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Subj: Re: Today in History - Jun 26
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Being a US Army General of course Eisenhower admired Germany's Autobahn,
It's a system of military highways built to handle heavy vehicles including
tanks. In addition there were/are long level sections that could/can be used
as runways. He copied it beginning with US 1 along the Eastern Seaboard that
runs through my home town Rahway, NJ. As a child I saw the original concrete
construction common in those days. Today it's paved over with asphalt where
sections remain, others have been reclaimed by nature.
Today's interstate system is also a network of military highways constructed
for the same purposes, I 95 has replaced US 1 and feeders/connectors have
three digits such as 195 and no I designation. I was too young to remember
construction of US 1 but old enough to witness that of 195, built to military
specifications it was a LOT of work. FWIW this was the one time I didn't see
the usual one guy working while the rest stand around jaw jackin'. (;->)
"New Jersey, the most American of all states. It has everything from
wilderness to the Mafia. All the great things and all the worst,
like Route 22."
Jean Shepherd K2ORS (SK) & WOR radio personality
73 de Warren
Station powered by JCP&L atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
Message timed by NIST: 27-Jun-2015 at 10:52 GMT
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