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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/ppmap.htm

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/library/reg_trails.html

http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/fac/schul/trails/trails.html

Contents

[edit] Partial lists

[edit] 1926 Rand McNally

The following are on the 1926 Rand McNally atlas (note that a few pages, such as southern Minnesota, are missing):

[edit] 1922 Highways Green Book

This list is from the 1922 Highways Green Book.

  • Albert Pike Highway, Hot Springs, AR to Colorado Springs, CO
  • Arrowhead Trail, Los Angeles, CA to Salt Lake City, UT
  • Bankhead Highway, Washington, DC to San Diego, CA
  • Ben Hur Highway, St. Louis, MO to Fort Dodge, IA
  • Blackhawk Highway, Beloit, WI to Dixon, IL
  • Capital Route, Omaha, NE to Austin, TX
  • Chicago, Kansas City and Gulf Highway, Chicago, IL to Galveston, TX
  • Cornhusker Highway, Sioux City, IA to Oklahoma City, OK
  • Custer Battlefield Highway, Omaha, NE to Glacier National Park, MT
  • Dallas-Canadian-Denver Highway, Galveston, TX to Boulder, CO
  • Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway, termini not given
  • Dixie Highway, Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Miami, FL
  • Dixie-Overland Highway, Savannah, GA to San Diego, CA
  • Evergreen National Highway, Victoria, BC to El Paso, TX
  • George Washington National Highway, Seattle, WA to Savannah, GA
  • Geysers-to-Glaciers Highway, Yellowstone Park to Glacier Park
  • Grant Highway, Chicago, IL to Portland, OR
  • International Peace Highway, Quebec and Rouses Point, NY to Laredo, TX and Mexico City
  • Jackson Highway, Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA
  • Jefferson Highway, Winnipeg to New Orleans, LA
  • King of Trails, Winnipeg to Galveston, TX
  • Lackawanna Trail, Delaware, NJ to Binghamton, NY
  • Lakes to Gulf Highway, Duluth, MN to Galveston, TX
  • Lee Highway, Washington, DC to San Diego, CA
  • Lewis and Clark Highway, Lewiston, ID to Missoula, MT
  • Lincoln Highway, New York, NY to San Francisco, CA
  • Logan-Lee Highway, Rock Island, IL to Paducah, KY
  • Lone Star Route, Chicago, IL to Brownsville, TX
  • Meridian Highway, Winnipeg to Laredo, TX
  • Mississippi River Scenic Highway System, Winnipeg to New Orleans, LA and Tampa, FL
  • Mississippi Valley Highway (formerly Burlington Way), Duluth, MN to New Orleans, LA
  • National Midland Trail, Eastern Division, East St. Louis, IL to Washington, DC
  • National Old Trails Road, Washington, DC to Los Angeles, CA
  • National Park-to-Park Highway, "circuit of National Parks"
  • Old Spanish Trail, St. Augustine, FL to San Diego, CA
  • Ozark Trails, Kansas City, Hannibal, St. Louis, and Memphis to Denver, Las Vegas, and El Paso
  • Pacific Highway, Vancouver, BC to San Diego, CA
  • Pershing Way, Winnipeg to New Orleans, LA
  • Pike's Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway (Pershing Transport Route), New York, NY to San Francisco, CA
  • River-to-River Road, Davenport, IA to Omaha, NE
  • Roosevelt National Highway (Midland Trail), Oyster Bay, NY to Los Angeles, CA
  • South West Trail, Chicago, IL to El Paso, TX
  • Theodore Roosevelt International Highway, Portland, ME to Portland, OR
  • Victory Highway, New York, NY to San Francisco, CA
  • White River Trail, Springfield, MO to Ponca City, OK
  • Yellowstone Highway, Denver, CO to Yellowstone National Park
  • Yellowstone Trail, Plymouth, MA to Seattle, WA

[edit] 1923 Clason Map Co map

This is from the map on [1]:

