Woodward Avenue may have been the first road paved with CONCRETE in the US. That occurred in 1909. The earliest paved roads in the US date at least to the 1820s. Most US cities had paved roads by the 1880s and 90s.
The oldest KNOWN paved road is a 7 1/2 mile route in Egypt, not far from Cairo. It was built 4,600 years ago. The 2nd oldest is in Ur, in Iraq, at least 4,000 years old.
On July 4th, 1909 the nation's first paved mile of concrete was of Woodward Avenue between 6 Mile and 7 Mile road at a cost of $13,354.
It is unknown who came up with the idea to pave roads with concrete. The first concrete paved road was built in 1909 and was Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan.
michigan. the first paved road in the united states was a portion of woodward avenue
Key Dates of Interest in United States Road Building1625 - Earliest known paved American road - Colonial city street - Pemaquid, Maine1795 - First engineered American road - Philadelphia to Lancaster toll turnpike1823 - First macadam road constructed in America - State of Maryland1877 - First asphalt paving in North America - Pennsylvania Avenue - Washington, DC
The first paved road began in 1823 in Maryland, connecting Boonsboro and Hagerstown.
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Probable from the ancient Assyrians.
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Woodward Road Stone Arch Bridge was created in 1887.
Woodlawn Cemetery is located on Woodward Avenue, just south of 8 mile road. You have to be heading southbound (toward downtown) to access it.
should be paved. Better is an adverb
A paved road. Metalled road.