Feds also pay for US highways.
Regards,
Bob...
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From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 07:25:12PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
>> From: pnstenquist
>>
>> > I went on a Saab press junket to Sweden in 1981. Saab engineers
>> > demonstrated the Viggens short takeoff distance. It was truly amazing
>> > how quickly it got off the ground. The Swedish air force parked them
>> > in camouflaged hangers alongside highways. They were capable of
>> > taking off on a short stretch of two-lane blacktop.
>>
>>
>> And supposedly the original law establishing the US Interstate Highways
>> required one mile out of every five to be straight and level so it could
>> become an ad hoc runway for the USAF in the event of nuclear war.
>
> Urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp
>
>> Why does Hawaii have INTERSTATE highways? I mean, what other states can
>> you drive to from Hawaii? ;-D
>
> Because that way the feds pay for them, not the locals.
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