Historic Highway Scenes

Black-and-white images of Maryland highways, showcasing U.S. Route 1 and Governor Ritchie Highway with vintage vehicles and rural surroundings.

State Route 128. Original caption: State Route 128, the new circumferentail route around Boston. State: Massachusetts.

U.S. Route 1, south of Savage, Maryland, looking toward Baltimore. Original caption: U.S. Route 1, south of Savage, Maryland, looking toward Baltimore. Compare with 39-4275A, made before relocation of road. Illustrates decrease in traffic caused by gasoline rationing. Photo by Roy Sha. May 18, 1942. State: Maryland.

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.

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

Railway crossing at Vintrie. On the line between Södervärn - Vellinge.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge - West Approach Road. Original caption: Photo by C. H. Ritter, April 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Ritchie Highway between Baltimore and Annapolis. Original caption: Ritchie Highway between Baltimore and Annapolis. Photo by T. W. Kines. May 1948. State: Maryland. Place: Ritchie Highway.

State Route 128. Original caption: State Route 128, the new circumferentail route around Boston. State: Massachusetts.

Railway crossing at Kistinge on the line between Halmstad and Trönninge.

Sharon Railway Station. Sharon Railway Station

Contract No. 60, Access Roads to Shaft 12, Quabbin Aqueduct, Hardwick and Greenwich, looking ahead from Sta. 18+75, Greenwich and Hardwick, Mass., Oct. 31, 1938

Site of accident to car S1316 along Daniel Shays Highway, looking northwesterly towards Shutesbury, Pelham, Mass., Nov. 15, 1938 : Parcel no. 466 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, roads, automobiles, Traffic accidents

West Side Truck Trail. 1900 - 1960. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office. Fort Berthold Agency. 1949-. Photographs

The State Railways, SJ New entrance road at Liljeholmen

Lincoln Highway approaching Paradise, Pennsylvania 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Water on highway due to melting snow, Clermont County, Ohio 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Railway crossing at Åsljunga on the route between Skåne's Fagerhult and Örkelljunga.

Site of accident to car S1316 along Daniel Shays Highway, looking northwesterly towards Shutesbury, Pelham, Mass., Nov. 15, 1938 : Parcel no. 466 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, roads, automobiles, Traffic accidents

Off-street Parking For Shopping Center on Annapolis Road at 54th Street. Original caption: Off-street parking for shopping center on Annapolis Road at 54th Street. Photo by T. W. Kines, July 8, 1949. State: Maryland. Place: Bladensburg.

Railway crossing at Korröd on the line between Båstad and Grevie.

Truck Trail in Bullhead District. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Roads - Indiana. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Railway crossing in Hyby.

Visby station opened open in 1878 by Gotland railways, GJ. Then the two -storey station house was built in stone. New magazine was built in 1912. Rälsbussgararage with four gates was built in 1945. Gj was nationalized in 1947. The public traffic was closed down in 1960. Individual freight traffic under the auspices of Visby Andelslakti was conducted on the section Slaktriet-Visby harbor until May 1962.

Low Water Bridge across Little River on State Highway No. 7. Original caption: Low Water Bridge across Little River on State Highway No. 7, approximately 25 miles northwest of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Construction was underway as of June 30, 1951, on three other bridges on the section of State Highway No. 7, between Broken Bow and Antlers, at a total estimated cost of $430,000. The State is developing a new and direct highway between these points. The Little River Bridge is the last remaining unbridged gap in this new State highway which, when completed, will not only serve considerable through traffic but will serve as an access road to some of the finest standing timber in Oklahoma. State: Oklahoma.

Car on road

Highway U.S. 101 which runs the full length of California. A main artery on which all travel California, near King City. Photographs. 1936-02. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , King City, California , Monterey County, Migration, Internal, Roads, Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939

Highway crossing the desert in Sandoval County, New Mexico. 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Sandoval County

Truck Trail. 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Roads - Arkansas. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Bridge in the 1920s. Stockholm - Västerås - Berglagen Railway.