  1. Atlantic Highway, Calais to Miami
  2. Atlantic-Pacific Highway, New York to Los Angeles
  3. Bankhead Highway, Washington to San Diego
  4. Black and Yellow Trail, Chicago to Yellowstone
  5. Colorado to Gulf Highway, Denver to Galveston and Brownsville
  6. Custer Battlefield Hiway, Omaha to Glacier
  7. Dallas-Canadian-Denver Highway, Galveston, TX to Boulder, CO
  8. Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway, Detroit to Omaha and Denver
  9. Dixie Highway, Chicago and Sault Ste. Marie to Miami
  10. Dixie Overland Highway, Savannah to San Diego
  11. Evergreen National Highway, Victoria, BC to El Paso, TX
  12. George Washington National Highway, Seattle, WA to Savannah, GA
  13. Jackson Highway, Chicago to New Orleans
  14. Jefferson Highway, Winnipeg to New Orleans
  15. Jefferson Davis National Highway, Washington to San Francisco
  16. King of Trails Highway, Winnipeg to Brownsville
  17. Kings Transcontinental Highway, Ottawa to Toronto
  18. Lee Highway, New York to San Francisco
  19. Lincoln Highway, New York to San Francisco
  20. Lone Star Route, Chicago to Lake Charles
  21. Lone Star Trail, Madison FL, to Shreveport
  22. Meridian Highway, Winnipeg to Mexico City
  23. Mississippi Valley Highway, Ely to Gulfport
  24. National Old Trails Road, Washington and Baltimore to Los Angeles
  25. National Park-to-Park Highway, "circle connecting our national parks"
  26. National Parks Highway Boston and New York to Seattle
  27. National Roosevelt Midland Trail, Washington and Newport News to Los Angeles
  28. Old Oregon Trail, Independence to Seaside and Olympia
  29. Old Spanish Trail, St. Augustine to San Diego
  30. Ozark Trails, St. Louis to El Paso
  31. Pacific Highway, Vancouver to San Diego
  32. Pikes Peak O. to O. Highway, New York to Los Angeles
  33. South West Trail, Chicago to El Paso
  34. Susquehanna Trail, Buffalo to Washington
  35. Theodore Roosevelt International Trail, Portland, ME to Portland, OR
  36. Victory Highway, New York to San Francisco
  37. Yellowstone Trail, Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound

[edit] 1924 map

This is from the 1924 map on [2]:

  1. Albert Pike Highway, Hot Springs to Colorado Springs
  2. Arrowhead Trail, Salt Lake City to Los Angeles
  3. Atlantic Highway, Calais to Miami
  4. Atlantic-Pacific Highway, New York to Los Angeles
  5. Atlantic Yellowstone Pacific Hiway, Chicago to Sioux Falls
  6. Bankhead Highway, Washington to San Diego
  7. Black and Yellow Trail, Chicago to Yellowstone
  8. Colorado to Gulf Highway, Denver to Galveston and Brownsville
  9. Custer Battlefield Hiway, Omaha to Glacier
  10. Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway, Detroit to Denver
  11. Dixie Highway, Chicago and Sault Ste. Marie to Miami
  12. Dixie Bee Line, Chicago to Nashville
  13. Dixie Overland Highway, Savannah to San Diego
  14. Fort Smith, Pauls Valley & Wichita Falls Highway, Fort Smith to Wichita Falls
  15. Glacier to Gulf Motorway, Calgary to Tampico
  16. Glacier Trail, Seattle to Miami
  17. Jackson Highway, Chicago to New Orleans
  18. Jefferson Highway, Winnipeg to New Orleans
  19. Jefferson Davis National Highway, Washington to San Francisco
  20. King of Trails, Winnipeg to Brownsville
  21. Lakes to Sea Highway, Erie to Atlantic City
  22. Lee Highway, New York to San Francisco
  23. Lincoln Highway, New York to San Francisco
  24. Lone Star Route, Chicago to Lake Charles
  25. Meridian Highway, Winnipeg to Mexico City
  26. Mississippi River Scenic Highway, Winnipeg and Port Arthur, ON to Fort Myers and Port Arthur, TX
  27. Mississippi Valley Highway, Ely to Gulfport
  28. National Old Trails Road, Washington and Baltimore to Los Angeles
  29. National Park-to-Park Highway, "circle connecting our national parks"
  30. National Roosevelt Midland Trail, Washington and Newport News to Los Angeles
  31. National Parks Highway (Northwest Trail), Boston and New York to Seattle
  32. Old Oregon Trail, Independence to Seaside and Olympia
  33. Old Spanish Trail, St. Augustine to San Diego
  34. Ozark Trails, St. Louis to El Paso
  35. Pacific Highway, Vancouver to San Diego
  36. Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, New York to Los Angeles
  37. Southwest Trail, Chicago to El Paso
  38. Susquehanna Trail, Buffalo to Washington
  39. Theodore Roosevelt International Highway, Portland, ME to Portland, OR
  40. Three "C" Highway, Cleveland to Cincinnati
  41. Victory Highway, New York to San Francisco
  42. Yellowstone Trail, Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound

