Positive
-it was quicker and cheaper to transport raw materials and manufactured goods
-they didn’t need to be near water to transport goods quickly and effectively(long distances)
-without the improvement in transportation the industrial revolution wouldn’t of happened
Negatives
-global warming
-pollution
-when the weather was bad the roads became muddy
Roads
-big rocks were on the bottom fine granite gravel was on top
-private company’s paid for sections of the road and then charged people tolls to use it
-the sides of the road were sloped to get rid of water
-James Loudon was McAdam was a Scottish engineer and one of the best engineers of the industrial revolution(he used layers of crushed stone)
-macadam roads are used now
-wagons could use the roads to transport goods