Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System
Richard F. Weingroff
The following are selected from the Federal Highway Administration's
Web site. In addition,
Highway History: Articles from Public Roads
features links to online material not included in the print editions of
is a special issue on the origins of the Interstate System.
"The Battle of Its Life"
from the May/June 2006 issue of
"The Genie in the Bottle"
from the September/October 2000 issue of
"Designating the Urban Interstates."
"The Man Who Loved Roads"
, May/June 2002.
One Mile in Five: Debunking the Myth
, May/June 2000)
Frank Turner on 1-in-5
"The Man Who Changed America"
(March/April and May/June 2003 issues of
"Origins and Construction of the Interstate System by W. Lee Mertz,"
"Ted Holmes on Thomas MacDonald and Herbert Fairbank"
"Rex Whitton—the Man from Missouri"
"The Second Battle of New Orleans"
Interstates in Hawaii: ARE WE CRAZY???
Was I-76 Numbered to Honor Philadelphia for Independence Day, 1776?
When did the Federal Government begin collecting the gas tax?
Why Does I-70 End in Cove Fort, Utah?
Why Does The Interstate System Include Toll Facilities?
Why is the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Named after Woodrow Wilson?
I-85 The Boom Belt
John Steinbeck vs Charles Kuralt: Who Said it First?
United States Department of Transportation -
Federal Highway Administration