Federal Highway Act of 1921

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The Federal Highway Act of 1921 was a landmark U.S. law that established a national system of federal-aid highways and laid the foundation for modern federal highway policy and administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
highway legislation ⓘ
transportation law ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of Public Roads ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture (historical) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Phipps Act ⓘ
amended Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 ⓘ
appliesTo state highway departments ⓘ
category 1921 in American law ⓘ
Road transportation in the United States ⓘ
United States federal transportation legislation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdProgramType federal-aid highway program ⓘ
dateEnacted 1921-11-09 ⓘ
effect standardized federal-state cooperation on highways ⓘ
strengthened role of federal government in road building ⓘ
emphasized interstate connectivity ⓘ
through routes over local roads ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
era Progressive Era transportation reform ⓘ
established national system of federal-aid highways ⓘ
followedBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 ⓘ
fundingMechanism federal-state matching grants ⓘ
historicalSignificance first comprehensive national plan for a federal-aid highway system ⓘ
key precursor to the Interstate Highway System ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
laidFoundationFor modern federal highway administration ⓘ
modern federal highway policy ⓘ
limitedFederalAidTo 7 percent of each state’s road mileage ⓘ
matchingRatio 50-50 federal-state cost sharing (typical) ⓘ
namedAfter Lawrence C. Phipps ⓘ
policyType federal highway policy ⓘ
precededBy Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 67-87 ⓘ
purpose to create a national system of interconnected highways ⓘ
to provide federal aid for state highway construction ⓘ
relatedTo Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ
Interstate Highway System ⓘ
replaced Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 ⓘ
required state highway departments to submit road plans for federal approval ⓘ
requiredDesignationOf interconnected primary highway system ⓘ
interstate and intercounty routes ⓘ
shortTitle Federal Highway Act of 1921 ⓘ
signedBy Warren G. Harding ⓘ
signingPresident Warren G. Harding ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 42 Stat. 212 ⓘ
subject federal-aid highways ⓘ
highways ⓘ
road construction ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
yearEnacted 1921 ⓘ

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Title 23 of the United States Code → historicalPrecursor → Federal Highway Act of 1921 ⓘ
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 → followedBy → Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Highway Act of 1921
Federal Highway Act of 1921 → shortTitle → Federal Highway Act of 1921 ⓘ
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 → relatedTo → Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Highway Act of 1921