An essay on the present state of our publick roads
Subtitle: shewing the absolute necessity of a total prohibition of the use of narrow wheels on all carriages drawn by one horse lengthways : and the benefit that will accrue thereby to farmers and carriers, to trade and manufactures, as well as ease, pleasure and safety to travellers
Publisher: Printed for R. Baldwin
Published: 1756
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Carriages and carts; Early works to 1800; Coaching (Transportation); Roads; Wheels
Notes: Describes the catastrophic state of mid 18th century roads and shows how the design of vehicles, particularly the use of broad wheels, which might act as rollers, could improve the surface.