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The Untold Story of American Superhighways

August 19, 2011


Hour 1

[REBROADCAST] Are you traveling cross-state this weekend and going the fast, efficient route? Have you considered what went on behind the development of America’s interstate system? Journalist EARL SWIFT has written a book about the pioneering engineers, politicians and businessmen who created the standard on which many motorists travel. It’s called The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries and Trailblazers who Created the American Superhighways.

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Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane can be heard over the airwaves from 10-11 a.m. and 11-noon Eastern time weekdays on 90.9 FM in the Delaware Valley, and rebroadcast from 10-11 p.m. and 11-midnight as well. Radio Times is also heard live on the Sirius - XM channel NPR Now 122, weekdays from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern.