Historical Road Infrastructure

Black and white archival photos depicting historical road infrastructure and bus turnouts in Virginia, California, and Ontario, highlighting mid-20th century transport.

Queen Elizabeth Way, Looking Northwest Approximately 2 Miles East of St. Catharines, Ontario. Original caption: Queen Elizabeth Way, looking northwest from grade separation structure at intersection with Route 8, approximately 2 miles east of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photo by D. W. Loutzenheiser, July 1949. State: Canada. Place: Ontario.

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.

Three-level grade separation on US 460 at South Norfolk, Virginia. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Virginia. Place: Norfolk.

Bayshore Freeway. Original caption: California Project U-181(20). Bayshore Freeway. South towards Grand Ave. Overhead. Califronia Street Pedestrian Overcrossing in foreground. State: California. Place: San Francisco.

Queen Elizabeth Way, Looking Northwest Approximately 2 Miles East of St. Catharines, Ontario. Original caption: Queen Elizabeth Way, looking northwest from grade separation structure at intersection with Route 8, approximately 2 miles east of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photo by D. W. Loutzenheiser, July 1949. State: Canada. Place: Ontario.

Roller Rolling Bituminous Footwalk; "Little Ford" Roller Rolling Crushed Rock. Original caption: 49-1192: Looking west at roller rolling bituminous footwalk, Km. 30.8. Original caption: 49-1193: Small "Little Ford" roller rolling crushed rock base course for sidewalks. About Km. 39. Both: Project F-30(3) Vega Alta - Manati. State: Puerto Rico.

View of U.S. 1, between Aiken, South Carolina and August, Georgia. Original caption: View of US 1, between Aiken, South Carolina and August, Georgia - about 1/2 mile south of view shown in 52-641. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Georgia.

Hollywood Freeway. Original caption: California Project 481 UI 403. Hollywood Freeway looking west from Bonnie Brae overhead. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Motel on U.S. 101 Alt. North of Santa Monica. Original caption: Motel on US 101 Alt. north of Santa Monica. Private roadside development is certain to occupy narrow strips of land between roads and shoreline. Such strips should be acquired as a part of highway rights of way. Highway safety and public convenience in using the highway requires all private development to be kept beyond a reasonable setback line. State: California.

Transit Terminal at Wisconsin and Western Avenues. Original caption: Transit terminal at Wisconsin and Western Avenues. DC-Maryland District Line. Photo by T. W. Kines, Oct 15, 1947. State: Washington, DC.

Service station in middle of boulevard, Santiago, Chile. Original caption: Service station in middle of boulevard - Santiago, Chile. No protection from the rear for unwary customer. June 1941. Harry P. Hart. State: Chile.

U.S. Route 40 looking toward Aberdeen, Maryland. Original caption: J. K. Hillers - August 16, 1939. State: Maryland.

New Jersey Turnpike Three Miles North of Newark Interchange. Original caption: New Jersey Turnpike three miles north of Newark Interchange, looking north. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Looking north along U.S. Route 301. Original caption: Looking north along U.S. Route 301, a two-lane highway near, Marlboro, Maryland. Note: 10-foot gravel shoulders in foreground and paved shoulders on inside curve in background. Photo by T. W. Kines. May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Marlboro.

Grade separation intersection of US 58 and US 13, Norfolk, Virginia. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Virginia. Place: Norfolk.

Turnout for left-turn movement on US 13 in Farnsworth, Delaware. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, August 1952. State: Delaware. Place: Farnsworth.

View of New Jersey Turnpike From Bridge 22. Original caption: View of New Jersey Turnpike From Bridge 22, looking north, near Swedesboro, New Jersey. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Washington National Airport Access Roads. Original caption: Washington National Airport - access roads. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Virginia. Place: Gravelly Point.

Hutchinson River Parkway. Original caption: Hutchinson River Parkway - Connects with Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Project WPH 660-B. Purchase, New York. Taken July 5, 1940. State: New York. Place: Westchester County.

Access road and straw mulching on Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. Original caption: Access road and straw mulching. Intersection of State 43 and Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo by T. W. Kines. Aug 19, 1950. State: Virginia. Place: Blue Ridge Parkway.

Road in Florida. Original caption: 7th Avenue and 79th Street, N. W. Miami, Florida. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: Miami.

