchinson River Parkway Looking South. Frame 3.

Vintage Photograph. Cars of route 4.

Trail Completed. 1931 - 1945. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Turtle Mountain Agency. 7/1/1910-9/17/1947. Photographs

Vintage Photograph. Highway with car and travel trailer behind.

Vintage Photograph. Air view of Pennsylvania Turnpike near Mahoning Valley Interchange. Frame 1

Road Construction with Truck. 1908 - 1919. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Nett Lake Agency. 1908-1919. Photographs

Anefo photo collection. Traffic Square Ouder. February 28, 1967

Vintage Photograph. The interstate near Alpine.

View of the Rijksweg 2 in Oudenrijn, from the south. Left in the background the traffic square Hooggelegen.

Route 69 Eastshore Highway Contra Costa County University Avenue Connection California. State: California. Place: Contra Costa County.

Vintage Photograph. Backed up lanes of traffic headed away from the camera in route 4.

Vintage Photograph. Highway US 23 south of Toccoa Georgia.

Bakersfield, Kern County. Original caption: Bakersfield, Kern County, California. Four-lane limited freeway. See Calif. Highways & Public Works, January-February 1949. Photo sent with letter from McCoy to Hilts, April 17, 1950. State: California. Place: Bakersfield.

Damaged Road Along U.S. 69. Original caption: Rough, broken-up 18 foot concrete pavement and inadequate shoulders on US 69 south of McAlester, between Savanna and Kiowa, Oklahoma. These 7.8 miles of concrete pavement were constructed in 1924 and are obsolete for the 3,500 vehicles per day using this highway in 1950. This section of highway also extends along the east side of the US Naval Ammunition Depot from which installation considerable ammunition is hauled to US ports via truck transport over this road. State: Oklahoma.

Vintage Photograph. Traffic on Hutchinson River Parkway near Mt Vernon. Frame 2.

The autostrades of the Reich - circle around Berlin.The "Berlin circle" will lead in a large bend round about the outskirts of Berlin. This by-pass road will relieve the capital of the through traffic. T.p.s. a view of the now completed part of the "Berlin circle of the autoroads of the Reich. February 13, 1955.

Cahuenga Pass Section of Hollywood Parkway. Original caption: Cahuenga Pass Section of Hollywood Espressway, looking south from north of Barham Overpass in foreground. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Vintage Photograph. Heavy traffic on route four going through a town. Frame 2.

Massachusetts - Cape Cod Canal through Lexington, Aerial Photograph.

Santa Ana Parkway. Original caption: Santa Ana Parkway looking north from just north of Whittier Street Viaduct toward 4th Street. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Land consolidation Land van Maas and Waal. Paalbrug (a Volkswagen Beetle on the bridge). undated. Gelderland, Land van Maas and Waal

Cahuenga Pass Expressway. Original caption: Cahuenga Pass Expressway, Los An geles, California. Photos by T. W. Kines, Aug. 22, 1948. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Contract No. 57, Portion of Petersham-New Salem Highway, New Salem, Franklin County, looking northerly from Sta. 29+40, New Salem, Mass., Sep. 30, 1937

Valley Street , Buildings, Automobiles. Lawrence

Belair Road, North Baltimore, Maryland, looking north. Original caption: Belair Road, North Baltimore, Maryland, looking north, including pavement rails and overhead wires for trolley service. State: Maryland. Place: Baltimore.

Vintage Photograph. Garden state parkway near Westfield.

Anefo photo collection. A-28 Amersfoort Utrecht month (overview). October 7, 1986. Amersfoort

Poll photo collection. Traffic roads and bridges in the Netherlands. Car drives to the bridge over the Amsterdam-Rhine canal at Jutphaas. June 1, 1952. Jutphaas, Utrecht (province)

Sonoma County, California. Highway through the chicken ranch country 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Sonoma County

Vintage Photograph. Trucks on Route 40 near Delaware Memorial Bridge. Frame 2

Highway leading into Junction, Texas, which is in the center of the goat and sheep raising country of west Texas 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Junction, Texas , Kimble County

View of an Ahob's secure railway crossing in Zwolle.

View of the Spoorpont over the Rhine in Welle (Germany, Spoorlijn Elten - Kleve), with steam locomotive no. 522 (series 500) of the S.S. (later no. 6906, series 6900 of the N.S.).

New Jersey turnpike Interchange No. 4, Philadelphia-Camden. State: New Jersey.

Dunkirk - Highways. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Trunk Highway #89, South of Red Lake. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. 1964-. Photographs

10/23/1974. Peace Avenue, Vallecas section.

Cahuenga Pass Section of Hollywood Parkway. Original caption: Cahuenga Pass Section of Hollywood Parkway, looking north from south of Highland Avenue Intersection. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Transparency - Highway, ON, about 1927

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