Slide Title
Preview

Date
Spring 4-1990
Description
The Adopt a Highway program began in 1985. The program was conceived by James Evans, a engineer at the Texas Department of Transportation, who was inspired after seeing litter fly out of the back of a pickup. This 1990 photograph shows an Adopt a Highway sign in North Carolina. When a group adopts a section of highway, they receive volunteer training and are required to keep that section of highway clean. In exchange a sign bearing the groups name is posted in their section of highway.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Subject Headings
Roadside improvement -- Highway beautification -- North Carolina;
Country Name
United States of America
Region Name
North Carolina
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet, "North Carolina: Adopt a Highway" (1990). Browse All. 627.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/627
Keywords
highways, roads, beautification
Notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adopt_a_Highway