70 years of the interstate: How the US highway system built the America we know

Seventy years ago, on June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, aka the National ...
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Surprising facts about how America’s interstate highway system began

The story of America’s interstates is usually told as a straightforward tale of postwar progress, but the real origins are stranger and more contested than the green signs suggest. The Dwight D.
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The Interstate Highway System soon turns 70: How it transformed America and the urgent need to modernize

Praised as one of the greatest public works project in American history, the Interstate Highway System is about to turn 70. Love them or hate them. The interstate highways are the arteries of our ...

This Day in History: Eisenhower signs bill, approves construction of nation’s highway system

On June 29th, 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill to approve construction of the nation’s interstate highway ...
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EDITORIAL | A Great Achievement: Interstate highway system turns 70, Could it be done today?

And on June 29, 1956 -- 70 years ago today -- President Eisenhower signed the bill into law. The Interstate highway system ...
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Interactive: How the Interstate Highway System shaped America

For decades, the Interstate Highway System has been an essential link in connecting us to different communities and moving trillions of dollars of goods. In 2026, the highway system will turn 70 years ...
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I-81 history: Eisenhower moves forward with 1954 Highway Act

Securing legislation for an interstate highway system was a top priority for a newly elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.