Obviously the purpose was to build a system of good interstate highways. National defense- the ability to move military supplies and personnel quickly- played a role in justifying the program.
One effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1957, was that the act spurred the growth of the suburbs.
One effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1957, was that the act spurred the growth of the suburbs.
The Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 - popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 - on June 29
It was the 1956 Eissenhower administration legislation properly called the Federal-Aid Highway Act which authorized the construction of 40,000 miles of interstate highways in the US.
President Dwight Eisenhower
Interstate Highway System.
helping strengthen our national defense by creating an easier means of transporting people and goods in an emergency.
The last stretch of the original Federal Highway Act (FAHA) of 1956, interstate 105 in Los Angeles, was finished in 1993.
The Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile network of interstate highways in the United States. It was aimed at improving the nation's infrastructure for defense and economic purposes, as well as promoting interstate commerce and travel. The act provided for federal funding for 90% of the cost of the interstate construction, with the states responsible for the remaining 10%.
The major highways are highway 50 highway 99 and highway 101 As well as Interstate 5, Interstate 40, Interstate 15, Interstate 8, and Interstate 80.
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The best way to travel from Nashville Tennessee to Knoxville Tennessee is by Interstate 40.