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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS
Beautiful highways are safer because they provide restful and scenic views that reduce the monotony of driving. A beautiful and
safety-enhancing feature of modern highways is a wide, landscaped median. A median reduces headlight glare from oncoming traffic. It provides a quieter, more pleasant ride with less distraction from surroundings. An
outstanding example of a median that is useful and beautiful may be seen on parts of Interstate Highway 95 in Virginia. Native evergreens and flowering plants were wisely selected for landscaping these medians. In a
few places where the traffic lanes are widely separated, rest parks are provided in the median area.
The United States Interstate System is a
41,000-mile network of the finest roads in the world. All roads require maintenance. Highway engineers have learned that maintenance of the traffic surface is impossible unless erosion is prevented on the road
shoulders and backslopes. Experience has also shown that the best and most economical protection for roadsides is provided by living plants that also provide beauty along the highways.
Public interest in beautiful roadways has been increasing through the past half-century. Interest reached a new peak during the 1965 White House
Conference on Natural Beauty. This conference was a milestone in the history of American conservation. The day after the conference closed, the president sent to Congress proposals for legislation to require the use
of a portion of federal highway funds for landscaping, beautification and recreation, and to eliminate outdoor advertising signs and junkyards along interstate highways.
The conference spawned a new level of activity in roadside beautification. But this new activity would not have been possible without the foundation
provided by earlier research and action programs. One of the earliest studies of erosion control on roadsides was conducted in the Yazoo-Little Tallahatchie basin in Mississippi nearly fifty years ago.
The Forest Service has also conducted education and demonstration programs to show lumber men how to prevent erosion during logging operations.
Erosion control on roadsides is receiving major emphasis in small watersheds everywhere. An example is the Haynes Creek-Brushy Fork watershed in Georgia. The Soil Conservation Service assisted local people in
stabilizing 52 miles of roadsides by planting grass, shrubs, and trees.
Highway departments in most states now employ landscape architects to
plan and promote roadside erosion control and beautification. These actions have helped to protect our roadways, and have created pleasant and safer driving conditions.
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TEST QUESTIONS
ADULT TEST #6 QUESTIONS
1. lnterstate Highway 95 runs through the state of
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2. The United States Interstate System consists of roads extending how many miles?
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3. Most highway maintenance is concerned with preventing
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4. Public interest in beautiful roadways has been increasing for about
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5. The White House Conference on Natural Beauty was held in what year?
?????????
6. The White House Conference on Natural Beauty helped to eliminate what kind of signs along federal highways?
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7. The Forest Service taught loggers how to prevent
?????????
8. The Haynes Creek-Brushy Fork watershed is located in what state?
?????????
9. What Service helped people stabilize 52 miles of roads?
?????????
10. Highway departments in most states now employ landscape
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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS
Beautiful highways are safer because they provide restful and scenic views that reduce the monotony of driving. A beautiful and
safety-enhancing feature of modern highways is a wide, landscaped median. A median reduces headlight glare from oncoming traffic. It provides a quieter, more pleasant ride with less distraction from surroundings. An
outstanding example of a median that is useful and beautiful may be seen on parts of Interstate Highway 95 in Virginia. Native evergreens and flowering plants were wisely selected for landscaping these medians. In a
few places where the traffic lanes are widely separated, rest parks are provided in the median area.
The United States Interstate System is a
41,000-mile network of the finest roads in the world. All roads require maintenance. Highway engineers have learned that maintenance of the traffic surface is impossible unless erosion is prevented on the road
shoulders and backslopes. Experience has also shown that the best and most economical protection for roadsides is provided by living plants that also provide beauty along the highways.
Public interest in beautiful roadways has been increasing through the past half-century. Interest reached a new peak during the 1965 White House
Conference on Natural Beauty. This conference was a milestone in the history of American conservation. The day after the conference closed, the president sent to Congress proposals for legislation to require the use
of a portion of federal highway funds for landscaping, beautification and recreation, and to eliminate outdoor advertising signs and junkyards along interstate highways.
The conference spawned a new level of activity in roadside beautification. But this new activity would not have been possible without the foundation
provided by earlier research and action programs. One of the earliest studies of erosion control on roadsides was conducted in the Yazoo-Little Tallahatchie basin in Mississippi nearly fifty years ago.
The Forest Service has also conducted education and demonstration programs to show lumber men how to prevent erosion during logging operations.
Erosion control on roadsides is receiving major emphasis in small watersheds everywhere. An example is the Haynes Creek-Brushy Fork watershed in Georgia. The Soil Conservation Service assisted local people in
stabilizing 52 miles of roadsides by planting grass, shrubs, and trees.
Highway departments in most states now employ landscape architects to
plan and promote roadside erosion control and beautification. These actions have helped to protect our roadways, and have created pleasant and safer driving conditions.
RECORD YOUR TIME
PROCEED TO QUESTIONS
TEST QUESTIONS
ADULT TEST #6 QUESTIONS
1. lnterstate Highway 95 runs through the state of
?????????
2. The United States Interstate System consists of roads extending how many miles?
?????????
3. Most highway maintenance is concerned with preventing
?????????
4. Public interest in beautiful roadways has been increasing for about
?????????
5. The White House Conference on Natural Beauty was held in what year?
?????????
6. The White House Conference on Natural Beauty helped to eliminate what kind of signs along federal highways?
?????????
7. The Forest Service taught loggers how to prevent
?????????
8. The Haynes Creek-Brushy Fork watershed is located in what state?
?????????
9. What Service helped people stabilize 52 miles of roads?
?????????
10. Highway departments in most states now employ landscape
?????????
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ANSWERS TO TEST #6
1. Virginia
2. 41,000
3. erosion
4. 50 years (past half-century)
5. 1965
6. advertising
7. erosion
8. Georgia
9. Soil Conservation Service
10. architects
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