Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921

Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921

Long title	An act to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes
Nicknames	Phipps Act
Enacted by	the 67th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 67–87
Statutes at Large	42 Stat. 212
Legislative history
Signed into law by President Warren G. Harding on November 9, 1921

The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921, also called the Phipps Act (Pub. L. 67–87, 42 Stat. 212), sponsored by Sen. Lawrence C. Phipps (R) of Colorado, defined the Federal Aid Road program to develop an immense national highway system. The plan was crafted by the head of the National Highway Commission, Thomas Harris MacDonald and was the first coherent plan for the nation's future roads. President Warren Harding signed the act into law on November 9, 1921.