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Bill Roberts editorial cartoon called the Gravy Train. It depicts a donkey with Dems written on it pulling a flat that says highway jobs. On the flat are numerous men who look to be politicians.

"From an examination of the proposed freeway system shown in Figure 1, it is evident that the Lee Freeway will serve a dual purpose. First, in conjunction with the Clark or the Outer Belt South Freeway, it provides a convenient by-pass route around…

This is from the 1962 Rand McNally Road Atlas. This shows a closer view of the proposed I-80N routing through Cleveland. It also shows I-90 following a portion of a canceled freeway between its present route and the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway West…

A view from behind St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral - located on a hill on the southeast side of Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood - shows Interstate 490 and industry lining the Cuyahoga River valley

An elevated stretch of Interstate 90, just south of the Innerbelt-Freeway Bridge, as seen from University Road and West 14th Street on the northwest side of Cleveland's Tremont
neighborhood. Interstates 90 and 490 run through Tremont, highlighting…

In 1966, highway construction on Interstate 77 was nearly complete in the area where it meets up with Interstate 90 just southeast of downtown. In the foreground is the future sight of Cuyahoga Community College. In the 1950s and 60s, the…

Construction of I-480 bridge with pillars stretching over the land.