Excerpt from The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, Vol. 3: Scientific and Railway Gazette; 1840
The use of wood pavement for the streets has greatly extended both in London and the provinces, and the use of asphalte also seems to be established. Measures are in progress for running locomotives on common roads.
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