Taming Big Sky Country
The history of Montana transportation from trails to interstates
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Author
Publication
2015 - The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, Montana
Language
English
Word Count
35,750 words, Guess
Page Count
143 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL30390531M
- ISBN-101626198527
- ISBN-139781626198524
- Library of Congress Control Number2014959300
- OCLC Control Number899229641
and 1 more
- Better World Books9781626198524
Classifications
- LCCHE356.M85 A95 2015
- LCCHE356.M85A95 2015
Description
Drives this breathtaking did not come easy. Cruising down Montana's scenic highways, it's easy to forget that traveling from here to there once was a great adventure. The state's major routes evolved from ancient Native American trails into four-lane expressways in a little over a century. That story is one of difficult, groundbreaking and sometimes poor engineering decisions, as well as a desire to make a journey faster, safer and more comfortable. It all started in 1860, when John Mullan hacked a wagon road over the formidable Rocky Mountains to Fort Benton. It continued until the last section of interstate highway opened to traffic in 1988. Montana Department of Transportation historian Jon Axline charts a road trip through the colorful and inspiring history of trails, roads and superhighways in Big Sky Country.
Subjects
Places
Other Editions
- Taming Big Sky Country: The history of Montana transportation from trails to interstates
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