70 Years of the Interstate: How the Interstate Shaped America
Seventy years after the birth of the Interstate Highway System, Bruce Seely joins Roads & Bridges for a look back at the history of one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in American history.
The conversation explores how the Interstate system came together, the role engineers and state highway departments played in its development, the construction and technological challenges they faced, and the emergence of limited-access highways.
Seely also reflects on the system’s unexpected impacts, how it reshaped transportation and American life, and how its legacy should be understood 70 years later.
About the Author
Jessica Parks, Staff WriterJessica Parks, Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Jessica Parks is a staff writer at Roads & Bridges with newsroom experience in Brooklyn, Long Island and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several years spent living in Puerto Rico. She is currently based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
