Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1944
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Commerce
gptkb:Bureau_of_Public_Roads
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Public_Law_78-521
gptkbp:approvedBy construction of 40,000 miles of interstate highways
gptkbp:dateEnacted December 20, 1944
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:fundedBy $500 million per year for three years
gptkbp:historicalSignificance laid groundwork for the Interstate Highway System
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1940
gptkbp:purpose authorize federal funding for highway construction
establish a national system of interstate highways
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_II:_Highway_Safety
Title I: Federal-Aid Highways
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Aid_Highway_Act_of_1940
gptkb:Federal_Highway_Act_of_1921
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944