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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg
The interstate highways were generally built in the open countryside first, with the city sections taking longer to build, and many gaps for 15+ years.
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It's a completely different dynamic. If a highway goes 80% of the way you need it to go it just means you have to take surface streets for the other 20% of the way. You can still drive from A to B. If a train only goes 80% of the way it's basically worthless because you have to switch transportation modes twice which means big delays and extra cost.