Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954
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The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 was a U.S. law that expanded federal funding for highway construction and helped lay the groundwork for the later creation of the Interstate Highway System.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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transportation law → |
| aimedAt |
facilitating interstate commerce
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improving highway safety → supporting national defense mobility → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| concerns |
primary highways
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secondary roads → urban highways → |
| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
precursor to the Interstate Highway System
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| enactedUnder |
Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
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| field |
highway transportation
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infrastructure policy → public works → |
| follows |
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952
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| governmentBranch |
legislative branch of the United States
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| hasEffect |
expanded federal funding for highway construction
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expanded the federal-aid highway program → increased federal participation in state highway programs → laid groundwork for the Interstate Highway System → strengthened federal-state partnership in road building → |
| historicalSignificance |
expanded scale of federal highway investment prior to 1956
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helped shape later interstate highway financing structure → |
| language |
English
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| legalForm |
public law
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| legislativeSubject |
federal-aid highways
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highway funding → road construction → transportation infrastructure → |
| motivatedBy |
need for improved national road network
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post–World War II growth in automobile use → |
| partOf |
Federal-Aid Highway Program
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history of the Interstate Highway System → |
| precedes |
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
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| regulates |
allocation of federal funds to state highway departments
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| sector |
transportation infrastructure spending
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| timePeriod |
1950s
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| typeOfFunding |
federal-aid grants to states
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
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amended |
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
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precededBy |