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Modern Marvels | Interstate Highway System

Plans for an interstate highway had been around since the Depression but finally came to fruition under President Eisenhower, who had seen the value of good roads as he led troops through Germany during WWII. This undertaking – the largest engineering project in human history – would also accelerate an exodus to suburbia.

Aired: 07/23/18
10 that Changed America is made possible, in part, by The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation. Major funding is also provided by Joan and Robert Clifford, The Walter E. Heller Foundation, and other generous supporters.
Extras
A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible.
A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around.
Ten towns designed from the ground up by visionary architects, corporations, and citizens.
Discover the evolution of our nation’s city parks and learn the history of landscapes.
Ten architecturally adventuresome homes that elevated living to an art form.
A whirlwind tour of places where American history was made.
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Woodward Avenue in Detroit was one of the first streets to fully adapt to the automobile.
A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible.