Research for the AASHTO Standing Committee on the Environment. Task 97. Historic Roads: A Synthesis of Identification and Evaluation Practices
Historic roads are an intrinsic part of the nation’s heritage, representing diverse periods and trends in engineering design from the wagon roads that survive in rural areas to early transcontinental routes. Some are seemingly common while others, such as the Lincoln Highway and Route 66, have become iconic. As linear resources with a current transportation function, historic roads pose a challenge for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), state departments of transportation (DOTs), and state historic preservation offices (SHPOs) to identify, define, and evaluate for historic significance. FHWA and state DOTs are required to consider the effects their transportation projects may have on historic roads that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register), pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Historic roads eligible for listing in the National Register are also protected under Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act. A number of states have undertaken efforts to develop historic contexts to assist with the identification and evaluation of historic corridors within their respective states. This project provides cultural resources professionals at state DOTs and their partner agencies with a snapshot of the state of historic roads studies. An annotated bibliography of resources is also included.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $75000
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Contract Numbers:
Project 25-25, Task 97
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 225
Washington, DC United States 20001National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 -
Project Managers:
Hartell, Ann
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Performing Organizations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
New South Associates
6150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue
Stone Mountain, GA United States 30083 -
Principal Investigators:
Reed, Mary
- Start Date: 20160216
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20171231
- Source Data: RiP Project 39795
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Compliance; Evaluation; Historic preservation; Laws and legislation; Roads
- Identifier Terms: National Historic Preservation Act; National Register of Historic Places
- Uncontrolled Terms: Eligibility; Historic automobile roads
- Subject Areas: Highways; History; Law; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01566284
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 25-25, Task 97
- Files: TRB, RiP
- Created Date: Jun 13 2015 1:00AM