Bankhead Highway - Wikipedia
WebThe Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C., and San Diego. The Bankhead Highway's beginnings can be traced back to 1916 when the Bankhead Highway Association was organized to promote the highway's development.
Bankhead Highway | Texas Historical Commission
WebThe Bankhead Highway was one of the nation's earliest transcontinental highways. Its beginnings can be traced back to 1916 when the Bankhead Highway Association was organized to promote the highway's development.
What's In A Name? | Bankhead | Georgia Public Broadcasting
WebAug 20, 2018 · But you might not know that Bankhead gets its name from a cross-country highway that runs through the middle of the community. The Bankhead Highway was an early-20th-century auto trail, one of the informal network of roads that predated the U.S. highway system.
Driving Texas' 100-year-old Bankhead Highway with its savior …
WebJan 7, 2020 · The century-old Bankhead Highway has an interesting history—and an uncertain future. Devised in 1916 with an origin at Mile Marker Zero in Washington, D.C., the Bankhead Highway would snake its way across the southern half of the lower 48 states, terminating in San Diego, California.
Bankhead, Atlanta - Wikipedia
WebThe neighborhood's name comes from Bankhead Highway, a thoroughfare that has since been renamed the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (for a civil rights attorney who lived near Bankhead in the nearby affluent and historic Collier Heights neighborhood).
Bankhead Highway - Wikiwand
WebThe Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C., and San Diego. The Bankhead Highway's beginnings can be traced back to 1916 when the Bankhead Highway Association was organized to promote the highway's development.
Bankhead Highway at AmericanRoads.us
WebThe John H. Bankhead National Highway was one of the earliest American auto trails. It connects the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., and San Diego, California on the Pacific. The Bankhead Highway was an important transcontinental route, and its name still appears on many roads to this day.
The Bankhead Highway - The Historical Marker Database
WebInscription. The Bankhead National Highway, from Washington, D.C. to San Diego, California, was the nation’s first all-weather, coast-to-coast highway. The southern road skirted the western mountains and was largely free from ice and snow, so it could be used reliably year-round.
The Dixie Overland / Bankhead Highway, aka US 80
WebSep 15, 2023 · The Bankhead Highway became one of the celebrated named roads in the early 20th century when a military convoy traveled it, generating publicity and goodwill. This building, with hotel rooms and apartments, is located along the …
Birthplace of the Bankhead Highway - Authentic Texas
WebWhen interstate highways 20, 30, and 10 were finished, the Bankhead was no more—but Mineral Wells, Texas, remains the “Birthplace of America’s First All-Weather Transcontinental Highway.” Visit Mineral Wells visitmineralwells.org. Lake Mineral Wells State Park 100 Park Road 71 Mineral Wells, TX 76067 (940) 328-1171
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