Oregon's Interstate System Turns 50 Years Old, Remains Critical Link in State's Transportation System

U.S. Newswire | June 29, 2006 | Copyright

PORTLAND, Ore., June 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The nation's Interstate Highway System is 50, fragile and frenetic particularly in Oregon.

Oregon, along the rest of the nation on Thursday (June 29), observes the 50th anniversary of the federal legislation creating the network of interstate freeways. According to a national report, the Interstate in urban Oregon is congested. And the state is sixth in terms of the percentage of inadequate structures.

The roots of the stateB9s Interstate go back to the 1920s, when innovative engineering and state financing built the forerunners of I- 5 and I-84. ...

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