- then put his
ideas about road
construction into practice, the
first '
macadamised'
stretch of road
being Marsh Road at
Ashton Gate, Bristol. He also began...
-
mainly historical tar-based
material for
macadamising road surfaces,
patented in 1902
Asphalt concrete, a
macadamising material using asphalt instead of tar...
-
Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He
invented a new process, "
macadamisation", for
building roads with a
smooth hard surface,
using controlled materials...
- the sport's
distinction from road running, the
usage of
unnatural or
macadamised surfaces is
generally kept to a
minimum or
avoided entirely. Because...
- and
shrubberies and half
rural in its
aspect ... The main
streets are
macadamised, but the
outlying ones and most of the
footpaths retain their native...
-
pottery manufacture. In 1820,
Scottish road
builder John
McAdam invented "
macadamisation" for
building roads with a
smooth hard surface. In 1901,
Edgar Purnell...
-
facilities to
enhance public health. The
report shows that most
streets were
macadamised or
sometimes paved, and the town was lit by 121 gas
lamps from October...
- that are
compact and safe. The
corporation maintains a
total of 1,160
macadamised bus
routes running to a
total length of 353.94 km. The
Total length of...
-
Improvement act. It was
improved over the
years until by 1830 it was
macadamised and
landscaped so that it
appeared more or less complete. A need for...
- 3.4
square kilometres (1.31 sq mi) site with 10.000 km (6.214 mi) of
macadamised road –
comprising a 4.490 km (2.790 mi) loop track, and a 5.500 km (3...
