The Road Ruckus Continues/Alabama Highways & Byways

In this video from PBSLearningMedia, students learn about the development of a transportation system in Alabama, which first included river towns, then upland towns serving as railroad stops, and then highway towns as roads were built to connect the shortest distance between places. Politics and highway construction have gone hand in hand as elected officials made decisions about where roads would be built and how monies would be spent. President Eisenhower established the Interstate System and automobile travel became the major source of transportation for people and goods.