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 ⓘ
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Interstate 66 → partOf → Interstate Highway System ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
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Highway Trust Fund → establishedBy → Highway Revenue Act of 1956 ⓘ
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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
Eisenhower Memorial Highway → associatedWith → Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 → relatedTo → Highway Revenue Act of 1956 ⓘ
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 → relatedTo → Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ
linked to: Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
Federal Highway Act of 1921 → relatedTo → Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 → relatedTo → Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 → relatedTo → Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