Carnegie Avenue grade separation. Original caption: Carnegie Avenue grade separation on dual-dual section of U.S. 1, south of Newark Airport, New Jersey. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey.

Hawaii Project SDR 3(1), Station 45-40. Original caption: Hawaii Project SDR 3(1), March 30, 1950. Looking north from highway overcrossing, Station 45-40. State: Hawaii.

Grade separation, South Western Avenue and West 34th Street; Expressway on Western Avenue at the ship canal. Original caption: 48-1004 - Grade separation, South Western Ave. and West 34th Street. Median 15 inches, 22 feet curb to curb. Original caption: 48-1005 - Expressway on Western Ave. at the ship canal. Photos by T. W. Kines. July 28, 1948. State: Illinois. Place: Chicago.

Hawaii Project No. WDR 4(1). Original caption: Completed pavement and shoulder on Kaukonahua Avenue, 3.5 miles north of northwest end of Project DA-WR 7. Hawaii Project No. WDR 4(1), January 31, 1950. State: Hawaii.

Woodbury-South Camden Exit Off New Jersey Turnpike. Original caption: Woodbury-South Camden Exit Off NJ Turnpike. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Road in Florida. Original caption: Note light traffic on street in outlying section of Miami - Grapeland Boulevard (27th Avenue). Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: North Miami.

US 40 just south of Middletown, Maryland. Original caption: US 40 just south of Middletown, Maryland - a modern 2-lane highway with climbing lane for trucks or slow-moving vehicles in foreground. Photo by Kines & Ritter, June 1953. State: Maryland.

Federal-aid Project construction of new bridge at intersection of U.S. Routes 220 and 64, Asheboro, North Carolina. Original caption: Federal-aid Project construction of new bridge at intersection of U.S. Routes 220 and 64, Asheboro, North Carolina. By T. W. Kines, June 2, 1950. State: North Carolina. Place: U.S. Routes 220 and 65.

Arlington County, Virginia - Bus Turnout. Original caption: Arlinton County, Virginia - Bus Turnout (adjacent) Turnouts on diagonally opposite corners 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.

Turnout for bus stop - note slabs of concrete for passenger use. Original caption: Turnout for bus stop - note slabs of concrete for passenger use. Designed for 2 busses. Massachusetts Avenue at 16th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Photo by C. H. Ritter, August 1953. State: Washington, DC.

On U.S. Highway 61 and 40 T.R. near the intersection of Olive Street Road at Bellefontaine. Original caption: On U. S. Highway 61 and 40 T.R. near the intersection of Olive Street Road at Bellefontaine. View of U. S. 61 and 50 T.R. at Bellefontaine showing the beginning of the divided dual lane highway divided by a parkway and the end of the 4-10 ft. lanes. This is a section of the superhighway in St. Louis county about 8 miles west of Lindberg Blvd. August 14, 1940. Typical Cross Section - For four-lane divided highway is similar to that shown for this route in "A Portfolio of Express Highways" published by P.C.A. State: Missouri.

Character of Culvert Between Billings and Big Timber. Original caption: A. L. Westgard trip - New York - Los Angeles - 1910. Character of culvert between Billings and Big Timber. A. L. Westgard. July, 1912. State: Montana Place: Billings.

State Route 826 in North Miami, Florida. Original caption: State Route 826 which connects with Ocean Boulevard and then Golden Glades Drive in North Miami, Florida. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. See also - HIGHWAYS - Streets 52-740 - approach to grade separation. State: Florida. Place: North Miami.

Substandard underpass eliminated by a modern 4 lane improvement of U.S. 41 in Georgia. Original caption: Obstacles to traffic, such as this substandard underpass, were eliminated by the modern four lane improvement of US 41 between Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia. See 52-117, Highways-Primary-Bituminous. State: Georgia.

Lakewood Boulevard. Original caption: Looking east along Lakewood Boulevard toward Santa Ana Freeway overpass, Los Angeles, California. Photo by T. W. Kines, Nov. 10, 1953. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Traffic Along the Present Highway Through Colmar, About 52 Miles South of Raton. Original caption: This shows traffic along the present highway through Colmar. The picture gives a general idea at the size of the town which is about 52 miles south of Raton. Although unimportant today, this was an important point on the Old Santa Fe Trail, it being the confluence of the Colorado and Kansas branches. From there on to Santa Fe there was only one trail. Taken February, 1939. State: New Mexico.

