I believe I read somewhere that Eisenhower wanted the U.S. Interstate system built. It was patterned after the German autobahn road system.
YUP; Eisenhower wanted it as an interstate “STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SYSTEM”, and it worked out pretty well until recently with a gazillion cars and trucks on the highways.
One thing a lot of people don’t know is that under the 1944 highway act Congress also authorized that a number of runways for aircraft be built close enough to the highways (NOT PART OF THE HIGHWAY) to be serviced in case of emergency landings.
Pilots back then could use the highways as a navigational aid and in the event of an emergency they could use the adjacent air strips to land close enough for help.
Just an interesting factoid.