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[-] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 11 months ago

The Interstate system was sold as a means to allow rapid military deployment. This allowed tapping of infinite defense resources to make it happen.

[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

That's exactly it. That's also why US interstates are so wide compared to major highways in most other countries. They were originally built so that they could also be used as makeshift runways durring any potential invasion scenario. Of course that hasn't been a consideration since the cold war so newer or reworked sections don't necissarily have as much open space around them.

this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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