highways -- circa 1957

[Enrique Diaz-Alvarez]

Les Schaffer wrote:
> 
> 
> of course, i can guess: the interstate highway system was some
> massive, federally funded extravaganza that purportedly was built __in
> response to__ an anticipated need but actually was built in order to
> encourage car ownership, suburbs, interstate commerce, etc ?????
> 

I thought the Interstates were built, like the autobahns in the 30's, to
facilitate military transportation across the country. 

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