Vintage Highway Infrastructure

Historical photographs of mid-20th century highways, bridges, and traffic scenes in various states, depicting early transportation development.

View of New Jersey Turnpike From Bridge 20. Original caption: View of New Jersey Turnpike From Bridge 20. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

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

U.S. Route 29. Original caption: New bridge on new US Route 29, between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: U S 29.

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.

View of New Jersey Turnpike From Bridge 20. Original caption: View of New Jersey Turnpike From Bridge 20. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Sixteen-foot pavement widened to 22 feet. Original caption: US 17 between Maysville and Pollocksville, North Carolina. Sixteen-foor pavement widened to 22 feet. Photo by T. W. Kines, February 1952. State: North Carolina.

New Jersey Turnpike Between Delaware Memorial Bridge and Swedesboro. Original caption: View of the New Jersey Turnpike Between Delaware Memorial Bridge and Swedesboro, New Jersey. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Pedestrian Overpass in California. Original caption: Pedestrian overpass - Arroyo Seco Parkway. Photo by T. W. Kines, Aug. 22, 1948. State: California.

Grade separation under the Hankaku Railway line on Hanshin national road, near Amagasaki city. State: Japan.

Four-lane divided highway under construction. Original caption: Four-lane divided highway under construction. Looking west (towards Clarendon) from North Danville Street. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

Bus Stop Located at Wisconsin and Massachusetts Avenues, NW. Original caption: Bus stop located at Wisconsin and Massachusetts Avenues, N. W. Note the attractive setting for this bus stop with benches to accommodate bus patrons. Photo by T. W. Kines, Oct. 1949. State: Washington, DC.

Street in Florida. Original caption: Hogan Road, Jacksonville, Florida. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: Jacksonville.

View Prior to Start of Kamehameha Highway Widening, View of Completed Widening of Kamehameha Highway. Original caption: 47-2150: View taken on Aug. 11, 1945 prior to start of reconstruction & widening. Looking westerly along Kamehameha Highway from Sta. 455. Original caption: 47-2151: View taken on June 17, 1947, showing completed project. State: Hawaii.

Hawaii Project F-2(4), Station 704-00. Original caption: Hawaii Project F-2(4), March 30, 1950. Completed asphalt concrete pavement, from Station 704-00 , looking back toward Volcano. State: Hawaii.

National Pike (Cumberland Road), Maryland. Original caption: Copied August 1939 by H. H. Ritter. State: Maryland.

Nine-foot concrete pavement with three-foot bituminous shoulder on each side. Original caption: Maryland Route 121, east of US 240, at Clarksburg, Maryland. Nine-foot concrete pavement with three-foot bituminous shoulder on each side. Photo by C. H. Ritter, October 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Maryland Route 121.

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

U.S. Route 50 approach to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore, Maryland. Original caption: U.S. Route 50 approach to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore, Maryland. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Maryland. Place: Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Shirley Memorial Highway. Original caption: Shirley Memorial Highway - south of State Route 7 - showing erosion caused by flash flood of May 5, 1953. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Virginia.

Gasoline Station, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, August 17, 1950. State: Tennessee. Place: Gatlinburg.

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

Shirley Memorial Highway. Original caption: Shirley Memorial Highway - south of State Route 7 - showing damage caused by flash storm of May 5, 1953. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Virginia.

Gasoline Station and Ice Terminal on U.S. 1, About 2 Miles South of Laurel, Maryland. Original caption: Photo by C. H. Ritter, May 1953. State: Maryland.

Project S-325(1), Nansemond County, Virginia. Original caption: No. 15. Project S-325(1), Nansemond County, VA. View showing portion of roadway between Sta. 140-00 and Sta. 145-00 after having been manipulated, cured, shaped and rolled to compaction and ready for surface treatment. Photo by T. W. Kines, Aug. 3, 1949. State: Virginia. Place: Nansemond County.

Looking west at bad alignment on U.S. 60. Original caption: Looking west at bad alignment on US 60 between Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia. Bituminous macadam 20' wide. J. K. Hillers. State: West Virginia.

Boise-Mountain Home, Two 34-foot paved highway strips with 12-foot parking strip between on U.S. Route 30. Original caption: FAP 91-B - Boise-Mountain Home - Taken 8-19-40.Two 34-foot paved highway strips with 12-foot parking strip between on US Route 30. Built in 1925. Note traffic stripe dividing each 34-foot strip into two 17-foot lanes. State: Idaho. Place: Ada County.

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.

At the End of Road Work 1913. State: Maryland.

Drive-in Theater on U.S. 1 at Muirkirk, Maryland. Original caption: DRIVE-IN THEATER STUDY, 1949, by American Association of State Highway Officials. Drive-in Theater on U.S. 1 at Muirkirk, Maryland. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Muirkirk.

