Snowplow in San Bernardino Mountains

SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS IN WINTERTIME

A typical mid-winter scene along the world famous Rim O'World Highway that extends from Big Bear Lake to Lake Arrowhead and Crestline, California. One of the nation's most popular winter sports areas where the roads are kept open the year around.

Color Photo by Robert Burke

 

Kansas Turnpike Entrance

EASTERN ENTRANCE TO KANSAS TURNPIKE

This four-lane superhighway divided from end to end by a 20-foot depressed median represents the latest in highway design, construction, and safety. The $160,000,000 Kansas Turnpike was built by private capital without cost to the Kansas taxpayers.

Florida's Sunshine Skyway

SUNSHINE SKYWAY spectacular 15 mile bridge built at a cost of $22,000,000. The last link of new U. S. 19, it increases communication between Pinellas, Manatee an Sarasota counties.

Color Photo by Ted Lagerberg

 

Traveling on Beautiful Interstate 80

Greetings from Interstate 80, one of the nation's most beautiful superhighways.

U. S. 66 & Interstate 44 in the Missouri Ozarks

PICTURESQUE VIEW

INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 44 — U. S. 66

IN THE MISSOURI OZARKS

This view of the heavily traveled Super Highway was taken near Waynesville, Fort Leonard Wood area, between Lebanon and Rolla. U. S. Highway 66 is the fastest and most scenic route between Joplin, Springfield to St. Louis, Missouri.

postmarked 1962

Welcome to Sugarcreek

SUGARCREEK, OHIO

Roads lead to Sugarcreek, Ohio. In the Fall, all roads into Sugarcreek are filled for miles with cars as each Fall, the townfolk of Sugarcreek join with the Swiss cheesemakers of the vicinity in a two-day Festival that has attracted nationwide attention. Known as the Ohio Swiss Festival it features Swiss wrestling, Swiss yodeling, Swiss dancing, and Swiss foods — with the accent on Swiss cheese which is a major product of the community.

Sierra Blanca Peak

Greetings from

THE RUIDOSO AREA

SIERRA BLANCA PEAK (12,003 ft.) In summer is covered with wild flowers which attract humming birds by the thousands. During the winter it is covered with snow ranging in depths up to 60 feet. To the north of this peak is the southwest's finest and largest winter sports area. This view is from U. S. Highway 70 in the Mescalero-Apache Indian Reservation near Ruidoso, New Mexico.

 

I 75 in Georgia

GREETINGS FROM GEORGIA

I 75 below Forsyth

Color by State Highway Department of Georgia (Ledford)

Highway 59 Signs

U.S. Highway 59 entering Lufkin, Texas

 

Greetings from Decatur

Decatur, Alabama

This sign on U.S. 31 south welcomes visitors and industry to Decatur, the "Hub of the Tennessee Valley."

 

Everett Turnpike

The heart of New Hampshire is now reached with ease, comfort and pleasure via the Everett Turnpike. This new colorful vista showing Mt. Kearsarge in the distance is observed between Manchester and Concord.

Blue Ridge Parkway Entrance

The Ridge Parkway is an exclusively tourist highway spanning over 500 miles of scenic North Carolina and Virginia mountains between the Great Smoky and Shenandoah National Parks.

Ohio Turnpike Overpass

OHIO TURNPIKE

One of the many overpasses which carry local traffic over the Turnpike.

Pub by Howard Johnson — "Host of the Highways"

postmarked 1963 

 

Greetings from New York State Thruway

NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY

LOOKING NORTH AT 89 MILE MARKER

11 MILES NORTH OF NEW PLATZ EXCHANGE

The New York State Thruway is the largest toll expressway in the world, the entire system comprises 562 miles of superhighway. Its cost per mile $1,340,000. The average cost for passenger cars is 1¼ cents per mile, 5 cents per mile for trucks.

Greetings from the Ohio Turnpike

Through the woodlands and across the fertile pastures of a State famous as "Beautiful Ohio,"he twin roadways of the Ohio Turnpike carry the traveler swiftly and safely for 241 miles between the western end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the eastern border of Indiana.

Dark Canyon, New Mexico

This drive on Highway U.S. 70, between Mescalero Indian Reservation and Ruidoso, N.M., is one filled with beautiful and varied scenery. Glimpse of Sierra Blanca (White Mountain), through the trees is an interesting sight.

Continental Divide

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

On U.S. Highway 66 in Northern New Mexico

The Land of Enchantment

Interstate Florida 75

INTERSTATE ROUTE 75

A beautiful super highway cutting through America's Scenic Heartland from Lake Superior on the Canadian Border to Florida's Citrus Belt in the South.

Along the Ohio Turnpike

PICTURESQUE COUNTRYSIDE ALONG OHIO'S 241 MILE TURNPIKE

Constantly shifting its scenery, The Ohio Turnpike winds its way through forest and farm, flatlands and rugged ridges.

 

New York State Thruway

NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY

THE MAIN STREET OF THE EMPIRE STATE

Rolling hills and long sight distances, like these near Canandaigua in West-Central New York, add to the Thruway's built-in safety features.