Ike and the Interstate Highway System
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s experience as a member of the first 1919 Transcontinental Convoy on the Lincoln Highway and his appreciation for the German Autobahn system he gained during World War II led him to his initiate support for the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the establishment of the Interstate Highway System.
From Wikipedia…(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcontinental_Motor_Convoy)
