The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are useable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies. Told that this was an urban legend. In fact, several parts of the German and later the Swiss Autobahn system were indeed designed to be auxiliary military airports.
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