State Route 25 - urban project - 4-lane divided highway with parking and storage lanes for left turns. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: Ocala.

George Washington Bridge Interchange, New Jersey Turnpike. Original caption: George Washington Bridge Interchange, New Jersey Turnpike. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Views of Revell Highway (Rt. 50). Original caption: Approaches from the Ritchie Highway to U S 50 (Revell Highway) leading to the Chesapeake Bay Ferry. Photos by C. H. Ritter, March 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Revell Highway.

Grade Separation, Washington Boulevard, Pentagon Road Network. Original caption: 45-2660 - Arlington County - Grade Separation Pentagon Road Network, Washington Blvd. (Road AB) over Jefferson Davis Hwy. (Road H) north face. Original caption: 45-2660A - Bridge Rail - Pentagon Road Network North Parapet & Rail - Grade Separation Washington Blvd. (Road AB) over Jefferson Davis Hwy. (Road H). Photos by T. W. Kines. October 1945. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

Maryland State Route 5. Original caption: Looking northwest along Route 5, at Silver Hill, Maryland. Note - 75-foot depressed median, and old highway on left in background and new frontage road on right. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Route 5.

Newark, New Jersey. Original caption: Route 25 and Haynes Avenue, looking west, Newark, New Jersey. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey.

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. Note use of center parkway by wagons - probably can be elininated by signing.Taken 9-10-40. State: Indiana. Place: Putnam County.

The Present Highway Entering Pecos Town in the Pecos River Valley. State: New Mexico.

Project DA-WR 3. Original caption: 44-177 - Cayey bypass. Looking east from Station 93. Concrete pavement. DA-WR 2. Original caption: 44-178 - Cayey bypass. Curing, finishing and constructing concrete pavement. Station 20 to Station 24. December 17, 1943. DA-WR 3. State: Puerto Rico.

FAP 90, Pecos-Santa Fe, Looking West, Station 175. State: New Mexico.

Views of U.S. 1 and 9 between Elizabeth and Newark, New Jersey. Original caption: Photos by T. W. Kines. State: New Jersey.

Acceleration Lane near Brandywine, Maryland. Original caption: Acceleration lane - looking south along U.S. 301 from Route 5, near Brandywine, Maryland, toward merging end and acceleration lane. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Maryland. 1953-05-01T00:00:00.

Grade separations on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Original caption: Grade separations on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Showing overpass at Talmadge Hill, Weed Street, NY, NH, AND H. RR underpass at top of grade. J. K. Hillers. August 1939. State: Connecticut.

U.S. 40, or Express Highway, looking east from atop Sarah Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Original caption: U.S. 40, or Express Highway, looking east from atop Sarah Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by T. W. Kines. April 1951. State: Missouri. Place: Saint Louis.

Hamburg to Lubeck, Showing Plantings on Sections Between Divided Roadway. State: Germany.

U.S. 191 six miles south of Downey, Idaho. Original caption: US 191 six miles south of Downey, Idaho. Photo by T. W. Kines, June 1953. State: Idaho.

Three Level Grade Separation on New Jersey Turnpike. Original caption: Three-level grade separation on the New Jersey Turnpike at Woodbridge, New Jersey. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Typical Lighting on 12 Mile Section West of Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Way. State: Canada. Place: Ontario.

Interchanges on Route 4, New Jersey. Original caption: Interchange on Route 4 at Gordon's corner, N.J. Interchange at intersection of Routes 4 and S 28 at Browntown, N.J. State: New Jersey.

Railroad overpass and expressway, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on Western Avenue at the ship canal in Chicago. Original caption: 48-985: Railroad overpass and expressway. A.T.&S.F. on Western Ave. at the ship canal. Photos by T. W. Kines 7/27/1948. Original caption: 48-986: Before pictures of the canal route at Domen Ave. State: Illinois. Place: Chicago.

U.S. Route 40, New Philadelphia Road. Original caption: U. S. Route 40 east of the junction of the new access road to the Gloenn Martin Airplane Plant in Maryland. Photo by J. K. Hillers - August, 1941. State: Maryland.

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

4th Street and Pennsylvania; B Street between 1st Street and New Jersey Avenue SE. Original caption: 40-2748-A: 4th Street and Pennsylvania. Original caption: 40-2749-A: B Street between 1st St and New Jersey Ave SE. Photos by J. K. Hillers 1940. State: Washington, DC.

Intersection at grade, channelized "T" with median lane for left turns. Original caption: California, Sacramento County. Intersection at grade, channelized "T" with median lane for left turns. Intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Howe Avenue (County Route 98), Section A in District 3. October 11, 1950. Credit: California Department of Public Works, Division of Highways. State: California. Place: Sacramento County.

