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Oregon Territory

June 30, 2006 — Interstates

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President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Interstate Highway Act fifty years ago this week.

Today, we're gauging the impact of interstates in Oregon by examining their history, future, and some controversial ideas about keeping them maintained.

Host: Christy George

Guest: Chet Orloff, adjunct professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University and director emeritus of the Oregon Historical Society; and Randall O'Toole, economist with the Thoreau Institute and founder of the American Dream Coalition.

Feature: Click here to test your interstate knowledge!

Oregon Highway Slogans over the years:
1913 - "Get Oregon Out of the Mud"
1957 - "Building Oregon Thru Better Highways"
1958 - "Oregon Freeways...Symbol of 2nd Century Progress"
1961 - "Freeways are Easier"
1967 - "Fifty Years of Building Better Highways in Oregon" (technically incorrect, as the Highway Department was formed by legislative act in 1913)
1978 - "Keep Oregon Green and in the Black"
1986 - "ODOT on the Move"

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