America before Asphalt: Peter Norton Shares How We Moved Before Roads

To kick off Season 11, "How Asphalt Shaped America and What Comes Next," we start by looking back at American infrastructure before asphalt even arrived. With the help of historian Peter Norton of the University of Virginia, we explore how goods and people moved across the US in the 1700s and 1800s and how asphalt beat other surface materials to become America's chosen surface. Tune in for a conversation that blends transportation history, industry evolution, and forward-looking insight into what maintaining our infrastructure will require in the years ahead. This season is sponsored by FleetWatcher by AlignOps. Watch FleetWatcher in action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.