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

Heavy traffic, North Avenue & Outer Drive looking south; Off street parking, looking west along 31st Street Boulevard. Original caption: 48-988 - Heavy traffic, North Ave. & Outer Drive looking south. Photo by T. W. Kines. July 27, 1948. Original caption: 48-989 - Off street parking, looking west along 31st Street Blvd. Photo by T. W. Kines. July 28, 1948. State: Illinois. Place: Chicago.

Gasoline Station and Restaurant on U.S. Route 11, 7 Miles South of Vance, Alabama. Original caption: Gasoline Station and Restaurant on U.S. Route 11, 7 miles south of Vance, Alabama. Photo by T. W. Kines, April 3, 1951. State: Alabama. Place: Vance.

Project S-325(1), Stabilizer, Nansemond County, Virginia. Original caption: No. 3. Project S-325(1), Nansemond County, VA. Bituminous treatment was accomplished with a P & H One-pass Stabilizer. View shows stabilizer in operation with 1000 gal. capacity tank truck containing RC-2a connected thereto. Three (3) of these trucks as shown were used to supply RC-2a to the stabilizer from a 3000 gal. capacity self-heated storage tank trailor at the head of the project. With favorable conditions the stabilizer will travel 25' per minute. Photo by T. W. Kines, Aug. 3, 1949. X- Road Machinery- Stabilizers. State: Virginia. Place: Nansemond County.

US Route 13 alternate near Claymont, Delaware, looking toward Wilmington. Original caption: US Route 13 alternate near Claymont, Delaware, looking toward Wilmington. Photo by J. K. Hillers. August 17, 1939. State: Delaware. Place: Claymont.

Hawaii Project SN(DC)FA-F-7(20), Station 108. Original caption: Hawaii Project SN(DC)FA-F-7(20), May 26, 1950. Approximately Station 108, looking back along inbound (old) roadway, new outbound roadway on left. Waikakalaua Gulch Bridge in distance. State: Hawaii.

Route 1 in the Toros Mountains and Light retaining walls on the lower levels of the Toros Mountains. Original caption: 48-521L: Route 1 in the Toros Mountains about 16 feet of surface treated macadam. Original caption: 48-521M: Light retaining walls on the lower levels of the Toros Mountains in south central Turkey Route 1. State: Turkey.

Photograph Taken During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: Taken during filming of "Wheels of Progress" - "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Upper Marlboro.

Truck Terminal, Knoxville, Tennessee. Original caption: Truck terminal Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo by T. W. Kines, June 5, 1950. State: Tennessee. Place: Knoxville.

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

Man and ox wagon on a plantation road on Sumatra, Carl J. Kleingrotheke, c. 1900 - c. 1915 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. road, path. tobacco Sumatra

U.S. 1, north of York Corner. Original caption: Looking north at 3-lane dual pavement on U.S. 1 1/2 mile north of York Corner, Maine and 7.3 miles north of Portsmouth, N.H. Photo by J. K. Hillers, July 1935. State: Maine.

Gasoline Station Tanks at Curb on U.S. 1 in Cottage City, Maryland. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, April 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Cottage City.

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

Bus loading bay. Original caption: Bus loading bay, Mass. Ave. N.W. at 46th Street. Bus loading at curb cut back as stop located on normally heavy traffic artery. State: Washington, DC.

Finished grade on the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway. Original caption: Finished grade - on the Kingman-Boulder Dam Highway - in Arizona. State: Arizona.

Showing transition of third lane for slow traffic on US 27, 7 miles south of Minneola, Florida. Original caption: Photo by T. W. Kines, January, 1952. State: Florida.

Pedestrian Overpass in Virginia. Original caption: Pedestrian overpass over "H" Road, Pentagon Network, Virginia. Photo by T. W. Kines, Sept 1952. State: Virginia.

Rose Canyon Highway. Original caption: Rose Canyon Highway on US 101 in the City of San Diego, Photograph by California State Highway Department. State: California.

Facing west overlooking short cut-off in original Army road; Facing east overlooking slightly improved Army road. Original caption: 44-1236 - Facing west overlooking short cut-off in original Army road by Gates Construction Company. Army road wandered to left at this point joining new road at the far slope. Section B-1 Mile post 1206.1 November 16, 1943. Photo by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 44-1237 - Facing east overlooking slightly improved Army road by Gates Construction Company. Army road followed old Dawson trail. Section B-1 Mile post 1208.5. State: Alaska.

Broadway Tunnel, Oakland. Original caption: Broadway Tunnel, Oakland, California. State: California. Place: Oakland.

San Juan - Caguas Road. Original caption: Puerto Rico Project F-1-1(2). San Juan - Caguas Road. From south end of project, looking north. Paving finally underway. State: Puerto Rico.

