Eisenhower was influenced by the Autobahns, but the roots of the Interstate system go back to the late 30’s in the US. The states have always owned and operated them from the passage of the Federal Aid Highway act back in the 50’s.
22 posted on 08/24/2007 5:58:27 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps
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