The interstates were built over an earlier system of federal highways...
Which is a complete misnomer, as US numbered highways were and still are maintained by state and local governments [1].
I grew up near the "birthplace of Route 66" so yeah, I've heard of it. It was maintained and improved by a private organization (imagine that!) [2] until the federal interstate push of the 1950s.
Which is a complete misnomer, as US numbered highways were and still are maintained by state and local governments [1].
I grew up near the "birthplace of Route 66" so yeah, I've heard of it. It was maintained and improved by a private organization (imagine that!) [2] until the federal interstate push of the 1950s.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highways
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Highway_66_Association