The millions of travelers who use the U.S. Interstate Highway System each year may take for granted the system's history, which sheds light on its importance to U.S. society.

Eisenhower would later credit that experience, as well as lessons learned in Germany in World War II, for his desire to build America's Interstate system. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 ...

For decades, the Interstate Highway System has been an essential link in connecting us to different communities and moving trillions of dollars of goods. In 2026, the highway system will turn 70 ...

America's Interstate Highway System is 50 years old. It was half a century ago--June 29, 1956--when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Federal Highway Aid Act that made possible ...

Today, the interstate highway system stretches over 48,000 miles. Since Eisenhower's time, these roads have aged. In 2025, the interstate highway system turned 69.

Today, the interstate highway system stretches over 48,000 miles. Since Eisenhower's time, these roads have aged. In 2025, the interstate highway system turned 69.

Gen. Lucius Clay was a World War II master of logistics who created the plan to make the dream of the Interstate Highway System a reality. (Public Domain; George Rose/Getty Images) ...

We mythologize highways, but they’ve damaged communities of color. Planners of the Interstate Highway System ignored warnings that they were damaging poor Black and Latino neighborhoods ...

On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation funding the construction of the U.S. Interstate Highway System (IHS)--something Americans had dreamed of since Detroit starting ...

Today, the interstate highway system stretches over 48,000 miles. Since Eisenhower's time, these roads have aged. In 2025, the interstate highway system turned 69.

Today, the interstate highway system stretches over 48,000 miles. Since Eisenhower's time, these roads have aged. In 2025, the interstate highway system turned 69.