The frequently repeated "fact" that United States highways were designed to work as emergency runways is little more than an urban legend, despite …
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Were U.S. Interstates Really Designed as Runways?
Is 1 mile out of 5 on U.S. interstates really supposed to be straight so that planes can land on them in an emergency? We answer this and other curious questions about the roads you drive on.
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