A Look at Motorway Construction

In 1921 Germany opened the world’s first effort at a motorway, the 12 mile stretch of dual carriageway in southern Berlin, the first of the Autobahns.

In 1926 Italy opened its first effort at a motorway. It carried two carriageways, one going each way, but was the precursor of the Autostrada, and in the course of the next fifteen years around 250miles of multi-lane fast road was Continue reading “Motorway Construction”