Title: 15 Ways Highways Changed America | Mental Floss
Headings: 15 Ways Highways Changed America
15 Ways Highways Changed America
1. THEY OPENED UP THE COUNTRY…
2. … AND CREATED A NATION OF DRIVERS.
3. THEY ALTERED THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE.
4. THEY HELPED BUILD THE SUBURBS.
5. THEY REMADE CITIES.
6. SMALL TOWNS BECAME OBSOLETE.
7. THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY DECLINED.
8. THEY GAVE RISE TO THE SHOPPING MALL …
9. … AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS.
10. THEY TURBO-CHARGED THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.
11. THEY REVOLUTIONIZED SHIPPING.
12. THEY DECENTRALIZED MANUFACTURING.
13. THEY CHANGED THE WAY WE VACATION.
14. AIR POLLUTION HAS BECOME A PROBLEM.
15. THEY CHANGED THE WAY AMERICA BUILDS.
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Content: Demand for workers was so high that some employers would recruit prisoners upon their release. 13. THEY CHANGED THE WAY WE VACATION. Early motorists prepared for long-distance travel the same way mountaineers today prepare to climb Mount Everest. They loaded up with gear—tents, cooking stoves, axes, shovels, repair kits, compasses—and prepared for the worst. As highways improved, travel became less arduous and more enjoyable. Not only could people venture further afield, but the journey itself became part of the fun. The age of the American road trip had dawned. 14. AIR POLLUTION HAS BECOME A PROBLEM.