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Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.
Also why the US highway system was built, btw. The president who championed it, Eisenhower, was the commander of US allied forces during WW2. While there were other benefits, his goal was to be able to quickly transport troops in the event of a Soviet invasion.
Which is a fucking dumb idea seeing how shitty the US rail system is.
Which was also the real reason Hitler built the Autobahn (or rather, continued and expanded the plans that already existed).
And why Eisenhower built the interstates. They even used dod funding
Sure, but that thing is 4 lanes in either direction. That's a lot of asphalt for a whole bunch of nothing.