John, Yes, Hawaii has about 6 miles of Interstate Highway (if I remember correctly). Everybody has to get their political pork. And I don't believe 1 mile out of every 5 has to be straight. (I've probably been on 20,000 of the 42,000 miles of interstate in the USA.) Regards, Bob S.
On 10/18/07, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: pnstenquist > > > I went on a Saab press junket to Sweden in 1981. Saab engineers > > demonstrated the Viggens short takeoff distance. It was truly amazing > > how quickly it got off the ground. The Swedish air force parked them > > in camouflaged hangers alongside highways. They were capable of > > taking off on a short stretch of two-lane blacktop. > > > And supposedly the original law establishing the US Interstate Highways > required one mile out of every five to be straight and level so it could > become an ad hoc runway for the USAF in the event of nuclear war. > > Another thing ... > > Why does Hawaii have INTERSTATE highways? I mean, what other states can > you drive to from Hawaii? ;-D > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
