Roads | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/roads/RSS feed for RoadsenTue, 23 Jun 2026 19:20:37 +0000This Giant, Seven-Story Picnic Basket, Once Home to an Iconic American Brand, Could Be Yours for $8.5 Millionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-giant-7-story-picnic-basket-once-home-to-icon-american-brand-longaberger-basket-could-be-yours-for-85-million-180988999/The former Longaberger basket company headquarters in Ohio is for sale to a buyer who is willing to preserve its quirky designTue, 23 Jun 2026 19:20:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-giant-7-story-picnic-basket-once-home-to-icon-american-brand-longaberger-basket-could-be-yours-for-85-million-180988999/Mule Deer Are Already Using California's First Wildlife Crossing—and It's Not Even Finished Yethttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mule-deer-are-already-using-californias-first-wildlife-crossing-and-its-not-even-finished-yet-180988933/Construction on the $20 million bridge in Siskiyou County began last year and is expected to be complete by this fall, with miles of eight-foot-high fencing along the highway to help funnel animals toward itThu, 11 Jun 2026 20:40:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mule-deer-are-already-using-californias-first-wildlife-crossing-and-its-not-even-finished-yet-180988933/Asphalt Is the Canvas for This Year's World Street Painting Festival in Joplin, Missouri, Which Honors 100 Years of Route 66https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/asphalt-is-the-canvas-for-this-years-world-street-painting-festival-in-joplin-missouri-which-honors-100-years-of-route-66-180988868/Immersive paintings, which function as massive optical illusions, pay tribute to the "Mother Road" and its influence on American cultureMon, 01 Jun 2026 17:30:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/asphalt-is-the-canvas-for-this-years-world-street-painting-festival-in-joplin-missouri-which-honors-100-years-of-route-66-180988868/The Remarkable, Amazing Stories of Route 66 Reflect the Twists and Turns of 100 Years of Americanahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-remarkable-amazing-stories-of-route-66-reflect-the-twists-and-turns-of-100-years-of-americana-180988601/Among the first interstates, the beloved roadway that connected Chicago to Los Angeles still looms large in popular culture and our collective imaginationThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-remarkable-amazing-stories-of-route-66-reflect-the-twists-and-turns-of-100-years-of-americana-180988601/When America Found Itself Ready to Roll, Route 66, Stretching From Chicago to Los Angeles, Was the Road of Endless Possibilitieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-america-found-itself-ready-rock-roll-route66-stretching-chicago-los-angeles-road-endless-possibilities-180988406/The country’s “mother road” started out as a way to get from Point A to Point B but quickly became the host of a culture and a symbol of freedomMon, 30 Mar 2026 13:24:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-america-found-itself-ready-rock-roll-route66-stretching-chicago-los-angeles-road-endless-possibilities-180988406/A Scenic Road Winding Through Theodore Roosevelt National Park Finally Reopens After Six Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-scenic-road-winding-through-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-finally-reopens-after-six-years-180987816/The South Unit Scenic Loop officially welcomed visitors again in late November following $51 million of repairs, in time for the debut of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library next summerWed, 10 Dec 2025 19:18:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-scenic-road-winding-through-theodore-roosevelt-national-park-finally-reopens-after-six-years-180987816/Colorado Is Building the 'World's Largest' Wildlife Overpass, Giving Elk and Other Big Creatures a Safe Path to Cross a Busy Freewayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/colorado-is-building-the-worlds-largest-wildlife-overpass-giving-elk-and-other-big-creatures-a-safe-path-to-cross-a-busy-freeway-180987101/The completed overpass will be 200 feet wide by 209 feet long, forming a bridge across six lanes of traffic that see more than 100,000 vehicles each dayMon, 04 Aug 2025 20:51:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/colorado-is-building-the-worlds-largest-wildlife-overpass-giving-elk-and-other-big-creatures-a-safe-path-to-cross-a-busy-freeway-180987101/Archaeologists Stumble Onto Sprawling Ancient Roman Villa During Construction of a Road in Francehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-stumble-onto-sprawling-ancient-roman-villa-during-construction-road-in-france-180986800/Located near Auxerre, the grand estate once possessed an exorbitant level of wealth, with thermal baths and heated floorsFri, 13 Jun 2025 19:44:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-stumble-onto-sprawling-ancient-roman-villa-during-construction-road-in-france-180986800/Two Wildlife Tunnels Are Saving Thousands of Amphibians From Being Crushed by Cars in Vermonthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-wildlife-tunnels-are-saving-thousands-of-amphibians-from-being-crushed-by-cars-in-vermont-180986727/New research finds a pair of underpasses installed under a road that crosses a migration corridor have led to an 80.2 percent reduction in amphibian deathsTue, 03 Jun 2025 15:24:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-wildlife-tunnels-are-saving-thousands-of-amphibians-from-being-crushed-by-cars-in-vermont-180986727/Male Offspring of Grizzly 399—the 'World's Most Famous Bear'—Killed by Vehicle in Grand Teton National Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-offspring-of-grizzly-399-the-worlds-most-famous-bear-killed-by-vehicle-in-grand-teton-national-park-180986602/The 5-year-old boar known as Grizzly 1058 was part of a rare litter of four cubs born in 2020Fri, 09 May 2025 19:24:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/male-offspring-of-grizzly-399-the-worlds-most-famous-bear-killed-by-vehicle-in-grand-teton-national-park-180986602/