Building Interstate 95 in Delaware

by William Francis

Book Overview

November 1, 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of Interstate 95 in its entirety in Delaware. Its construction was part of the largest public works project in American history, the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, signed into law by Pres. Dwight Eisenhower. The bill allotted for a nationwide 41,000-mile National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. The federal government would pay 90 percent of the construction cost. However, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467129615
• ISBN13: 9781467129619
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"