Roads in the United States in the early 20th century
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Roads in the United States in the early 20th century has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant said there were about 14 million horses to roughly 8,000 cars in the United States at the time.
“about 14 million horses in the United States to about 8,000 cars”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: The First Road Trip (Jul 11, 2026) · Listen from 7:35
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
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
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
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.