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 |
Federal Highway Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Public Roads
U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Commerce
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 84th United States Congress ⓘ |
| expanded |
Highway Trust Fund
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal-Aid Highway Program
|
| 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
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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
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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 |
Interstate Highway System
ⓘ
surface form:
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 self-link ⓘ |
| 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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this entity surface form:
Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form:
Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form:
Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form:
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
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Highway Revenue Act of 1956
this entity surface form:
Highway Revenue Act of 1956
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Federal-Aid Highway Act amendments
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (support and advocacy)
subject surface form:
Interstate Highway System
subject surface form:
Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form:
Federal-Aid Highway Act
this entity surface form:
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956