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[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 93 points 1 day ago

Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.

[-] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

Also why the US highway system was built, btw. The president who championed it, Eisenhower, was the commander of US allied forces during WW2. While there were other benefits, his goal was to be able to quickly transport troops in the event of a Soviet invasion.

[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

Which was also the real reason Hitler built the Autobahn (or rather, continued and expanded the plans that already existed).

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

And why Eisenhower built the interstates. They even used dod funding

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago

Sure, but that thing is 4 lanes in either direction. That's a lot of asphalt for a whole bunch of nothing.

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 hours ago

Kim must love drag racing I guess

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