Wednesday, June 29, 2011

June 29, 1956: The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed

Today is the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which created the United States Interstate Highway System.

For more information, check out these resources:

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: Creating the Interstate System, National Atlas, U.S. Department of Labor

History of the Interstate Highway System, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Interstate Myths, Federal Highway Administration

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (1956), Our Documents


Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering

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