"John Gaquin" wrote in message ...

"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message

Ike sold the Interstate Highways as a national defence thing.

As was right. One thing learned VERY quickly during the mobilization for WWII was the inefficiency of the
logistical/distribution system in the US on a national scale. Railroads alone, while they did a marvelous job, just
couldn't keep up. The country up to then was a huge group of local/regional units. The Interstate system was
conceived and built for commercial/military trucking and transport. Any other benefit, like personal travel, was
ancillary.



And the legends live on....