Hallsberg station.

Edsel Ford Expressway. Original caption: Edsel Ford Expressway, looking west from Martin Avenue Grade Separation. Photo Credit: Michigan State Highway Department. July 18, 1951. State: Michigan. Place: Detroit.

Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2) between Baltimore and Annapolis. Original caption: Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2) between Baltimore and Annapolis. Photo by C. H. Ritter. May 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Ritchie Highway.

Roads - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Railway crossing at Malmövägen in Ystad.

Traffic on Merritt Parkway overpass. Original caption: Traffic on Merritt Parkway overpass. Copied from Merritt Parkway Speed Study, 1947. Connecticut State Highway Department. State: Connecticut.

Contract No. 21, Portion of Ware-Belchertown Highway, Ware and Belchertown, Ware-Belchertown highway, looking west from Sta. 221+00, Ware and Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 14, 1932

Station with park facility

Railway crossing, in the background tankers.

Grade separation on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Original caption: Grade separation on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Copied from Merritt Parkway Speed Study, 1947. Connecticut State Highway Department. State: Connecticut.

Aerial view Pennsylvania Turnpike , Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Road Mixing. Original caption: Road mixing from kilometer 2.4 looking north. State: Puerto Rico. Place: Santurce - Bayamon Road.

Ramona Parkway. Original caption: Ramona Parkway in Los Angeles, California. (Outlet to Navengo Street) State Highway Route No. 26. State: California.

Roads - North Carolina. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

West Side Truck Trail. 1900 - 1960. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office. Fort Berthold Agency. 1949-. Photographs

Off-street Parking For shopping Center on South Side of U.S. 50. Original caption: Off-street parking for shopping center on south side of U.S. 50, looking west from just east of intersection with Maryland State Route 205. Photo by T. W. Kines, July 8, 1949. State: Maryland. Place: Bladensburg.

Contract No. 55, Portion of Petersham-New Salem Highway, Petersham, Franklin County (Worcester County), looking west from Sta. 235+50, Franklin County, Mass., Jul. 6, 1936

View of Munson Grove Truck Trail. 1920 - 1965. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sisseton Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Vintage Photograph. A highway through the country. Frame 2.

181-4-B2 Church Spur (Summer). Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

German leg today car. A truck of the Wehrmacht is on a road at an ANWB board. Rear stands: Auf der AutoStrasse Nach Rotterdam.

Landing Fields - Mexico, Aerial Photograph.

Contract No. 60, Access Roads to Shaft 12, Quabbin Aqueduct, Hardwick and Greenwich, looking ahead from Sta. 82+85, Greenwich and Hardwick, Mass., Sep. 28, 1938

Roads - Kentucky. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Boat dock in Ljusdal.

Railway crossing at Ovesholm, on the route between Långebro and Tollarp.

Floods 1955 , Streets, Automobiles, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Historical Transportation - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Landing Fields - Alaska - Big Delta, Aerial Photograph.

Looking east along Dr. Ashford Avenue and Magdalina Street from west junction. State: Puerto Rico.

Railway crossing at the Östra Kärrstorp stop.

Railway crossing with a guard cure in Köpinge on the line between Svenstorp and Köpingebro.

Reservations at Toporoutz.

Landing Fields - Alaska - Medfra through Merrill Field, Aerial Photograph.

Contract No. 66, Regulating Dams, Middle Branch (New Salem), and East Branch of the Swift River, Hardwick and Petersham (formerly Dana), Access Road, looking easterly from Sta. 27+50, middle branch regulating dam, Hardwick, Mass., Nov. 10, 1939

Floods 1955 , Floods, Streets, Automobiles, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Railway crossing at Qviinge, on the route between Hanaskog and Knislinge.