An example of good snow clearing operations. Original caption: An example of good snow clearing operations near Squanga Lake on the Alaska Highway. Photo by: Gail Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Roads Improved by Lundeen Company and Utah Construction Company. Original caption: 44-548: Improved Army road constructed by Lundeen Construction Co. The L shaped clearing leaving and joining the road to its right marks what is left of the badly rutted Army road through this section. Section C, mile 1456. Original caption: 44-549: At this draw near the small at the left the last gap of the Alaska Highway was closed by Utah Construction Co. Oct. 13, 1943. See photo No. 18W 919 for a comparison of the Army road at this point in Aug. 1943. Section B2, mile 1450.3. Photos by Pinkstaff, Oct. 23, 1943. State: Alaska.

Shopping Center and Off-street Parking at Alabama Avenue and Marlboro Pike. Original caption: Shopping center and off-street parking at Alabama Avenue and Marlboro Pike, Coral Hills, Maryland. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Maryland.

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.

Road in Florida. Original caption: Golden Glade Road, Dade County, north of Miami, Florida. Photo by T. W. Kines, January 1952. State: Florida. Place: North Miami.

Looking east on Vandeventer Street at Chouteau Street. Original caption: Photos by T. W. Kines, April 1951. State: Missouri. Place: St. Louis.

Proposed Jones Falls Expressway. Original caption: Proposed Jones Falls Expressway, Baltimore, Maryland. Looking north along Falls Way. Camera on west side of Falls Way, 150 feet south of Chase Street. Photo by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Maryland. Place: Baltimore.

Section of the Merritt Parkway near Danbury, Connecticut. Original caption: Section of the Merritt Parkway near Danbury, Connecticut. Photo by J. K. Hillers - August 1939. State: Connecticut. Place: Danbury.

Quezon Boulevard in Manila, Showing One Roadway of the Divided Roadway Section Completed and Fine-grading For the Other Side Under Way. State: Philippines.

Teslin River Bridge. State: Alaska.

Street in Florida. Original caption: On U.S. 1 just within city limits of St. Augustine. Old 16 ft. brick pavement with asphalt surface treatment plus 4 ft. bituminous treated shoulders on each side. J. K. Hillers 1929. State: Florida. Place: St. Augustine.

FAP 1-F Looking North at Santa Fe Underpass, South Side of Raton, Train is Santa Fe "Chief". State: New Mexico.

Western Approach Road (U.S. 50) to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Original caption: Photos by T. W. Kines and C. H. Ritter, April 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Western Pacific Railroad with a Tangent of 42 Miles Across the Great American Desert, South of Great Salt Lake. Original caption: This is the Western Pacific R. R. with a tangent of 42 miles across the Great American Desert, south of Great Salt Lake. It is intended to widen the grade with gravel and have highway alongside of railroad tracks. A. L. Westgard. State: Utah Place: Great American Desert.

Car and two people under a parasol on the road to Penjaboengan in Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print road, path. automobile Sumatra

View west of Robertson River piers and utility road. State: Alaska.

Secondary Road from Hope Villa to Port Vincent. Original caption: Secondary Road from Hope Villa to Port Vincent, Louisiana. Photo by T. W. Kines, April 7, 1951. State: Louisiana.

Claiborne Avenue. Original caption: Looking east from Claiborne Avenue - line for further expressway overpass. Photo by T. W. Kines, April 9, 1951. State: Louisiana. Place: New Orleans.

Station 157 Looking Westerly. Original caption: Station 157 - looking westerly. Showing finished pavement. State: Hawaii.

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

Toll Booths At The Entrance To Holland Tunnel In Jersey City, New Jersey. Original caption: J. K. Hillers. State: New Jersey. Place: Jersey City.

Road to Florida, Uruguay. Original caption: Carretera a Florida (Km. 47 al 57).- Departamento de Canelones. Firme de hormigon, Ancho del firme 6 mts., Tomada en el Km. 52.- Año 1928. State: Uruguay. Place: South America.

Eroded Road and Shoulder, Maryland. Original caption: Photograph from Hughes Co., Baltimore Md. State: Maryland.

Hollywood Freeway. Original caption: Hollywood Freeway, looking east from Belmont Street overpass, Los Angeles, California. Photo by T. W. Kines, Nov 10, 1953. State: California. Place: Los Angeles.

Looking north on Vandeventer Street at Chouteau Street. Original caption: Photos by T. W. Kines, April 1951. State: Missouri. Place: St. Louis.

Road Near Bowling Green. Original caption: M.O.E (Road near Bowling Green, Kentucky. Built by cooperation of the county and the local farmers.). State: Kentucky. Place: Bowling Green.

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