jan 1, 1965 - Interstate Highway Act
Description:
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. It took several years of wrangling, but a new Federal-Aid Highway Act passed in June 1956. The law authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile network of interstate highways that would span the nation. It also allocated $26 billion to pay for them.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1965
Now
~ 61 years ago