[edit] Good Roads Year Book

From the "Good Roads Year Book", 1912-1917 (1913 has some missing pages; 1917 has history of some major ones, but does not list all minor ones). A few of these may have been simply good roads organizations without a trail (such as the Central Colorado Highway Association).

  • Alamo-Victoria-San Jacinto Highway (1914-1916)
  • Arkansas, Rio Grande, Gunnison & Grande River Highway (1916)
  • Atlantic & Gulf Highway (1914-1916)
  • Atlantic Highway, Calais to Miami, including most of the Capital Highway (1917)
  • Ayr Line (1914-1916)
  • Battlefield Route (1912-1916)
  • Birmingham-Montgomery Highway (1914-1916)
  • Black Hills-Yellowstone Park Highway (1914-1916)
  • Blue Grass Road (1914-1916)
  • Boone Way (1913-1916)
  • Borderland Route (1914-1916)
  • Canada, Kansas City and Gulf Road (1916)
  • Cannon Ball Trail (1912-1916)
  • Capital Highway, Washington to Atlanta (1912-1916)
  • Capital Route or Capitol Route (1912-1916)
  • Capital Trail (1913)
  • Central Colorado Highway (1912-1916)
  • Central Highway (1912-1916)
  • Central Route (1912-1916)
  • Charlotte-Wilmington Highway (1912-1916)
  • Chicago, Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park Highway (1915-1916)
  • Coast to Coast Highway (1914-1915)
  • Corn Belt Highway (1914-1916) (also listed as Corn Belt Road starting in 1915)
  • Council Bluffs, Sioux City & Spirit Lake Highway (1914-1916)
  • Decatur-Birmingham Highway (1915-1916)
  • Des Moines-Fort Dodge & Spirit Lake Highway (1914-1916)
  • Dixie Highway (1917)
  • Florence-Tuscaloosa Highway (1915-1916)
  • Fox River Valley Highway (1915-1916)
  • Golden Belt Road (1912-1916)
  • Great White Way (1914-1916)
  • Hannibal and St. Joseph Cross-State Highway (1912)
  • Hawkeye Highway (1914-1916)
  • International Pavedway, Detroit to Laredo (1917)
  • Inter-State Trail (1914-1916)
  • I-O-A Short Line (1914-1916)
  • Jackson Highway, Chicago and Niagara Falls to New Orleans (1917)
  • Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, Miami to Los Angeles, including the Borderland Trail, Border Military Highway, Gulf Coast Highway, and Old Spanish Trail (1917)
  • Jefferson Highway, Winnipeg to New Orleans (1917)
  • Kansas White Way (1915-1916)
  • Knoxville-Chattanooga Highway (1914-1916)
  • Lincoln Highway, New York to San Francisco (1912-1916)
  • Lincoln Memorial Road, Washington to Gettysburg (1912)
  • Little Rock-Texarkana Highway (1914-1916)
  • Memphis-Bristol Highway (1912-1916)
  • Meridian Road, Pembina to Galveston (1912-1917)
  • Midland Trail, Washington and Richmond to Oakland and Los Angeles (1917)
  • Montgomery-Lowndes-Dallas Highway (1914-1916)
  • National Old Trails Road, Washington to Los Angeles (1914-1917)
  • New Santa Fe Trail (1912-1916)
  • North Iowa Pike (1914-1916)
  • North Missouri Cross-State Highway (1912-1916)
  • Ocean-to-Ocean Highway (1912-1916)
  • Oconomowoc-Milwaukee Road (1912-1916)
  • Oil Belt Route (1914-1916)
  • Old Santa Fe Trail (1912-1916)
  • Old Trails Road (1912-1916)
  • Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Trans-Continental Route (1912-1915, though under different names until 1914)
  • Ozark Trails/Ozark Trail, St. Louis to Albuquerque (1915-1917)
  • Pacific Highway, Vancouver to Tia Juana (1914-1917)
  • Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, New York to San Francisco (1917)
  • Quebec-Miami International Highway (1912-1916)
  • Red Line Road (1915-1916)
  • River Road (1912-1913)
  • River-to-River Road (1914-1916)
  • Rock Island Highway (1914-1916)
  • Rocky Mountain Highway (1912-1913)
  • San Antonio-Atascosa and Gulf Highway (1914-1916)
  • San Antonio-Blanco and Granite Highway (1914-1916)
  • San Antonio-Laredo Highway (1914-1916)
  • San Antonio-Port O'Connor Highway (1914-1916)
  • Santa Fe, Grand Canyon and Needles National Highway (1913-1916)
  • Santa Fe Trail, New York to San Diego (1917)
  • Sedalia-Springfield Highway (1912-1916)
  • Short Line Route (1912-1916)
  • Sioux Falls-Salem-Huron Road (1914-1916)
  • Sioux Falls-Salem-Iroquois Highway (1914-1916)
  • Solomon Valley Highway (1915-1916)
  • South Dakota Scenic Highway (1914-1916)
  • Southern National Highway, Washington to San Diego (1914-1917)
  • Southern Ocean to Ocean Highway (1915)
  • St. Joe-Des Moines Ayr Line (1912-1916)
  • St. Joe-Des Moines Interstate Trail (1913-1916)
  • Sunflower Trail (1912-1916)
  • Talladega-Montgomery Highway (1915-1916)
  • Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana Highway (1915-1916)
  • Tri-State Trail (1912-1916)
  • Trunk Highway (1914-1916)
  • Twin City-Aberdeen-Yellowstone Park Trail (1914-1916)
  • Waubonsie Trail (1914-1916)
  • West Michigan Pike (1914-1916)
  • Western Michigan Lakeshore Highway (1914-1916)
  • Yellowstone Trail, Plymouth to Seattle (1917)

