Title:
The First Mile of Concrete Highway
Author(s):
American Concrete Institute
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
1
Issue:
10
Appears on pages(s):
76-83
Keywords:
aggregates; concretes; concrete finishing (fresh concrete); concrete pavements; control joints; history
DOI:
Date:
10/1/1979
Abstract:
The following story first appeared in the October 1911 issue of Concrete, three years after the first mile of concrete highway was placed in Michigan. The article outline the specifications, types of construction equipment used, construction costs, prevailing labor costs, and details of the construction method used 70 years ago.