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AASHO Road Test – Ottawa, IL

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Year Built: 1958
Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
The AASHO Road Test was one of the most ambitious test sections ever built and analyzed.  Six test loops were built in Ottawa, Illinois between 1956 and 1958 and the test was performed from 1958 to 1960. The test was designed to analyze the various structural responses of different pavement designs exposed to highway loadings in a typical northern climate. Read more...
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Bates Road Test – Old US 54, New Berlin, IL

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Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
The Bates Road Test was constructed in 1920 with over 63 test sections (32 PCC). Additional thickened edge sections were built in 1922. Liberty trucks with dual 5-inch solid rubber tires on rear axle were used. The Associated Press reported in 1926 that highway officials estimated that the pavement tests saved the state $9 million in construction costs. Thickness design procedures Read more...
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Central Ave., Urbana between Park and University

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Year Built: August 21, 1919
Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
Excerpted from Notice of Public Hearing, Central Ave. Improvement No. 2, March 1, 1919 ————————————- ESTIMATE Urbana, Illinois, March 1, 1919. To the Board of Local Improvements of the City of Urbana. Illinois, : Gentlemen: . . I (10 hereby certify that the estimate of the cost of the local improvement of Central Avenue from the North Property Line of University Read more...
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Coplay Cement Plant

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Year Built: 1871
Pavement Type: Other
Although this is not a pavement, without Portland Cement, a concrete pavement we cannot construct. Pennsylvania is our Nation’s Birthplace of the Portland Cement Industry. In 1871, David O. Saylor applies for patent for the cement manufacturing process. The Coplay Company facility still exists as a historic site in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Read more...
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Cutoff Road and Main Street

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Year Built: 1914
Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
Cutoff Road and Main Street is a member of the 100 Year Club as it was paved in 1914. The project is 1.37 miles long and lies east of Columbus Junction and provides a cutoff from Highway 92 to 214th Ave. The project was built by convict labor at a cost of $9,950 per mile. This pavement is still in Read more...
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Dollarway – Old Rt 365, Jefferson County, AK

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Year Built: 1913-1914
Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
This concrete pavement was built by Jefferson County Road Improvement District No. 4 near Redfield Arkansas between 1913 and 1914. At the time, Arkansas did not have a state highway commission and instead left the task of building and maintaining good roads to farmers and residents in local districts. It was called the Dollorway because it was proposed to cost Read more...
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East Third & Oak Streets Delevan, IL

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Year Built: 1914
Pavement Type: Jointed Reinforced
The section consist of several blocks of concrete remaining from the original 22 blocks of concrete pavement construction in the City of Delevan, IL in 1914. Located on East Third street, the longest section ranges from 32-feet wide to 42-feet wide back to back of curb and is steel reinforced with a long panel design.  We believe the steel to have Read more...

First Airport Whitetopping – Storm Lake Airport, IA

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Year Built: 1971
Pavement Type: Unbonded Overlay
In 1971, the first concrete overlay of an existing asphalt runway was built. The project was performed at Storm Lake Airport in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The project consisted of 20,000 square yards of 5 inch concrete being placed on the existing asphalt. The project was opened 7 days after paving once the opening strength of 4,000 psi was achieved. Read more...
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First and Oldest Concrete Pavements in U.S. – Main Street and Court Avenue, City Square in Bellefontaine, OH

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Year Built: 1891 and 1893
Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
The first concrete pavement constructed in the U.S. was Main Street, built next to Logan County Courthouse in Bellefontaine, Ohio. George W. Bartholomew who founded the Buckeye Portland Cement Company, built the section in 1891 after advocating for it for a few years. He had to post a $5,000 bond for a five year guarantee. After the success of Main Street, Read more...
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First Concrete Pavement in Chicago – Front Street – Chicago, IL

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Year Built: 1905
Pavement Type: Plain Jointed
Front Street is the earliest known concrete pavement built in Chicago and one of the earliest built in Illinois. The pavement was built in 1905 and lasted more than 60 years before being replaced. Read more...