Arlington County, Virginia - Bus Turnout. Original caption: Arlinton County, Virginia - Bus Turnout (adjacent) Bus turnouts adjacent to 2-lane highway directly opposite - Arlington Ridge Road via south entrance to Arlington Farms Residence Halls. Photo by T. W. Kines 8-17-1945. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

Joseph W. Truman, looking northeasterly from station 653+95, property abutting highway, New Salem, Mass., Oct. 24, 1935 : Parcel no. 487-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, roads

Aerial photo over Vislanda station and yard area.

Hollywood Parkway - Barham to Vineland. Original caption: Looking northerly at grade separation of Landershim Boulevard under Hollywood Parkway. State: California.

Automatic gates at the grade crossing at Ponce, south of Aguadilla. Original caption: Automatic gates at the grade crossing at Ponce, south of Aguadilla, on the western railroad supply company. Lines at Kilometer 156 between Aguada and Rincon in Puerto Rico. State: Puerto Rico.

Texas - McQueen, Aerial Photograph.

Scene of automobile accident on Administration Road (station 85+62) about 1300' northerly from the traffic circle, looking southerly, Quabbin Reservoir, Mass., Oct. 16, 1946 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, roads, automobiles, police cars, Traffic accidents

Logging: Transportation: Trucks - West Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Truck Trail in Dunseith. 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

Funston Avenue Freeway. Original caption: Funston Avenue Freeway with off-street emergency parking. Photos by T. W. Kines, Aug. 17, 1948. State: California. Place: San Francisco.

Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. Original caption: Air plane view Mount Vernon Memorial Highway - cloverleaf - Sta. 62 - Air view - looking northwest of 14th Street underpass. State: Virginia. Place: Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway.

Off-street Parking For Shopping Center on Annapolis Road at 54th Street. Original caption: Off-street parking for shopping center on Annapolis Road at 54th Street. Photo by T. W. Kines, July 8, 1949. State: Maryland. Place: Bladensburg.

Railway crossing at Östra Ljungby, on the route between Stidsvig and Kärreberga.

Road Construction - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Stuvsta station

New York - Calverton Station through Cedarhurst, Aerial Photograph.

Whitehurst Freeway Overpass. Original caption: Whitehurst Freeway overpass at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and K Street, N.W. State: DC. Place: Washington.

Roads - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Aerial photo over Vittaryd station.

Looking northerly along Daniel Shays Highway, showing scene of accident to car S1316, Pelham, Mass., Nov. 15, 1938 : Parcel no. 466 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, roads, automobiles, Traffic accidents

Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington. Original caption: Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Tacoma, Washington. Looking westerly from south side of bridge, between 10:00 and 11:00am November 7, 1940 showing the twisting wave motion with opposite girders out of phase with each other. The angular transverse slope of deck is indicated by the angle between light posts and vertical cable hangers (About 45° was maximum reached). Note auto headed toward camera between third and fourth light posts to the left of right tower. This auto with brakes set and in gear was prior to failure, turned in increments about 180° horizontally but remained at the same location on the deck, thus demonstrating that the wave cycle was rapid enough to exceed action of gravity. Photograph by Bashford - Thompson, Tacoma, Washington. State: Washington.

Road to Mindjer lake with resting Indian carriers and horses. Part of travel album with photographs of activity and sights on Sumatra and Java and from the trip to and from the Dutch East Indies.

Logging: Transportation: Railroads - Pennsylvania. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Aerial View Of Yonton Airstrip, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Landing Fields - Philippines - Mindanao Island, Aerial Photograph.

Roadport at Norsesund.

Railway crossing in Tubbarp on the route between Sibbhult and Immeln.

Landing Fields - Canada, Aerial Photograph.

Stockholm's northern station at Norra Bantorget.

Vintage Photograph. The horseless carriage of ancient vintage.

Air picture over Kungsörs boat yard.

Traffic on Various Streets in the District of Columbia, Between Ohio Avenue and "E" Streets and 14th and 15th Streets. Original caption: Traffic on various streets in the District of Columbia, between Ohio Avenue and "E" Streets and 14th and 15th Streets prior to construction of Commerce Building. J. K. Hillers about 1927. State: Washington, D. C.

Railway crossing in Mörlunda with children on the track.

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