The Story of Our Highways

Interstate highways! They impact how we live, where we live, how we travel, and how everything travels. Have you ever wondered how they came about?

Seventy years ago, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, the law that funded the construction of the highways that shaped communities and the American landscape. Join Active Minds to explore how the Interstate Highway System was built, its key routes, and the history behind its creation under President Eisenhower.