The Eisenhower Interstate System |
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| Author:
| Murphy, John |
| Series title: | Building America: Then and Now Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60413-067-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Chelsea House |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.20AUD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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In the wake of the Great Depression, two wars, and at the dawn of the cold war, President Dwight D Eisenhower viewed a 'national road' system as vital to the nation's interest on several counts: defense, commerce, safety, and unity. The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 created the vast network of superhighways and beltlines.
In the wake of the Great Depression, two wars, and at the dawn of the cold war, President Dwight D Eisenhower viewed a 'national road' system as vital to the nation's interest on several counts: defense, commerce, safety, and unity. The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 created the vast network of superhighways and beltlines.