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A turnpike is a male monkey with a very large mustache
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Turnpikes have impact on westward Expansion?
There were no turnpikes in the 1800's. The routes taken were wagon paths and no roads will go across the country until the hi way systems were begun in 1950.
What was a highway called in great Britain in the 1890s?
Turnpikes- In the late 19th century roads in Britain were in pretty poor state because the railways had taken all but local traffic from them.
Did the greeks invent the roads?
No; the technique of building 'hard' roads was invented by the Romans.
Who invented roads in the industrial revolution?
The first national road was The Cumberland road.
How was transportation transformed during the industrial revolution?
the steam boat and the steam locomotive ( train )
How do the original turnpikes compare with the roads we call turnpikes today?
They both collected money to pay for something.
Who invented turnpikes?
jon law
What were the turnpikes in the 1800s?
At a time when public roads are little more than rutted, muddy tracks, turnpikes are roads with an improved surface. A toll was charged, so another name is a toll road.
What has the author Joseph Austin Durrenberger written?
Joseph Austin Durrenberger has written: 'Turnpikes; a study of the toll road movement in the middle Atlantic states and Maryland' -- subject(s): Roads, Toll roads 'Turnpikes'
What were early toll roads or turnpikes a developed result of?
Private and public cooperation.
Developments in American communications in the 1840s?
Erie Canal and renovations in roads and turnpikes
What was early toll roads and turnpikes that were developed a result of?
Private and public cooperation.
What developments resulted in early toll roads or turnpikes?
private and public cooperation
Early toll roads or turnpikes were developed as a result of what?
Private and public cooperation
Private roads built by companies who charged a fee for their use were called?
Actually. Toll Roads Were Built By Companies And They Charged Fee To Use The Roads.
Turnpikes have impact on westward Expansion?
There were no turnpikes in the 1800's. The routes taken were wagon paths and no roads will go across the country until the hi way systems were begun in 1950.
What was the greatest drawback to turnpikes in the early 19th century?
Maintenance was expensive and traffic was spotty on these early toll roads. "Shunpikes", normal roadways, often paralleled the turnpikes so the cheap people would take them instead of paying the few pennies required to travel the turnpikes. Most turnpikes did not make much money.
