Ike and his Legacy: The Interstate Highway System

Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952

Nov 5, 1952

<a href='http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov' >Presid

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act was signed by EIsenhower in 1956

Jun 29, 1956

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=88

The first project to go to constuction with the Interstate funds was Missouri

Aug 5, 1956

http://www.modot.org/interstate/

Highway Revolt begins

Jan 27, 1959

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/08/01/what-would-san-francisco-have-looked-like-without-the-freeway-revolt/

10,000 miles of highway were completed and opened by 1960

Feb 6, 2015

http://www.publicpurpose.com/freeway1.htm

42,700 miles of the Interstate is opened up to us now

Feb 6, 2015

http://www.publicpurpose.com/freeway1.htm