History of road transport

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<nowiki>historia del transporte por carretera; 道路輸送の歴史; histoire des routes; гісторыя бязрэйкавага транспарту; geschiedenis van het wegverkeer; Història de les carreteres; Geschichte des Strassenverkehrs; tieliikenteen historia; history of road transport; تاريخ النقل البري; aspect of history; ইতিহাসের বিভিন্ন দিক; Aspekt der Geschichte und des Verkehrs / Transportes; аспект історії; road transport history; Strassenverkehrsgeschichte; Histoire de la route</nowiki>
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Main category: History of road transport

Antiquity

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Early

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Main category: Ancient Roman roads
  • Via di Porta Rosa, Velia, Italy
    Via di Porta Rosa, Velia, Italy
  • Puente Romano , Mérida, Spain. With an overall length of 792 m and still in use, is the largest surviving Roman bridge
    Puente Romano , Mérida, Spain. With an overall length of 792 m and still in use, is the largest surviving Roman bridge

Late

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  • Roman Empire 125 roads map
    Roman Empire 125 roads map

Middle Ages

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  • Horse collars and cart between 1350 and 1375
    Horse collars and cart between 1350 and 1375
  • Pont du Diable completed 1351
    Pont du Diable completed 1351
  • Pont Grand completed 1583
    Pont Grand completed 1583
  • Pont de Nyons
    Pont de Nyons

17th century

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18th century

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  • The Iron Bridge, Shropshire, the first bridge built entirely from cast iron
    The Iron Bridge, Shropshire, the first bridge built entirely from cast iron

19th century

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Main category: Road transport in the 19th century
  • The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus,
    The "Elektromote", the world's first trolleybus,
  • 1871
    1871
  • An overview of available travel methods; a German lithograph, 1888
    An overview of available travel methods; a German lithograph, 1888
  • Kuruma zukushi / Melange of vehicles. Japanese print shows various forms of transportation employed by people, including a train, horse-drawn carriage, horse-drawn trolley, rickshaw, bicycle, hand-drawn carts. Man drawing water from a well, woman with child on back walking. 1889
    Kuruma zukushi / Melange of vehicles. Japanese print shows various forms of transportation employed by people, including a train, horse-drawn carriage, horse-drawn trolley, rickshaw, bicycle, hand-drawn carts. Man drawing water from a well, woman with child on back walking. 1889
  • People are using various modes of transport, some in carriages running on steam. Engraving.
    People are using various modes of transport, some in carriages running on steam. Engraving.
  • Philadelphia, 1897
    Philadelphia, 1897
  • Chicago-Loop-1900
    Chicago-Loop-1900
  • California cycleway, 1900
    California cycleway, 1900

20th century

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Main category: Road transport in the 20th century

Early

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  • 1909
    1909
  • 1921
    1921
  • 1922
    1922
  • 1914
    1914

Late

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  • History of buses
    History of buses
  • A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966
    A double-deck trolleybus in Reading, England, 1966
  • Cars per 1000 Inhabitants 1960 - 2000 Houston San Francisco Sydney Chicago Los Angeles Pheonix Munich Zurich Toronto Brussels New York Stockholm Vienna London Copenhagen
    Cars per 1000 Inhabitants 1960 - 2000 Houston San Francisco Sydney Chicago Los Angeles Pheonix Munich Zurich Toronto Brussels New York Stockholm Vienna London Copenhagen

21st century

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Main category: Road transport in the 21st century

Future

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  • 1831 cartoon predicting the future
    1831 cartoon predicting the future
  • “Ein Reisehotel” in the year 2000. Germany, 1898 or earlier
    “Ein Reisehotel” in the year 2000. Germany, 1898 or earlier
  • “Wüstenschiff”, Germany, 1931 (“… kann 300 Passagiere mit höchstem Comfort durch die entlegensten Wüsten und Landstriche bringen. Wasser, Nahrungsmittel und Betriebsstoff kann das Fahrzeug auf Monate mit sich führen”.)
    “Wüstenschiff”, Germany, 1931 (“… kann 300 Passagiere mit höchstem Comfort durch die entlegensten Wüsten und Landstriche bringen. Wasser, Nahrungsmittel und Betriebsstoff kann das Fahrzeug auf Monate mit sich führen”.)
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