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The Federal-Aid Highway Act was the creation of the Interstate system.  It would connect each state through main, central roads that were centrally located.

President Eisenhower was quoted as saying, “Together, the united forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear – United States. Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts.”  The Interstate system would be an efficient way to intertwine the individual United States into the whole.

This was a very important point of the 50’s.  Not only was it the largest public project in American History up to this point,  it was an expression of the longing for unity throughout the country.  This was also coming at a time when African-American equality protests were on the rise.  Everyone desired a sense of alliance and unification, whether it be in their own village or countrywide.