What Josh Clark has said about Roads in the United States in the early 20th century
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 11, 2026
Josh Clark, Co-host of Stuff You Should Know, has been quoted on Roads in the United States in the early 20th century once in 1 episode of Stuff You Should Know, most recently on July 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Clark stated that around 1900 the United States had 2.3 million miles of roads, of which only 150 miles were paved, all within big cities.
“the United States had 2.3 million miles of roads. Sounds like a lot. Pretty impressive. Yeah. 150 miles were paved”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: The First Road Trip (Jul 11, 2026) · Listen from 7:01
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Selects: The First Road TripStuff You Should Know · Jul 11, 2026 · 50 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant recount Horatio Nelson Jackson's 1903 drive from San Francisco to New York, the first cross-country automobile trip in America.
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