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.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
highway legislation ⓘ transportation law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Public Roads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Phipps Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amended | Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | state highway departments ⓘ |
| category |
1921 in American law
ⓘ
Road transportation in the United States ⓘ United States federal transportation legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 government
ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | federal highway policy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 67-87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a national system of interconnected highways
ⓘ
to provide federal aid for state highway construction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 42 Stat. 212 ⓘ |
| subject |
federal-aid highways
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highways ⓘ road construction ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1921 ⓘ |
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