Left-turn storage lane on South Ridgewood Avenue (US 1) in Daytona Beach, Florida. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, February, 1952. State: Florida. Place: Daytona Beach.

Slope Erosion on Shirley Memorial Highway. Original caption: Slope erosion on Shirley Highway obstructing the drainway. Photo by C. H. Ritter, June 1953. State: Virginia.

Street in Florida. Original caption: US Route 1 (South Ridgewood Avenue) thru Datona Beach, Florida. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: Daytona Beach.

Balboa Parkway. Original caption: U-234(2) Balboa Parkway C-313 looking south towards Pasco Ramp & Washington Street Bridge. 3/10/48. State: California.

New Jersey Turnpike Ramps. Original caption: Exit ramp on the New Jersey Turnpike. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Works program grade crossing elimination in Lake County, Illinois. Original caption: Works program grade crossing elimination in Lake County, Illinois. U.S. Route 41. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, north of Gurnee. Looking East. 9-14-1939. State: Illinois. Place: Lake County.

Grade separation on Crump Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee. Original caption: Grade separation on Crump Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee. Photo by T. W. Kines, April 1951. State: Tennessee. Place: Memphis.

Finished Pavement, Village of Honuapo. Original caption: 40-1071: FAP 16-B (1) - Finished pavement as seen from station 3 looking south toward the junction with FAP 4-C (1). Note tassels on sugar cane. December 6, 1939. Original caption: 40-1072: FAGH 18-D (1), looking north from south end through village of Honuapo. January 3, 1940. State: Hawaii.

Road in Florida. Original caption: Route A1A - secondary road between Datona Beach and St. Augustine, Florida. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida.

View of U.S. Route 1 from atop overpass at Muirkirk, Maryland. Original caption: View of U.S. Route 1 from atop overpass at Muirkirk, Maryland. Photo by C. H. Ritter. May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Muirkirk.

U.S. Route 41 between Marquette and Negaunee, Michigan. Original caption: U.S. Route 41 between Marquette and Negaunee, Michigan. Photo by Childs Art Gallery. Ishpeming, Michigan. State: Michigan. Place: Marquette / Naunee.

Parking area at Palisade head roadside park on US Route 61, Minnesota. Original caption: Photo by G. B. Gordon, August 1951. Photo used in Mr. Gordon's Report. State: Minnesota.

Street in Florida. Original caption: Hogan Road, Jacksonville, Florida. Urban project - 4-lane divided highway with parking. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: Jacksonville.

U.S. 40, or Express Highway. Original caption: U.S. 40, or Express Highway. Photo by T. W. Kines. April 20, 1951. State: Missouri. Place: Saint Louis.

View of eastbound roadway of US 40, showing parking turnout from Route 29 grade separation structure. Original caption: View of eastbound roadway of US 40, showing parking turnout - also variable median - from Route 29 grade separation structure. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Maryland.

U.S. 91 two miles west of Downey, Idaho. Original caption: US 91 two miles west of Downey, Idaho. Photo by T. W. Kines, June 1953. State: Idaho.

View of U.S. 17, 22 miles south of Savannah, Georgia. Original caption: View of US 17, 22 miles south of Savannah, Georgia. Photo by T. W. Kines, February 1952. State: Georgia.

Looking west into Whitehurst Freeway. Original caption: Looking west into Whitehurst Freeway from 25th Street NW. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Washington, DC.

Looking north along southbound roadway of U.S. 301, showing double entry ramp from Route 5. Original caption: Looking north along southbound roadway of U.S. 301, showing double entry ramp from Route 5, near Brandywine, Maryland. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Brandywine.

Signal light system - Pennsylvania Ave. Original caption: Signal light system - Pennsylvania Avenue and Minnesota Avenue SE. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Washington, DC.

National Pike at La Vale, Maryland. State: Maryland Place: La Vale.

Four-lane Street with parking. Original caption: 4- lane with parking. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: California. Place: Oakland.

Poor Road With Horse Pulling Auto, Earth Road Between Golden and Idaho Springs. Original caption: Poor road with horse pulling auto - A. L. Westgard - 1911. Earth road between Golden and Idaho Springs. A. L. Westgard. October 1912. State: Colorado Place: Golden.

