Eleanor Martin remembers when there was a crosswalk in the town of Kyburz. Only traces remain today. Faint white lines start out from the side of U.S. Highway 50 in front of her store and then ...

Highway 36 evolved from a 1930s “disjointed mess” into a critical regional “backbone,” shaped by reactive suburban growth, ...

Although U.S. 61 begins in New Orleans and runs through Baton Rouge, the portion known as the Blues Highway starts around Vicksburg, Mississippi, and moves north through the Delta to Memphis, ...

The American Association of University Women will host a presentation Sept. 11 about the history of the Lincoln Highway, the first cross-country road in the U.S. Brian Butko, director of publications ...

On Mercer Island, just south of Interstate 90, there’s a short little stretch of road that offers a trip back in time. This otherwise unassuming suburban street is likely one of the last remaining ...

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 29 of that year, funded the Interstate Highway System. Joining this transcontinental system, the Interregional ...

The program varies slightly by state, but volunteers typically apply to adopt at least two miles of highway for two years, and are responsible for cleaning that stretch at least four times per year.