The system of National Auto Trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Marked with colored bands on telephone poles, the trails were intended to help travellers in the early days of the automobile. It has been said that anyone with enough paint and the will to do so could set up a trail; trails were not usually linked to road improvements, though counties and states often prioritized road improvements because they were on trails. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...

In 1926, the National Auto Trails were replaced in the United States with the Congressionally-sanctioned system of numbered United States highways. Similar numbering schemes had begun to be implemented in the Canadian provinces as well. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ...

List of National Auto Trails

Old style Highway markings

Lincoln Highway

Dixie Highway

Jefferson Highway

• Arrowhead Highway
• Bankhead Highway
• Boston Post Road
• Columbia River Highway
• Conners Highway
• Cooley Highway
• Cumberland Road
• Dixie Highway
• Jefferson Highway
• Jefferson Davis Highway
• John Anderson Highway
• Lee Highway
• Lincoln Highway
• Meridian Highway
• Midland Trail
• National Old Trails Highway
• Ozark Trail
• Pacific Highway
• Pan American Highway
• Seminole Trail

Image File history File links LincolnHighwayMarker. ... The Lincoln Highway was Americas first transcontinental highway. ... USA Dixie Highway Marking Design The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... Dixie Highway in St. ... Jefferson Highway Marker (after 1910s design) This work is copyrighted. ... The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... The Arrowhead Highway was a road connecting Los Angeles, California and Salt Lake City, Utah by way of Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington and San Diego. ... The Boston Post Road was a system of roads from New York, New York to Boston, Massachusetts, containing some of the first major highways in the United States. ... 1937 sketch including Columbia River Highway (now U.S. Highway 30) as it passes west of Sauvie Island, northwest of Portland. ... The westernmost toll gate on the Conners Highway. ... The Cumberland Road, also called the Great National Pike and the National Road, was the first United States federal highway. ... Dixie Highway in St. ... The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway was named for Jefferson Davis (1808-1889). ... The John Anderson Highway connected Miami, Florida to Jacksonville, Florida. ... The Lee Highway was a United States automobile highway connecting New York and San Francisco. ... The Lincoln Highway was Americas first transcontinental highway. ... Meridian Highway was a predecessor to U.S. Highway 81. ... A scenic view of the New River Valley from Hawks Nest State park, Ansted, West Virginia The Midland Trail is a National Scenic Byway which carries U.S. Highway 60 through a portion of Southern West Virginia between Charleston and Sam Black Church. ... map of the National Old Trails Highway National Old Trails Highway also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912 and became part of the National Auto Trail system in the United States. ... Pacific Highway is the name of some highways in the US. It is most commonly used to refer to US Highway 101 in Oregon, as that is where it most closely follows the coastline. ... The Pan-American Highway (Carretera Panamericana in Spanish) is a collective system of roads, approximately 16,000 miles (25,750 km) long, that nearly links the mainland nations of the Americas in a roughly unified stretch of highway. ... The Seminole Trail is a highway designation in Virginia. ...

See also

• United States highway
• List of United States Highways

Current U.S. Highway shield The United States Highway System is an integrated system of roads in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... This list of United States Highways is grouped by the 1- or 2-digit parent highway. ...

Sources and external links

• North American Auto Trails