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The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, Pub. L. 84–627 was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law.
In 1926, the United States Numbered Highway System was established, creating the first national road numbering system for cross-country travel. The roads were funded and maintained by U.S. states, and there were few national standards for road design. United States Numbered Highways ranged from two-lane country roads to multi-lane freeways.
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 authorized $550 million for the Interstate Highway System on a 50–50 matching basis, meaning the federal government paid 50% of the cost of building and maintaining the interstate while each individual state paid the balance for interstate roads within their borders.
The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–59 (text), 109 Stat. 568, COMPS-1425) is a United States Act of Congress that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 28, 1995. The legislation designated about 160,955 miles (259,032 km) of roads, including the Interstate Highway System, as the NHS.
Within the route log, "U.S. Route" is used in the table of contents, while "United States Highway" appears as the heading for each route. All reports of the Special Committee on Route Numbering since 1989 use "U.S. Route", and federal laws relating to highways use "United States Route" or "U.S. Route" more often than the "Highway" variants.
The Interstate Highway System (FAI routes) The Federal-aid primary highway system (FAP system) is a system of connected main highways, selected by each state highway department subject to the approval of the Bureau of Public Roads. It encompasses routes of the Interstate System and other important routes serving essentially through traffic with ...
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954: May 6, 1954, 68 Stat. 70; Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (National Interstate and Defense Highways Act): June 29, 1956, 70 Stat. 374; Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958: August 7, 1958; Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1959: September 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 611; Federal Highway Act of 1960: July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 522