U.S. 6 - Secondary highway between Watertown and Woodbury, Connecticut. Original caption: U.S. 6 - Secondary highway between Watertown and Woodbury, Connecticut. Photo by T. W. Kines. June 19, 1956. State: Connecticut.

Lamar, Colorado, Looking North at Santa Fe Crossing of Main Street, U.S. 50. Original caption: Lamar, Colorado. Looking north at Santa Fe crossing of Main Street, U.S. 50, Train is Santa Fe "El Capitan" traveling at better than 75 mph. In addition to the automatic signals, two flagmen are used when these non-stop streamliners pass through. State: Colorado.

Northern road finished to gravel surface. Original caption: Section northern road finished to gravel surface approximately 24 feet wide. Note flat slopes. State: Canada.

14th Street Highway Bridge. Original caption: First northbound traffic on new Highway Bridge following dedication ceremonies May 9, 1950. Photo by H. H. Ritter. State: District of Columbia. Place: Washington.

U.S. Route 1, Maryland, about two miles south of Elkridge. Original caption: U.S. Route 1 between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, about two miles south of Elkridge. Photo by Kines and Ritter, June 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Elkridge.

Friendship International Airport. Original caption: Friendship International Airport. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Maryland. Place: Baltimore.

Water Sports - Arizona. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Edsel Ford Expressway. Original caption: Edsel Ford Expressway. Photo by T. W. Kines. June 1951. State: Michigan. Place: Detroit.

View of East West Highway. Original caption: View along East-West Highway showing service road on north side of highway - looking east. Photo by Kines & Ritter, June 1953. State: Maryland.

North end of dual-dual section of U.S. 1 near Newark Airport. Original caption: 47-1450 - Looking north from north end of dual-dual section on US 1 near Newark Airport. Note sign bridge near Port St. separation. Original caption: 47-1451 - View of a part of one of the two transitions from through to local lanes near the north end of dual-dual section of US 1 near Newark Airport. Photos by T. W. Kines Sept. 13, 1947. State: New Jersey. Place: Newark.

Rounding cut slopes. Original caption: Rounding cut slopes at Sta. 45/05. State: Puerto Rico. Place: Aguas Buenas-Cidra Road.

Slope Erosion on Shirley Memorial Highway. Original caption: Slope erosion on Shirley Highway obstructing the drainway. Photo by C. H. Ritter, June 1953. State: Virginia.

View of the Valley Freeway. Original caption: View of the Valley Freeway from the upper roadway that constitutes the east- bound lane of the 46th-48th Avenue connection, looking southerly with the 44th Avenue overpass in left center. Credit: Rocky Mountain News. State: Colorado. Place: Denver.

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

Excellent low cost erosion control on Watsonville-Rob Roy cutoff, California. Original caption: Watsonville-Rob Roy cutoff. Excellent low cost erosion control but long tangent and resulting heavy cut end fill sharply limit attempts to improve highway appearance. State: California.

U.S. Route 40, East of Putnamville. Original caption: FAP 6-C - U S Route 40 - East of Putnamville - 20-foot slabs with 20-foot parkway. Taken 9-10-40. State: Indiana. Place: Putnam County.

Dupont Circle Underpass. Original caption: Duupont Circle street car underpass. Photo taken by C. H. Ritter, January 26, 1950. State: District of Columbia. Place: Washington.

Traffic Survey, South End Lincoln Memorial Bridge. Original caption: Traffic Survey, South End Lincoln Memorial Bridge. Taken by Welby Kines. State: District of Columbia. Place: Lincoln Memorial Bridge.

Toll Bridge in Florida. State: Florida.

U.S. Route 20. Original caption: U.S. Highway #20 at State Line of New York and Massachusetts, Mt Lebanon, Massachusetts. Black top road. Phot by T. W. Kines - August 1946. State: Massachusetts. Place: Mt. Lebanon.

Traffic Circle in Penns Grove. Original caption: Traffic Circle in Penns Grove, NJ - U.S. 130 and State Route 44. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey. Place: Penns Grove.

