Title: America's highways, 1776-1976 : a history of the Federal-aid program.
Authors: United States.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Roads United States History.; Roads United States Finance History.; Federal aid to transportation United States History.
Contents: The Colonial legacy -- Early Turnpike era -- Early Federal aid for roads and canals -- The age of steam -- The good roads movement -- Dawn of the motor age -- The beginning of scientific roadbuilding -- The drive for Federal aid -- Planning a highway system -- The highway boom -- Roads for national defense -- Events leading to enactment of the 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act -- Administration of the Federal-aid program -- Finance and economics -- Planning -- Research -- Right-of-way and environment -- Design -- Bridges -- Construction and maintenance -- Development of the Interstate program -- Construction in the Federal domain -- International operations -- Epilogue: the success story -- Highway related legislation.