Top 100 Building Event
1956
1956
Postwar United States Era
Top 100 Building Event
What Americans Were Trying To Do
Improve defense mobility, commerce, commuting, and national connection.
What Happened
The 1956 highway law launched the Interstate Highway System and linked construction to the Highway Trust Fund, funded primarily through fuel and highway-user taxes.
How Public Finance Made It Possible
Public finance created a durable user-tax model for national infrastructure.
What This EnabledDriversbusinessescommutersfreight networks gained faster
How Americans BenefitedDriversbusinessescommutersfreight networks gained faster
Anchor Events
Defining Moments
