>
>
> Federal funding for the interstate system was originally separate from
> the federal highway system.  There are (were?) laws on the books that
> made the interstate system 'belong' to the defense department in
> particular emergencies.  I'm not up on whether all the old distinctions
> still exist.


At one point there were supposed to be fallout shelters under the
overpasses, and the roads can be turned into runways.


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