Majewski, John; Baer, Christopher; Klein, Daniel B. - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 1993
From 1847 to 1853 New Yorkers built more than 3,500 miles of wooden roads. Financed primarily by residents of declining rural townships, plank roads were seen as a means of linking isolated areas to the canal and railroad network. A broad range of individuals invested in the roads, suggesting...