The Interstates...
an overview. Some will know that Eisenhower was in large part responsible for the building of our current interstate system. The overall goal was to span the east to the west with roadways that would ...
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Eisenhower's report from 1919
They followed the Lincoln Hwy, such as it was, nearly all the way. It was mostly paved, in one way or other to Illinois, then graded dirt and worse, until California. Some paved stretches were too narrow. Bridges were too low (covered ones in the east), or too weak.
Big trucks were slow and unreliable. They could not handle sandy areas (esp. western Nebraska) or grades. 1.5 ton trucks did well.
They followed the Lincoln Hwy, such as it was, nearly all the way. It was mostly paved, in one way or other to Illinois, then graded dirt and worse, until California. Some paved stretches were too narrow. Bridges were too low (covered ones in the east), or too weak.
Big trucks were slow and unreliable. They could not handle sandy areas (esp. western Nebraska) or grades. 1.5 ton trucks did well.
Extended trips by trucks through the middle western part of the United States are impracticable until the roads are imporoved, and then only a light truck should be used on long hauls.
