Following World War II, population patterns in ... More cars required more highways, which were funded largely by the federal government. In 1956, Congress passed the National Interstate and Defense ...

During World War II, soldiers hitchhiked on it. After the war, Americans took to the highways as never before ... In 1956, legislation created the Interstate System, and over the course of ...

The designation comes after Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed legislation last year that renamed a significant portion of Interstate ... Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway." ...