Primary modes of transport, advantage, disadvantage, river transportation, railroad, road, landscape, capacity to transport, commodity transit, railroad development, environmental challenges, capitalization, waterway transport
The growth of roads was one of the public means of transportation in the U.S.A. from the very beginning and became the most popular and widely spread form of transportation. The varied modes of transport, from straightforward dirt paths to improvised turnpikes or plank roads, improved people's ability to move people, merchandise, and materials through the landscape (Zimran, 2020). The most apparent benefit of road transportation is equally easy access, because a road can be built to connect even the most inaccessible areas, and it is cheap, thanks to the lower cost of the initial investment compared with other transport modes. Also, roads provided a significant measure of amenities, such as the capacity to transport a variety of cargo and mobility to change routes on demand.
However, roads bring with them advantages and a number of disadvantages as well.
[...] Rivers would not always be available or suit the ship being used (Garrison, 2018). The railroad had the best advantages over both roads and rivers. These complex machines allowed the movement of goods and people at incredible speeds, feasibly covering greater distances in a short amount of time. Railroads also enabled a dependable and unimpeded method of transport, which, to a large extent, was less dependent on weather and environmental challenges, as was the case with the earlier modes of transport. [...]
[...] References Garrison, W. L. (2018). Historical transportation development. https://books.google.co.ke/books?hl=en&lr=&id=2NbUCwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA37&dq=Comparing+the+Growth+of+Roads,+River+Transportation,+and+Railroads+through+1860:+Advantages+and+Disadvantages+in+U.S.A&ots=51htji8HUz&sig=1Ypm1jBjUamI_Vop40UIFJYuODA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Zimran, A. (2020). Transportation and health in the antebellum United States, 1820-1847. The Journal of Economic History, 80(3), 670-709. [...]
[...] Comparing the Growth of Roads, River Transportation, and Railroads through 1860 in the USA The young United States of America kept growing westward from the first half to the middle of the 19th century, and the practical transit system was more in demand than needed. Three primary modes of transport emerged during this period: the road, rivers, and railways. These methods come in different types that influence the state of the country during the growth and development stage. The growth of roads was one of the public means of transportation in the U.S.A. [...]
[...] It was usually so far away on the road because it was heavy and bulky, coming through the navigable rivers - the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri (Garrison, 2018). The primitive riverboats, formerly available at the beginning of the 19th century, could create the necessary density of goods and provide high speed at a reasonable price without competing with overland transport. The benefits of river transportation were tremendous, especially in regard to the transporting of agro-based products and raw materials from the interior to the coasts. However, the said form of transport equally had some issues (Zimran, 2020). [...]
[...] In conclusion, the expansion of roads, waterway transport, and railroads during the same period individually gave a particular outline to the rapid progress of the U.S. Every means of transport had its own merits and demerits. However, the invention of the railroads, which enabled accelerated movement of commerce, tech, and communication, proved more intricate and unequaled during that period. The progressing development of these systems not only stated the society and technological necessities of the time but also had a far-reaching influence on the economic and social picture of the whole society. [...]
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