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That level of spending towers over the inflation-adjusted outlays for the U.S. railroad expansion of the 1850s, as well as the decadeslong construction of America’s interstate highway system initiated a century later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Mangione is also charged in federal court with two counts of interstate stalking and risks the same punishment.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

But it was generations of American workers who strung the telegraph wire, laid the railroad tracks, and built the interstate highways and buried the fiber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

But economic life along Route 66 has been precarious since the late 1960s, when interstate highways and chain hotels began stealing traffic away from the older, slower road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

He had also never rented a car before stepping into the dark green Ford Taurus and taking the entrance ramp onto the interstate.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

Record-breaking flooding washed out roads, including long stretches of interstates, while knocking out electricity for days.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2024

Or consider the fragmentary effects of America’s interstates, which throttle ecosystems and human communities alike.

From Slate ● May 25, 2024

In Illinois, dust storms led authorities to shut down stretches of two interstates due to low visibility.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

After more than 1,100 miles on interstates, it’s finally time to exit.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green