Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Published: 2006
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Published: 2006
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWeb site devoted to the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways on its 50th anniversary. From the start on June 29, 1956, the Eisenhower Interstate System has been known as the Greatest Public Works Project in History. On this Web site, you will find information about the history of the Eisenhower Interstate System and how it affects each of our lives daily, not just as a means of travel, but as a part of our culture and the American way of life.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dan McNichol
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781402734687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe year 2006 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Interstate System, the most incredible road system in the world. Created by Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose WW II experiences taught him the necessity of a superhighway for military transport and evacuation in wartime, today's Interstate System is what connects our coasts and our borders, our cities and small towns. It's made possible our suburban lifestyle and caused the vast proliferation of businesses from HoJos to Holiday Inns. And if you order something online, most likely it's a truck barreling along an interstate that gets the product to your door. Written by bestselling author Dan McNichol, The Roads that Built America is the fascinating story of the largest engineering project the world has ever known.
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Published: 2017-01-29
Total Pages: 53
ISBN-13: 9781520488806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1956, after much planning and compromise, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act, creating the interstate highway system, a project which transformed America forever. As our Country entered the 20th century, good roads, even paved roads, weren't common. Plans for a national system of expressways were developed in 1944 by the National Highway Committee. Congress designated the 40,000 mile national system of interstate highways in 1944, but funding would not be authorized until 1952, when President Harry Truman signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1952, offering a token down payment of $25 million for the interstates. However, it would be up to the next President, President Dwight David Eisenhower, to lead the campaign for the Nation's interstate system. President Eisenhower made it a keystone of his domestic agenda when he was elected to office in 1953. He envisaged a new, tax-based financing plan with the Federal Government bearing the largest share of construction costs. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act without fanfare, in a hospital room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he was recovering from illness. Today, Americans continue to reap the benefits of that legislation. The wide, relatively straight roadways in the interstate highway system were designed to be faster and safer than the two-lane roads that preceded them. In fact, the interstate system is the safest road system in America.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis document illustrates the the development, planning and construction of the Interstate Highway System, gives highlights on how the Interstate System has affected Americans' lives and looks forward to information on how the Interstate System can be improved over the next 50 years . This document also includes a number of guest editorials and gives a state-by-state look at the individual interstates.