The Interstate Highway SystemThe Interstate Highway System in the US has almost 70,000 kilometers of roads.The highway passes through different areas that are wetlands, mountains and deserts.The interstate system links every major city in the United States.It also links the United States with Canada and Mexico.The Interstate Highway System has been an important part of the nation's economic growth during the past 40 years.Experts believe that trucks using the system carry about 75 percent of all products that are sold.Jobs and new businesses have been created near the busy interstate highways all across the United States.These include hotels, motels, eating places, gasoline stations and shopping centers.The highway system has made it possible for people to work in a city and live outside it.And it has made it possible for people to travel easily and quickly from one part of the country to another.
