The Interstate Highway System That Rewired America

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sloane President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, launching the largest public works project in history.

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sloane Allied commander Eisenhower was amazed by Germany's high-speed highway system during World War II.

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Fun Facts

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Fun Fact

Convoy speed: Eisenhower's 1919 military convoy averaged a snail-like speed of just six miles per hour across America.

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Quizzes

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Who was the US President who signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956?

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Why did the US Congress frame the interstate highway system as a 'defense' system in 1956?

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Which European road network inspired the design of the US interstate highway system during World War II?

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What event in 1919 first convinced Dwight D. Eisenhower that America needed better roads?

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What source of revenue was created to fund the massive federal share of interstate highway construction?

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Which state claimed the title of paving the very first section of the new interstate highway system in October 1956?

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How much of the interstate highway system's cost was funded by the US federal government under the 1956 Act?

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What is the truth behind the popular myth that one in five miles of the US interstate system must be flat for emergency airplane runways?

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superhighway (noun)
An expressway designed for high-speed traffic, typically having multiple lanes and controlled access. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the law authorizing construction of America's massive network.

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Gossip

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Which highway view is best?

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Videos

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sloane In 1956, Eisenhower signed a law authorizing 25 billion dollars to build 41,000 miles of interstate highways.

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sloane Eisenhower planned America's interstate highways after seeing how quickly Germany's high-speed roads moved troops.

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sloane Cold War defense and runways

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