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Roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, harbours, dams, sea-defences...
As the weather varies the concrete expands and contracts. If there were no gaps the concrete would buckle and crack.
we would run out of trees!
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It would have been like a river without a fish
CUTING THREES AND BUILDING ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
I think we would be driving on roads that looked like they were built in ancient Rome.
As a genral rule, highways with even numbers, run East to West while Highways with odd numbrs run from North to South. While there are a few diagonal highways that do not fit the rules, and by-pass roads around major cities that would confuse Henry the Navigator, the system seems to be fairly effective.
Most highways you should not ride on with or without a saddle. There are different types of highways. There are county, state, or interstate. 2 and 4 lanes of more. They can be isolated or very busy. But the main thing about highways is they are for motor vehicles. It may not be legal and probably is not safe. Call your local roads department and ask them what the laws are regaurding your stretch of road. My advice would be to find a safer road and remember when riding on any road to wear protective head gear.
There wouldn't be an America
There are a number of roads and highways that run through and around the Rockies, but most people would find it difficult to go off-roading, because the trees are very thick.
If you do attempt this, I would strongly suggest you drive only on established roads and highways. To travel off-road is asking for trouble, not to mention the environmental damage that can be done by thoughtless individuals who do such things.
Construction of highways, brick and block structures, and roadbeds would be much more difficult as limestone is the main raw ingredient in cement.
Hikers, park rangers, search & rescue teams, etc. could use topographic maps. Also useful for engineers and construction workers building roads and highways.
You would require a specialized vehicle such as a logging truck to transport timber from the location it was cut to the processing facility. They are licensed vehicles that are legal to be used on logging roads as well as public highways.
A vehicle that old would be classified as an "antique" vehicle to which modern equipment laws would not necessarily apply. You would have to check with your state DMV to determine how they treat something of this description.
Per my Rand McNally Route Planner, the trip [one way, without stops] would take 4 hours and 38 minutes. That calculation was made the following driving speeds [at usual maximum speed limits]: 70 on Interstates, 55 on US highways, 50 on state highways, and 25 mph on local roads. Most of the distance will be on I-95. Hope this helps. j3h