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Do we drive on corporate owned highways A good chunk of the national interstate system consists of toll roads, some of which have been privatized (ex: Indiana
by mbreese 9y ago
Do we drive on corporate owned highways
A good chunk of the national interstate system consists of toll roads, some of which have been privatized (ex: Indiana Toll Road). And the quality of the interstate highways varies greatly by the state. I wouldn't hold out the US public highway system out as an example of how great public infrastructure is maintained...
- KirinDave 9y ago"A good portion," you say? Is it 10%? 5?
- drtz 9y agoNot sure I'd call it a "good portion" in this context, but it's 6.2% according to FHWA. > Today, the 46,730-mile Interstate System includes approximately 2,900 miles of turnpikes. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/tollroad.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/tollroad.cfm
- mbreese 9y agoDepends on the states and the routes... good chunk in some regions, but unheard of in others. If you go from Philadelphia to Chicago, it's a toll-road the entire way (PA turnpike -> Ohio turnpike > Indiana tollroad -> Chicago). That's an outlier route, but toll roads aren't uncommon, especially in certain states.