In light of all the movement of tanks via rail I think it's important for you to know how this is possible. To put it plainly the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) works hand in hand with the Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering Agency (MTMCTEA). This partnership ensures that the military has the correct infrastructure to travel on within the United States. They even have a name for this network. It's called STRAHNET.

You can see a map detailing this network here: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/images/nhs.pdf

Now what got me specifically interested in this network is some "routine" activity going on in my area of Youngstown,OH. I am a daily user of the highway system in this area. I use routes such as 80, 76, and 680 frequently. One thing I have noticed over the past 10 years or so is the amount of bridge reconstruction taking place. They have been tearing
down and rebuilding a lot of them.

Example: http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/jun/29/tr...--market/. This article explains how 7 bridges are to be reconstructed in about a year.

On the surface this seems harmless. It may very well be. Some bridges were in desperate need of replacement and others not so much. It is the "not so much" bridges that catch my attention. You see the new bridges must reach a certain vertical clearance. I would argue that some bridges are being replaced just to be raised. Also, bridges are being widened.
You may think this is to accommodate more traffic but I think in reality it is to cater to military vehicles. This is not suprising though because as I mentioned before FHWA works closely with MTMCTEA.

What is most startling is the frequency. They have been rebuilding bridges at a fast pace. Perhaps this is normal but when you couple this activity with our current predicament one can't help but to question the motives. Not to metion we are broke economically.

Is the infrastructure getting a facelift for reasons to support civilian population growth or to provide a suitable pathway for the military to travel on? I think this is one more piece of the puzzle personally. I think they are overhauling strategic points to make it easier to start making moves within this country when SHTF.

MTMCTEA web site: https://www.tea.army.mil/TEA/mission.htm

FHWA website: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

FHWA talking about vertical clearences: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/081597.htm

The Military Owns the Highways, always have and that's why they were built in the first place. You are just allowed to use them.

The Military Owns the Highways, always have and that's why they were built in the first place. You are just allowed to use them.

tea.army.mil is an uncerted site..

none the less..they have software that is unavailable to do real time analysis of routes..

Excuse my ignorance but when you say uncerted do you mean illegitimate?

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Excuse my ignorance but when you say uncerted do you mean illegitimate?

No i mean that the site does not have a microsoft certification.

Which is kindof counterintuitive to the net..

it actually kind of caught me offguard, they require accepting an agreement that you are being tracked logged and watch for data and content bandwidth.

here try: https://www.tea.army.mil/TEA/mission.htm

Not that I dont accept the legitimacy of your thread, I do.

Receiving real time information/historical data of the roadway structure/railway infrastructure is all tied up in IRRIS.

The proof that we seek, is all there yet I can get no more then that screenshot that the military itself provides as the training section of utilizing the program.

Releases of information and speculation are all good tactics,yes.

Until we have someone utilizing the program we wouldn't know for sure, even then it is only a real time tool for shipping and doesn't provided historical reasons for infrastructural changes.

It is widely understood that the road and rail systems are basically for military application, no one in their right mind would say other wise.

One of my greater concerns -and has been for a number of years are the 'beltways' surrounding each major city. The reasons for that ,i would love to hear.

You are doing a good thing by consolidating sections of transport of this into larger areas of operation, none the less, it will still remain conjecture based upon the secrecy and duplicity of the armed forces, with good reason.