Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

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The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
transportation legislation
administeredBy Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Commerce
alsoKnownAs National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
amended Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954
authorizedSpending 25000000000 USD
authorizedSpendingPeriod 1957–1969
codifiedIn Title 23 of the United States Code
committeeOfOrigin House Committee on Public Works
Senate Committee on Public Works
costSharingFormula 10 percent state
90 percent federal
country United States
created Interstate Highway System
enactedBy 84th United States Congress
expanded Federal-Aid Highway Program
linked to: Highway Trust Fund
followedBy subsequent Federal-Aid Highway Acts
fundingMechanism Highway Trust Fund
fundingSource federal fuel taxes
taxes on tires and trucks
impact contributed to decline of passenger rail service
facilitated suburbanization in the United States
increased automobile travel
led to displacement of urban neighborhoods
reduced travel times between major cities
stimulated trucking industry growth
laterAdministeredBy Federal Highway Administration
legalStatus in force
lengthOfSystemAuthorized 41000 miles
longTermEffect transformed U.S. transportation infrastructure
motivatedBy Cold War defense concerns
need for modern high-speed highways
policyArea defense
transportation infrastructure
precededBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954
primaryPurpose construction of a national system of interstate highways
publicLawNumber Public Law 84-627
relatedTo Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
resultedIn large-scale construction of limited-access highways
scope nationwide highway network
secondaryPurpose facilitation of national defense mobility
shortTitle Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
signingDate 1956-06-29
sponsorInHouse George H. Fallon
sponsorInSenate Albert Gore Sr.
typeOfProgram federal-aid matching grant program
yearEnacted 1956

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Dwight D. Eisenhower domesticAchievement Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Interstate 395 partOf Interstate Highway System
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Interstate 66 partOf Interstate Highway System
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
14th Street Bridge complex partOf Interstate Highway System
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 alsoKnownAs National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 shortTitle Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Interstate Highway System createdBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Eisenhower administration signed Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
84th United States Congress passed Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
84th United States Congress passed Highway Revenue Act of 1956
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Highway Trust Fund establishedBy Highway Revenue Act of 1956
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 precedes Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
85th United States Congress passes Federal-Aid Highway Act amendments
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Albert Gore Sr. notableWork Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (support and advocacy)
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Interstate Highway System legalBasis Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
subject linked to: Interstate
Interstate Highway System authorizedBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
subject linked to: Interstate
National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 relatedTo Federal-Aid Highway Act
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Highway Account establishedBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 followedBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Interstate Highways in Massachusetts legalFramework Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Interstate Highways in Washington (state) legislatedBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Eisenhower Highway segments in California relatedTo Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
North–south Interstate Highways legalFramework National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956