02182cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500400016226400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850802100041952010910062953400450172065300100176565300190177585600430179499900190183766482UtSlPG20260610134532.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a23008091  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHE1 aChatburn, George R.,d1863-194010aHighways and Highway Transportation 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-10-06  aCharlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Highways and Highway Transportation" by George R. Chatburn is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work discusses the historical development and significance of highways in the United States, illustrating their role in transportation and civilization. The author aims to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of highway evolution from primitive trails to modern road systems.   The opening of this publication sets the stage by discussing the essential relationship between transportation and civilization, arguing that the state of transportation reflects the progress of a society. Chatburn introduces various stages of civilization, detailing how transportation has evolved alongside societal development from early trails used by aboriginal peoples to more organized transportation systems established by settlers. He emphasizes the importance of highways in accommodating the needs of commerce and travel, and lays the groundwork for delving into specific historical developments in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRoads  aTransportation40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66482  c107304d107304