Road Trip Roots On this day in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act.  Popularly know as the Interstate Highway Act, it was designed to meet the challenge of the growing number of automobiles on the nation’s highways. Ike was convinced of the overwhelming need for safer and speedier highways.  He had served as a young Lieutenant Colonel in the Transcontinental Convoy, and had  seen the ease of German autobahns during World War II. The President also felt that newer, multi-lane highways were essential to a strong national defense. Here, Ike participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new extension to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Washington, D.C. 11/3/59. -from the Eisenhower Library What Interstate Highway do you travel on?
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On this day in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act.  Popularly know as the Interstate Highway Act, it was designed to meet the challenge of the growing number of automobiles on the nation’s highways.

Ike was convinced of the overwhelming need for safer and speedier highways.  He had served as a young Lieutenant Colonel in the Transcontinental Convoy, and had  seen the ease of German autobahns during World War II. The President also felt that newer, multi-lane highways were essential to a strong national defense.

Here, Ike participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new extension to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Washington, D.C. 11/3/59.

-from the Eisenhower Library

What Interstate Highway do you travel on?

Source: eisenhower.archives.gov

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  8. welikecakeandpie answered: I-94 baby!
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    I-71 / I-75 goes all...Florrriiddaaaa UNNNHHHHHH thats interesting but i dont really care...
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  22. rajamatage answered: It’s worth noting that the Eisenhower Interstate System was the largest public works project since the Pyramids.
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