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.

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

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Title 23 of the United States Code historicalPrecursor Federal Highway Act of 1921
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 followedBy Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921
linked to: Federal Highway Act of 1921
Federal Highway Act of 1921 shortTitle Federal Highway Act of 1921
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 relatedTo Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921
linked to: Federal Highway Act of 1921