Pavement History
A brief view of how pavement design, construction and performance has evolved should help provide perspective on present and, possible, future practice. This short view into the past will start with the Romans, then move on to the Macadam and Telford era, then into the first 150 years of asphalt and portland cement concrete pavement. The evolution of pavement design will emphasize the U.S.A.
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Introduction to Pavement History
Sam Hill
Good roads are more than my hobby; they are my religion. - Sam Hill
Sam Lancaster
Samuel Christopher Lancaster was born in 1865, in Magnolia, Mississippi; he died in 1941. Sam Lancaster worked closely with Sam Hill to build asphalt paved roads in Washington state in the early 1900s.