03-10-2015, 10:53 AM
Actually, the US Army decided before WW1 that railroads alone would not satisfy the logistical needs of it's transportation requirements. In 1919, the US Army got together a convoy led by General Jack Pershing and accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower for a trip from Washington DC to San Francisco. The trip took them 2 months over dirt roads and collapsing bridges.
As the Allies pushed into Germany, now General Eisenhower saw the advantages of good roads for Army logistics and as president, made it one of the world's larges public works projects. Remember, enemy saboteurs were trying to destroy rail lines and bridges, so roadways offered a back up plan for the moving of troops and equipment.
The department of defense also deemed a highway system necessary for the evacuation of large populations in case of a disaster or nuclear attack (even though the DOD films claimed that you would be safe by hiding under your dining room table).
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/interstate1.html
http://www.history.com/topics/interstate-highway-system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System
As the Allies pushed into Germany, now General Eisenhower saw the advantages of good roads for Army logistics and as president, made it one of the world's larges public works projects. Remember, enemy saboteurs were trying to destroy rail lines and bridges, so roadways offered a back up plan for the moving of troops and equipment.
The department of defense also deemed a highway system necessary for the evacuation of large populations in case of a disaster or nuclear attack (even though the DOD films claimed that you would be safe by hiding under your dining room table).
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/interstate1.html
http://www.history.com/topics/interstate-highway-system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System
Mike Kieran
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.
Port Able Lines
" If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be " - Yogi Berra.