A pickup truck stirs up a dust in 2004 on a gravel road southeast of Central City in Linn County. (The Gazette) Buy Photo Patrick O'Shaughnessy worked in a construction job before beginning his public ...

It has been three years since Cape Girardeau County voters approved a sales tax to pave roads and support law enforcement. The money has purchased asphalt, supplied raises to sheriff's deputies and ...

An intricate maze of gravel roads surrounds Iowa’s towns and cities. Drive down a gravel road on a dry day and your car will kick up a cloud of dust. Travel on a wet day and you may find yourself in a ...

Romania Drive is a relic. It was built back in the day when the primary mode of transportation was still horseback — only one in 1,492 Americans had cars at the time — and unpaved roads were common.

I could see dust in the mirrors. Rolling down a gravel road halfway between Stavely and Carmangay, hammering along at a blistering 30 km/h and scanning the fields as I went, I happened to glance in my ...