At first glance, the U.S. Interstate Highway system might seem like a logical grid-based masterpiece with a semblance of order behind its numbering system. Odd-numbered interstates run from north to ...

Truck stops originated from the Pony Express in the 1860s and evolved alongside the trucking industry after WWII. The establishment of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s fueled the growth of ...

Highways 5 and 65 in Des Moines are slated to become part of the interstate system, pending federal approval and resolution of agricultural traffic concerns. The redesignation, potentially as ...