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 ...

How the interstate highway system reshaped America

The US interstate system transformed travel and commerce but also left a complex legacy of divided communities.
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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 ...
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Interactive: How has the Interstate Highway System transformed the U.S.?

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 ...

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

Working in concert, the American Association of State Highway Officials and the Bureau of Public Roads adopted a uniform ...
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The Interstate Highway System at 50

During the 1919 transcontinental convoy, soldiers use a winch to pull a truck out of a ditch. When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, they didn't just drop anchor, row ashore and hop onto ...