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Key Dates of Interest in United States Road Building

1625 - Earliest known paved American road - Colonial city street - Pemaquid, Maine

1795 - First engineered American road - Philadelphia to Lancaster toll turnpike

1823 - First macadam road constructed in America - State of Maryland

1877 - First asphalt paving in North America - Pennsylvania Avenue - Washington, DC

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