The Interstate Highway System will likely be the most significant and expensive single infrastructure project ever undertaken by the federal government of the United States. The Apollo program, NASA's ...

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 years ...

Praised as one of the greatest public works project in American history, the Interstate Highway System is about to turn 70. Love them or hate them. The interstate highways are the arteries of our ...

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During the 1919 transcontinental convoy, soldiers use a winch to pull a truck out of a ditch. When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, they didn't just drop anchor, row ashore and hop onto ...

Highways are a huge part of our everyday lives in the United States, but could the traffic pollution they cause be shortening our lives? Myles Bess explores the health impacts of freeways and looks at ...