The creation of the Highway System
Who: Dwight D. Eisenhower
What: Creation of the highway system in the U.S.
When: The federal Aid Highway Act was in 1925
Where: Across the United States
Why: Improved transportation
Political effects
-Increased employment rate
-Automobiles became more popular
Economic Effects
-Helped transport goods across country.
-The foods that farmers grew, arrived without being spoiled.
Social Effects
-Highways cause urban spillover counties which result in many residential areas
-Made it easier to visit friends or family who live far away
Long term Effects
-economic benefit from transportation benefits our country in the long run
-easier transportation allows more communication between states which can help to unify us as a country