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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-005348

Legislation that authorized the construction of the Interstate Highway System in the United States. This act provided federal funding for 90% of the cost of building a national network of controlled-access highways. It significantly impacted American transportation, commerce, and urban development, creating over 41,000 miles of roads.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-005348
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "Legislation that authorized the construction of the Interstate Highway System in the United States. This act provided federal funding for 90% of the cost of building a national network of controlled-access highways. It significantly impacted American transportation, commerce, and urban development, creating over 41,000 miles of roads.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/federal-aid-highway-act-of-1956/"
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