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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

The Interstate Highway System Turns 50

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8229
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Abstract:
On June 29, 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which created the interstate highway system. Five interstate highways, totaling 1,083 miles, cross North Carolina. Lail examines benefits and problems for towns that lie near interstate highways.
Source:
Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 56 Issue 8, Aug 2006, p1, 8-9, il