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Bureau of Public Roads, the federal government's highway agency, played a central part in this work, acting as a leader in a variety of areas, ranging from legislative promotion to research. One element of special importance in the Bureau's leadership was the establishment of standards and specifications for road construction and materials. For
Highway Research at the Bureau of Public Roads, 1918-1940 came a hallmark of agricultural research situations; after 1900 it also applied to the new National Bureau of Standards.5 The Office of Road Inquiry combined the information-gathering and practical research approaches. Initially, the ORI focused its atten-
History: Bureau of Public Roads, established effective July 1, 1918, by redesignation of Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering, transferred to FWA by Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939, effective July 1, 1939, and redesignated Public Roads Administration.
In this article, however, Professor Seely contends that, in the highway industry, the introduction of uniform standards and specifications in the early twentieth century was spearheaded by federal engineers in the Bureau of Public Roads—the government's highway agency—through a variety of indirect and cooperative arrangements with state governme...
In this article, however, Professor Seely contends that, in the highway industry, the introduction of uniform standards and specifications in the early twentieth century was spearheaded by federal engineers in the Bureau of Public Roads—the government's highway agency—through a variety of indirect and cooperative arrangements with state ...
The Bureau of Public Roads; its history, activities, and organization by Holt, W. Stull (William Stull), 1896-1981
With this issue, the Federal Highway Administration’s magazine reaches 100 years of providing information on every aspect of highway development and the role of highways in the country’s transportation network. To reach this 100-year milestone, Public Roads has had to evolve with changing times.
