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      **A Look at the History of the Federal Highway Administration**Published by the Federal Highway Administration, June 1996.
This is an Electronic Version of Publication No. FHWA-PD-96-029 HPD-1/5-96 (5M) PPhoto Credits: Unless otherwise noted, the photographs used in *FHWA By Day* came from U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration sources.
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      The Bourne Committee ReportThe Joint Committee on Federal Aid in the Construction of Post Roads had been appointed in August 1912, with Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of Oregon as Chairman. The committee issued several reports describing road conditions, administration of road improvements, and funding in the States and other countries. In addition to drawing on information from the U.S. Office of Public Roads (OPR), the committee received testimony on the effect of bad roads on education, quality of rural life, and the migration of young people to cities.
    Polk Versus Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln on Internal Improvements
    A Vast System of Interconnected Highways: Before the Interstates
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