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Records of the Bureau of Public Roads. Search this Record Group in the National Archives Online Catalog. (Record Group 30) 1892-1972. OVERVIEW OF RECORDS LOCATIONS. Table of Contents. 30.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY. 30.2 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF ROAD INQUIRY AND THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROAD INQUIRIES 1892-1905. 30.2.1 General records.
25 Φεβ 2022 · The Agriculture Appropriation Act for fiscal year 1919 changed the name of the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering to the Bureau of Public Roads (BPR). 1931 Graham-Paige: Learn more about the history and restoration of this Bureau of Public Roads Vehicle.
In 1915, OPR's name was changed to the Bureau of Public Roads. The following year, federal aid was first made available to improve post roads and promote general commerce: $75 million over five years, issued through the BPR in cooperation with the state highway departments.
The enactment of Senate Bill 805 by the California legislature on March 27, 1895, created a new state agency called the Bureau of Highways and for the first time clearly defined the state's interest in its public roads.
Caltrans manages the state's highway system, which includes the California Freeway and Expressway System, supports public transportation systems throughout the state and provides funding and oversight for three state-supported Amtrak intercity rail routes (Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquins) which are collectively branded as ...
By Rene Wright I was one of the lucky ones to come into the Bureau of Public Roads in its early stages. The Bureau had begun as the Office of Public Roads and Public Engineering in the Department of Agriculture and its principle activity was helping farmers build windmills, design drainage, etc.
The mix of articles in these early issues included articles bylined by officials of the Bureau of Public Roads (BPR, as the agency was called beginning July1, 1918), but many were by State highway officials, often with a focus on dealing with damage from trucks carrying heavy loads.
