Library of Congress
Loc: Celebrating 100 Years of the Harley Davidson
This Library of Congress site features the complete history of the American icon, the Harley-Davidson. Great image gallery accompanies the article.
Other
40 Years of the Us Interstate Highway System
Review of the last forty years of interstate highway development. Includes data in table and graph form detailing such areas as fatalities, cost, and economic impact.
Other
Highway History
A large collection of articles chronicling the history of our nation's highways. Includes articles showing the history from very early highways to the interstate system. Lots of related articles, pictures, and even songs about roads.
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The Henry Ford
Early 20th Century Migration: Transportation: Past, Present and Future [Pdf]
A teacher's guide and unit plan that explores the migration of people from within and to the United States in the early 20th century up to the present day, many of them to work in the automobile factories in the northern US. Additional...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Themes: Pete's Postcard
Journey through America's past with Pete as he hitchhikes across the country while viewing the postcards written to his then fiance Dot that highlight his adventures on the road.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Crossing the Country: Somewhere in Wyoming 1903
Come along on the first successful cross-country automobile trip with H. Nelson Jackson, Sewall Crocker, and their dog Bud as they traveled in 1903 from California to New York in 63 days.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Family Camping: York Beach, Maine
The Cate family is on vacation at Decatur Motor Camp, York Beach, on the southern coast of Maine. It's late afternoon and the Cates are settling down after their day. Mrs. Cate and her daughter are preparing dinner in the trailer; Mr....
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: On the Interstate: I 10: 1956 1990
Explore the ways that the interstates changed commerce, travel, and where we live. The interstates have profoundly changed American landscapes and lives, and the way business is conducted. I-10 sweeps almost 2,500 miles across the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Roadside Communities: Ring's Rest, Muirkirk, Maryland
The exhibition explores historical moments in the area of transportation. As more people took to the road, clusters of roadside businesses sprang up to accommodate motorists' needs including roadside cabins. Ring's Rest, located about 20...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The People's Highway: Route 66: 1930s 1940s
This section of the America on the Move exhibition explores the substance behind the myth of Route 66, telling the stories of real people who made their living on or beside the road and who traveled on the fabled highway.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: On the School Bus: Martinsburg, Indiana 1939
It's an early winter morning in rural Indiana, and Russell Bishop is getting ready to drive his school bus route. His daughter Mary Lou is with him, and his double-deep orange school bus is parked outside the family farm's barn. An...
National Academy of Engineering
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century: Highways
Students learn about highways in the 20th century. Some topics investigated are WWI lessons, interstates, and ongoing improvements. The resource consists of historical information, a timeline, and a personal essay by a key innovator.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places: Roadside Attractions
This captivating site explores American's love of road trips and includes critical thinking questions and eye-catching pictures. Discover funny and unique roadside attractions throughout America, from buildings shaped like milk bottles...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Roads, Highways, and Ecosystems
An interesting look from the National Humanities Center at the progression of roads in America. Author looks at the ecological impact of the road system.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 1: The Bicycle
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, the bicycle.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Roads
Roads made of several different materials have been common in North Carolina during various eras of its history, for example, corduroy roads, plank roads, Macadam roads, and clay roads. Read more about the interesting history of North...
Other
U.s. Route 40: History of Route 40
The history of U.S. Route 40, including the development of predecessor roads such as colonial roads, the national road, pioneer trails, and various highways.
Other
U.s. Route 40: History of Route 40
The history of U.S. Route 40, including the development of predecessor roads such as colonial roads, the national road, pioneer trails, and various highways.
NBC
Science of Innovation: Self Driving Cars
This tutorial includes a video filmed at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, computer scientist Sebastian Thrun and his team of software engineers are creating a fleet of self-driving cars. His innovative approach to...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Traveling by Car
Learn how the Model T automobile changed public transportation and how the national highway system was the rest of the story about America's love affair with the automobile.
A&E Television
History.com: How Interstate Highways Gutted Communities and Reinforced Segregation
America's interstate highway system cut through the heart of dozens of urban neighborhoods. Congress approved the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, authorizing what was then the largest public works program in U.S. history. It promised to...