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		Inconel on Feb 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The end of the level playing field Slightly off topic but wasn't the original purpose of the interstate system to be able to move war materiel around the country by land efficiently?

pc86 on Feb 6, 2017 | [–]

And to land bombers, if memory serves.

WorldMaker on Feb 6, 2017 | | [–]

This was not a goal of the American Interstate system: http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp

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