France's Civil Engineering Museum

Ferdinand de Lesseps contributed to human history by building the Suez Canal almost 150 years ago, in 1869 to be precise. Nowadays, Mr. de …

N°380 (1st quarter 2019)

Roads on Coins

N°379 (4rd quarter 2018)

A Brief History of Tunnels

It has always been harder to build a structure underground than in the open air. Despite that, people have created underground structures …

N°378 (3rd quarter 2018)

A Short History of Polish Roads - Modern Times

The 18th century brought the Enlightenment and attempted to revive the dying areas of State life, regulate the principles of its existence, …

N°376 (1st quarter 2018)

A Short History of Polish Roads - From Amber to Enlightenment

This article and the one to follow in Routes/Roads 376 will take you on a journey through centuries of history, showing the good and …

N°375 (4th quarter 2017)

The Beauties of the Stelvio Pass

For good reasons, the Stelvio Pass could be defined as the most northern state road in the Italian territory that proceeds horizontally …

N°374 (3rd Quarter 2017)

National Tourist Route Geiranger - Trollstigen in Norway

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has created 18 selected drives through the best of Norwegian nature. These tourist attractions …

N°373 (2nd Quarter 2017)

Evolution of Topographical Techniques and Reconstruction of Roman Roads and Relevant Features

Travellers of the ancient Roman roads did not have maps or street directories at their disposal, but went along, driven by their own ius …

N°372 (1st Quarter 2017)

Archeological discoveries relevant to the construction of new motorways in northern italy

Civil engineering works for the construction of roads often allow archaeological discoveries. Sometimes even important findings are taken …

N° 370 (3rd Quarter 2016)

Roman roads: 100 000km of freeways built 2000 years ago - The contribution of Augustus

In our contemporary, postmodern world, a world where we are used to see all values and certainties crumble down or melt like snow in the …

N° 369 (2nd Quarter 2016 / April)