Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dwight_D._Eisenhower_National_System_of_Interstate_and_Defense_Highways
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IHS
gptkb:Interstate_System
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:connects states
major cities
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emergencyAirstrips some sections designed for emergency landings
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:fundedBy federal and state governments
gptkbp:hasLetter even numbers for east-west routes
odd numbers for north-south routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
gptkbp:impact economic growth
decline of rail travel
increased automobile travel
suburbanization
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Interstate_5
gptkb:Interstate_95
gptkb:Interstate_80
Interstate 10
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage red, white, and blue shield
gptkbp:largestHighwaySystemIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:length over 48,000 miles
gptkbp:maintainedBy state governments
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
civilian transportation
gptkbp:tollRoadsAllowed yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Interstate_70
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4