A short history of turkish highways

When the Turkish Republic was proclaimed on 29th October 1923, there were 18 thousand kilometres of roads on 78 million hectares of land. …

N° 368 (1st Quarter 2016 / January)

Mexico's viceroyalty period

As viceroyalty society and commerce developed in the 16th century, different goods and raw materials were needed to supply changing …

N° 367 (3rd Quarter 2015 / July)

Cortés' route to the conquest of Tenochtitlán

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

Pre-hispanic roads in Mexico: Mexican calzada and Mayan sacbé-oob

In pre-Hispanic times, the central part of the current Mexico was inhabited by organized societies which had a sedentary lifestyle and a …

N° 365 (1st Quarter 2015 / January)

Glimpse from road history in Norway

Illustration 1 © NPRA. Illustrations 2 and 3 © Tommy Gildseth. This year the Norwegian Public Roads Administration celebrates 150 years in …

N° 364 (4th Quater 2014 / October)

The first Latvian national road network (1918 - 1938)

Illustrations © Latvian Road Museum The 20th century is particularly significant in Latvian history. During this period, unquestionable …

N° 363 (3rd Quarter 2014 / July)

From forced labourer to public works employee

Under the monarchy, French roads were for a long time maintained by a system of forced, unpaid labor imposed on serfs and non-indentured …

N° 362 (2nd Quarter 2014 / April)

Postal stamps and World Road Congresses

The organization of major international events often provides the occasion for postal authorities to expand philatelists' collections with …

N° 361 (1st quarter 2014 / January)

The infancy of road accident statistics

N° 360 (4th Quarter 2013 / October)

Driving on the right vs. left side of the road: ergonomics and safety

N° 359 (3rd quarter 2013 / July)