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- Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
101: ...ion, inland transport was by navigable rivers and roads, with coastwise vessels employed to move heavy go...
110: ===Roads===
111: ...st of the country. Heavy goods transport on these roads was by means of broad wheeled carts hauled by tea...
158: The insatiable demand of the [[railroads]] for more durable rail led to the development of...
160: ...neral Electric]], and [[Bayer AG]] joined the railroads on the world's [[stock market]]s and among huge, ... - Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
113: ...lume of people and [[flowers]] in the surrounding roads was causing a threat to public safety. - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
73: ...own to offer lifts to soldiers she spotted on the roads and caused her niece some annoyance by having the... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
27: ...e evasion at high speed down sometimes impassable roads, stealing cars and swapping stolen plates regular...
45: ...was a machine behind the wheel, driving dangerous roads and searching for places where they might sleep o... - Map (10223 bytes)
37: ...s user, for example, by exaggerating the width of roads. With the [[end-user]] similarly in mind, cartog...
38: ...le, a road map may or may not show [[Railroad|railroads]], and if it does, it may show them less clearly ... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
75: Cairo's roads are amongst the most dangerous in the world. The ... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
40: ...ucting hospitals for animals and renovating major roads throughout [[India]]. After this transformation o... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
37: ... time he worked on developing a federal system of roads, canals, bridges, lighthouses, and universities u... - Richard Mentor Johnson (4804 bytes)
9: ...chairman of the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads and the Committee on Military Affairs. He was se... - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
34: ...ority areas--such as villages, arable fields, and roads--some of the 5 to 7 million land mines and 750,00... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
50: ...and three seas, Turkey has been a historical crossroads, the homeland of and battleground between several...
230: ... 382,397 km in 1999, including 95,599 km of paved roads and 1,749 km of motorways. The rail network was 8... - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
100: ...s, improving its ports, and repairing war damaged roads and bridges. Eritrea's economic future remains mi... - Greece (54754 bytes)
264: **[[List of Greek roads]] - South Africa (40100 bytes)
73: ...ces]] and [[National Road (South Africa)|National Roads]] indicated.]] - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
59: ...n, the Pakistani region has long been at the crossroads of history. Pakistan was the site of the [[Indus ...
173: ...tariffs and assisting exports by improving ports, roads, electricity supplies and irrigation projects. Is... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
165: ... and Johor Baru in the south, which also connects roads into Thailand and Singapore. There are sea ports ... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
148: ...tem that is well developed by regional standards. Roads total 4,450 km (2,765 mi), of which 81 percent ar... - Flag of Ohio (981 bytes)
2: ...]]'s hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. The seventeen stars symbolize that... - James Watt (5070 bytes)
44: There are over 50 roads or streets named after him, in the UK. - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
11: ...use of the river and the ford, Rome was at a crossroads of traffic and trade. - California (63989 bytes)
556: ...n]]. Almost all California highways are non-toll roads. Notable exceptions are any major bridges. - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
81: ...ies in the state include [http://www.nycroads.com/roads/CT-8/| State Routes 8 and 25] and [[US Route 7]].
85: See [http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/index.html] for a very complete and in-depth d... - Wisconsin (18812 bytes)
164: ...ome to [[Granite Peak Ski Area]]; located at crossroads of [[Interstate 39]] and State Highway 29.
167: ...sin.png|thumb|300px|Wisconsin, showing rivers and roads]] - Virginia (23198 bytes)
127: ...itary installations concentrated in the [[Hampton Roads]] area, tobacco and peanut farming all through [[...
137: ... River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]] at [[Hampton Roads]], the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]], th...
333: ** [[Hampton Roads Piranhas]] - Vermont (39851 bytes)
219: ...t.png|thumb|300px|Map of Vermont, showing cities, roads and rivers]] - Utah (29154 bytes)
178: [[Image:National-atlas-utah.png|thumb|Major roads and highways in Utah]]
287: *The continental meeting of the railroads happened at [[Promontory Summit, Utah]] - Texas (39610 bytes)
180: ...2002.jpg |thumb|400px|Texas map depicting rivers, roads and major cities]] - Rhode Island (15004 bytes)
113: ...humb|300px|Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads.]] - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
280: ...''De facto'' state anthem: "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by [[Bill Danoff]], [[Taffy Nivert]], and [[John...
373: *[http://www.cahaltech.com/~roads Ohio Valley Roads] - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
91: ...tlas-minnesota.png|thumb|300px|Minnesota, showing roads and major bodies of water]] - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
127: ...-hampshire.png|thumb|300px|New Hampshire, showing roads, rivers and major cities]] - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
163: ...f a semi-famous lawn and garden store [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NJWAYfountains.html] on Rou...
210: ...y.png|thumb|300px|Map of New Jersey showing major roads and cities]] - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
25: ...overnment]]. Crucial to the new vehicles were new roads. Several [[road]]s were upgraded to become [[high... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
531: *[[List of roads and highways]]: [[List of Interstates|US intersta... - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
24: ...ages and a source of stones to rebuild houses and roads. Sections of the Wall are also prone to [[graffit... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
152: ...noted, however, that the Confederacy had more railroads per capita than any other country at the time.)
293: ...attle of Island Number Ten]], [[Battle of Hampton Roads]], [[Battle of Memphis]], [[Battle of Drewry's Bl... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
177: ...formations of aircraft patrolled highways and railroads and rivers, attacking targets of opportunity.
267: ...ng (or reconstructing) schools, public buildings, roads and other physical infrastructure; conducting med...
311: ...ans also went with them. Due to already destroyed roads and bridges, the column slowed down as the NVA cl... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
217: Ohio has a very solid network of roads and highways. Major east-west through routes inc... - Michigan (29427 bytes)
116: ...igan.png|thumb|350px|Michigan, showing rivers and roads]] - Illinois (27007 bytes)
119: ...mb|300px|right|Illinois, showing major cities and roads]] - Tropical cyclone (34538 bytes)
156: ...auses intense rainfall. Rivers and streams flood, roads become impassable, and landslides can occur.
163: ...clones often destroy key bridges, overpasses, and roads, complicating efforts to transport food, clean wa... - Erosion (6998 bytes)
15: Roads are especially likely to cause increased rates of...
38: ...eering problem wherever rock cliffs are alongside roads and morning thaws can drop hazardous rock pieces ... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
- History of California (38344 bytes)
163: ...50 - [[1851]] was unusually wet, causing the dirt roads to become muddy streams. The legislature was unsa...
173: ...them were put out of work, when the mines and railroads took advantage of [[China]]'s internal socioecono...
187: ====The rise of the railroads====
188: {{main|California and the railroads}}
190: ...ly safe, and affordable trains of the western railroads, it is also true that those companies in effect p... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
34: ...ies aided by the relative internal peace and good roads of the [[Roman Empire]]:
56: ...], parts of [[Africa]], and had made some small inroads into the [[Far East]] as well. For the most part ... - Garlic (12167 bytes)
47: ...he ancient Greeks on the piles of stones at cross-roads, as a supper for [[Hecate]] ([[Theophrastus]], ''... - Kangaroo Facts (16137 bytes)
79: ...n, vehicles that frequent isolated highways where roadside assistance may be scarce are often fitted with... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
96: ... throughout the empire and maintained a system of roads between his capital and provincial towns througho... - Horse (38916 bytes)
209: ...itness demands of a long endurance phase (a.k.a. "roads and tracks") and the "cross-country" jumping phas... - Napoleonic Wars (44488 bytes)
159: ...tre Bras]]. However Ney failed to clear the cross-roads and Wellington reinforced the position. With the ...
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