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Record Group Number: 000700
Series/Collection Number: .S 2252
Creator: Florida. Dept. of Transportation.
Title, Dates: National Interstate and Defense Highways Act Florida highway plans, 1957-1994.
Amount: 14 v.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     The records comprising ths series resulted from the Federal Highway Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-627), a plan enacted by President Dwight Eisenhower to create a national system of interstates and highways. This act, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act,  amended the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938, a plan initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt that began the study of a toll-financed system of superhighways. This report advocated a 26,700 mile highway network across all regions of the United States.
    The Federal Highway Act of 1956 authorized 25 billion dollars dedicated to the continued development of this highway system to over 41,000 miles over a ten year period. In this Act, the Federal government committed to paying for 90% of the highway construction costs, requiring states to pay for the remaining 10%.
Summary:     These volumes include maps, cost estimates, route descriptions, design, classifications and structures estimates with descriptions of highways, toll roads and maps of individual segments and route sections. Volumes included: 1957, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1994.
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Subject Access Fields: United States. President (1933-1945 : Roosevelt)
United States. President (1953-1961 : Eisenhower)
Highway construction.
Highway planning Florida
Plans (drawings) aat
Maps. aat
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