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It was partly due to Gen Pershing’s experience in Texas that lead him to propose a network of military capable highways around the US for national defense. He even drew up a map of proposed roadways. Compared to today’s Interstate highway system, it is very similar. Today’s Eisenhower Interstate Highway System was originally called the National Defense Highway System and it specifies load bearing capabilities, bridge heights and widths to permit the passage of military vehicles. And military vehicles must be built within these limits to guarantee passage.