Asphalt History

The Asphalt Institute has a booklet titled "History of the Asphalt Institute". You can purchase the "History of the Asphalt Institute" book at our online store while supplies last.

View some pages from the "History of the Asphalt Institute" book.

You can also see the following historical articles about the Asphalt Institute:

• The Asphalt Institute: Celebrating 90 Years of Service To The Asphalt Industry - From the Spring 2009 Asphalt magazine
• Celebrating 85 Years of the Asphalt Institute - From the Fall 2004 Asphalt magazine (PDF 8.1 mb)

Also of historical interest are the winners of Asphalt Institute awards.

• Fred Waller Asphalt Engineer Par Excellence - From the Fall 2005Asphalt magazine (PDF 297 kb)
• Frank Drake: Inventor and Innovator - From the Summer 2004 Asphalt magazine (PDF 300 kb)
• Bernie McCarthy: An Industry Icon - From the Spring 2004 Asphalt magazine (PDF 240 kb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages Building Long Lasting Asphalt Pavements - From the Spring 2004 Asphalt magazine (PDF 956 kb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages Pavement Preservation - From the Fall 2003 Asphalt magazine (PDF 925 kb)  
• A Conversation With Fred Finn - From the Fall 2003Asphalt magazine (PDF 405 kb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages  Early Asphalt Pavement Testing Technology - From the Spring 2003 Asphalt magazine (PDF 195 kb)
• A Conversation with Vyt Puzinauskas - From the Spring 2003 Asphalt magazine (PDF 545 kb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages  Evolution of the Paver - From the Fall 2002 Asphalt magazine (PDF 730 kb)
• A Conversation with Ellis Williams - From the Fall 2002 Asphalt magazine (PDF 3.4 mb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages  Road Oiling - From the Spring 2002 Asphalt magazine (PDF 1.1 mb)
• An Interview with Vaughn Marker - From the Spring 2002 Asphalt magazine (PDF 1.1mb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages  Horsepower - From the Fall/Winter 2001 Asphalt magazine (PDF 1.1 mb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages  Pioneering With Asphalt - From the Spring/Summer 2001 Asphalt magazine (PDF 245 kb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages  Good Basics Are The Key - From the Fall 2000 Asphalt magazine (PDF 325 kb)
• Jay Hensley, Asphalt Industry Statesman, Retires After 33 Years - From the Fall 2000 Asphalt magazine (PDF 325 kb)
• Asphalt Through The Ages A Very Brief History of the Use of Asphalt - From the Summer 2000 Asphalt magazine (PDF 60 kb)
• Bob Thompson - Innovative, Tough and Generous - From the Spring 2000 Asphalt magazine (PDF 1.75 mb)
• From Liquid Lake Asphalt To Superpave  The Evolution of Hot Mix Asphalt - From the February 1999 Asphalt Contractor magazine (PDF 5.5 mb)
• Maine TurnpikeCelebrates 50 Years of Asphalt Durability - From the Winter 1999 Asphalt magazine (PDF 235 kb)