Alexandria, Virginia: Eisenhower - The Highway President
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was instrumental in building the American interstate highway system. This large-than-life bronze of Ike in his Army general duds stands in a roundabout on Eisenhower Ave. He's probably thinking about how to replace it with an overpass and some feeder ramps.
- Address:
- Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA
- Directions:
- Traffic circle at Holland Lane and Eisenhower Ave.
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Eisenhower -- The Highway President This tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower is located in Alexandria, VA in a roundabout intersecting Eisenhower Avenue and Holland Lane. DDE here is westward-facing, looking out across Eisenhower Ave. at just one of a near endless number of roads built under his administration.
[Matthew Ryan, 05/25/2011]
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- National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum, Alexandria, VA - < 1 mi.
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Even though the statue is not specifically about Ike's highway-building prowess, you can stop to show your appreciation of America's 48,000 mile plus interstate system (the "Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways").