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The History of the Federal Highway System
The federal highway system was designed by Pentagon war planners in the 1950s to serve as a rapid deployment conduit to move ground forces. In 1955, the Department of Commerce put out a document often referred to as the yellow book. The plans of the highways are set to create roads that would connect cities to specific suburbs. Many neighborhoods predominantly black were wiped out and turned into surface parking in highways.