Governor Ritchie Highway, showing 36-foot median, 5-foot stabilized left shoulder, 8-foot stabilized right shoulder; Double overhead traffic signal at crossroad. Original caption: 45-962. Governor Ritchie Highway, showing 36-foot median, 5-foot stabilized left shoulder, 8-foot stabilized right shoulder. Photo by D.W. Loutzenheiser. 5/2/1945. Original caption: 45-963. Governor Ritchie Highway, showing 36-foot median, 5-foot stabilized left shoulder, 8-foot stabilized right shoulder with double overhead traffic signal at crossroad. Photo by D.W. Loutzenheiser. 5/2/1945. State: Maryland.

Shopping Center at Colesville Pike and Georgia Avenue. Original caption: Shopping Center, Silver Spring, Maryland. Intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Pike. Photo by T. W. Kines, July 1949. State: Maryland. Place: Silver Spring.

Building Alaska Highway. Original caption: Peace River between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. Taken by Mr. Thomas H. MacDonald - 1942. State: Alaska.

Edmondson Village Shopping Center. Original caption: Edmonston Village shopping center with off-street parking, Baltimore Maryland. Photo by Kines and Ritter, May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Baltimore.

Bankhead Tunnel. Original caption: Photographs by T. W. Kines. State: Alabama. Place: Mobile.

Snow clearing operations on the Alaska Highway. Original caption: Snow clearing operations on the Alaska Highway near Bear Creek Summit. Photo by: Gail Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Davison Express Highway at Woodward Avenue. Original caption: Davison Express Highway, with added lane, bus stops at Woodward Avenue, and steps up to Woodward Avenue crossing. Photo by D. W. Loutzenheiser. October 1946. State: Michigan. Place: Detroit.

View of East West Highway. Original caption: View along East-West Highway showing service road on north side of highway - looking west. Photo by Kines & Ritter, June 1953. State: Maryland.

At the Foot of Raton Pass in Raton, the Present Road, Starting Over the Pass, May Be Discerned on the Skyline Over the Passenger Car to the Left. State: New Mexico.

U.S. Route 1, Hyattsville. Original caption: Washington-Baltimore Boulevard - U S Route 1 - Hyattsville, Maryland. Photo by J. K. Hillers - September, 1939. State: Maryland. Place: Hyattsville.

Grade separation on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Original caption: Grade separation on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Photo by J. K. Hillers. September 1939. State: Connecticut.

Roadside improvement on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Original caption: Roadside improvement on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Photo by J. K. Hillers. September 1939. State: Connecticut.

Looking east from top of overpass at the Sunrise Highway. Original caption: Looking east from top of overpass at the Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) - 2 miles east of Amityville, Long Island, New York. J. K. Hillers. July 23, 1935. State: New York.

Overhead crossing at Taylor St., N.E., Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, DC. Original caption: Project FAGM 66 A - District of Columbia - Overhead crossing at Taylor St., N.E., Baltimore and Ohio R.R. State: District of Columbia.

Group picture of the first consignment of the Turkish Highway Mission and snow on Route 50. Original caption: 48-521OO: Group picture of the first consignment of the Turkish Highway Mission with members of the Robert's College engineering faculty on the campus of the College along the Bosporus. Original caption: 48-521PP: Snow on Route 50 west of Kirsehir in March 1948. Main route 14 feet water bound macadam. Truck jacked up in center of road under repair. State: Turkey.

Looking south into intersection of Vanderventer Avenue and Chouteau Avenue. Original caption: Photos by T. W. Kines, April 1951. State: Missouri. Place: St. Louis.

Cahuenga Pass Parkway. Original caption: Parkway through Cahuenga pass in Los Angeles, State highway route No. 2. A PW project constructed with 1/4 percent funds. Before planting. Photograph from the California State Highway Department. State: California.

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

Grade Separation - Pentagon Road Network - Washington Boulevard over Jefferson Davis Highway and Spur track of Penna. R.R. Original caption: Arlington County, Virginia - Grade Separation - Pentagon Road Network - Washington Boulevard over Jefferson Davis Highway and Spur track of Penna. R.R. - Pentagon Road Network (Bridge No. 4). Photo by T. W. Kines - October 1945. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

View taken of U.S. Highway 40 T.R. between Lindberg Boulevard and Bellefontaine in St. Louis County. Original caption: Taken August 16, 1940. State: Missouri.

of 2