America’s Historic Roads
Trails, Turnpikes, and the Open Road

Trace a trail through the woods, cross an old stone bridge, and follow the signs of an early automobile highway through 80 large-print word searches. Discover the routes and people behind American travel, from Indigenous travel networks and post roads to turnpikes, mountain crossings, Route 66 and scenic parkways.
- Puzzles
- 80
- Words explained
- 1,200
- Chapters
- 10
- Print pages
- 134
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Contents
Find a puzzle in this bookRoutes Before the Motorcar
Puzzles 1–8Post Roads and the New Republic
Puzzles 9–16The National Road West
Puzzles 17–24- Cumberland GatewayPuzzle 17 · page 33
- Casselman BridgePuzzle 18 · page 34
- Pennsylvania TollhousesPuzzle 19 · page 35
- Wheeling Suspension BridgePuzzle 20 · page 36
- Zanes TracePuzzle 21 · page 37
- Zanesville CrossingPuzzle 22 · page 38
- Indiana Mile MarkersPuzzle 23 · page 39
- Vandalia TerminusPuzzle 24 · page 40
Overland Trails
Puzzles 25–32Mountain Passes and Wagon Roads
Puzzles 33–40The Automobile Finds a Route
Puzzles 41–48The Many Landscapes of Route 66
Puzzles 49–56- Chicago DeparturePuzzle 49 · page 73
- Chain of Rocks BridgePuzzle 50 · page 74
- Galena and the Kansas StretchPuzzle 51 · page 75
- Tulsa and Cyrus AveryPuzzle 52 · page 76
- Oklahoma Ribbon RoadPuzzle 53 · page 77
- Albuquerque CrossroadsPuzzle 54 · page 78
- Arizona Trading PostsPuzzle 55 · page 79
- Santa Monica ArrivalPuzzle 56 · page 80
Parkways and Scenic Engineering
Puzzles 57–64Life Beside the Road
Puzzles 65–72Building and Remembering the Network
Puzzles 73–80- The US Numbered Highway SystemPuzzle 73 · page 103
- The Federal Aid Road ActPuzzle 74 · page 104
- The Interstate Highway ActPuzzle 75 · page 105
- The Pennsylvania TurnpikePuzzle 76 · page 106
- The Alaska HighwayPuzzle 77 · page 107
- Historic MilepostsPuzzle 78 · page 108
- Roadside Architecture SurveysPuzzle 79 · page 109
- Preserving Historic CorridorsPuzzle 80 · page 110