Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner writes: || dirt roads or paved roads? I think paveing the roads was the big deal. | | And who invented the highway (freeway)? | | And who invented the freeway interchange? (spaghetti thing) | paving with cobblestones and the roads still exist. and because of the military nature of the roads, running them on the high ground so they could march 12 abreast. and high crowns and good drainage which make modern driving a nightmare. the ideal road to move an army down 12 abreast on the high ground. We know who brought the idea of an autobahn to fruition and we know that President Eisenhower was responsible for the Interstate system in the US as a Defense Highway System. (So why has the interstate system deteriorated faster than the Roman roads??? You took the big U-haul trip - try to explain it...) Hope the guy who invented the modern interchange was named Dr. Clover Leaf :) Regards, Bill Larsen who is fascinated with Roman roads... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html