June 29 in American History
President Eisenhower signed the law creating the Interstate Highway System — 41,000 miles of high-speed roads that would remake American life, commerce, and geography. Inspired partly by Eisenhower's WWII experience with Germany's autobahns and by defense needs, it became one of the largest public works projects in human history.
In 1956: the Interstate Highway Act. President Eisenhower signed the law creating the Interstate Highway System — 41,000 miles of high-speed roads that would remake American life, commerce, and geography.
President Eisenhower signed the law creating the Interstate Highway System — 41,000 miles of high-speed roads that would remake American life, commerce, and geography. Inspired partly by Eisenhower's WWII experience with Germany's autobahns and by defense needs, it became one of the largest public works projects in human history.
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