The Best Investment a Nation Ever Made: A Tribute to the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways
- ISBN-10
- 0788141864
- ISBN-13
- 9780788141867
- Category
- Express highways
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-05-01
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Authors
- Wendell Cox, Jean Love
Description
Without a first class system of interstate highways, life in America would be far different -- it would be more risky, less prosperous, & lacking in the efficiency & comfort that Americans now enjoy & take for granted. The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate & Defense Highways, in place & celebrating its 40th anniversary, must surely be the best investment a nation ever made. Consider this: it has saved the lives of at least 187,000 people; it has prevented injuries to nearly 12 million people; it has returned more that $6 in economic productivity for each $1 it cost, & much more. Photos. Charts & tables.
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