[edit] Maps

[edit] OR

There needs to be citations that demonstrate the verifiability of this article. While "auto trail" sounds quaint and suitably of its age, this article veers entirely too close to sounding like original research. Please cite sources. • Freechild'sup? 20:28, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't think there's any name that's more common than any other, since these were not regulated in most states. Several contemporary map companies used "auto trail": [3][4][5][6] Another company used "trail": [7] --NE2 20:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

I just added the trails from the 1923 GM Co Map that is on the DOT website. I have a colored version of this map and the full title is "Mileage Map of the Transcontinental Trails of the United States Showing best road - road distances - principal cities." There is no date on this map. Only "Copyrighted The G M Co All Rights Reserved." I would be glad to send a copy of the map to anyone interested as with that date, unless we can prove that it was published earlier, it would not yet be in the public domain. So, they are clearly called "Trails." The legend calls the routes Highway, Trail, Route, Road. The 1923 map has a couple of new/different trails, Kings Transcontinental Hwy, Lone Star Trail. Lrsears (talk) 01:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Early history

It appears that one early plan in 1911 was for seven roads radiating from Washington, DC to be taken over by the federal government, called "national highways": Washington National Highway (Portland, ME), Roosevelt National Highway (Buffalo, NY), Lincoln National Highway (Seattle, WA), Jefferson National Highway (San Francisco, CA), Grant National Highway (San Diego, CA), Monroe National Highway (Austin, TX), and Lee National Highway (Miami, FL). Although none of these were laid out as such, they may have inspired later routes. By 1912 there were plans for a Trail to Sunset (Chicago-Los Angeles), Overland Trail (New York-Chicago-San Francisco), Midland Trail (New York-St. Louis-Los Angeles), and Northwest Trail (New York-Chicago-Seattle), laid out by A.L. Westgard, Director of Transcontinental Highways of the National Highways Association. There was also a Pacific Highway (Seattle-San Francisco) and an All-Southern Route (New York-San Diego). [8], [9], and [10] look useful. --NE2 20:55, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Some specific history: [11] --NE2 08:03, 26 March 2008 (UTC)