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The U.S. '''federal-aid highway program''' was commenced in 1916, with milestones of [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944]] and [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956]].<ref name=fuhp/>

Before the Interstate Highway System was established in 1956, the federal-aid highway system consisted of three parts:

* The [[Interstate Highway System]] (FAI routes)
* The Federal-aid primary highway system (FAP system) is a system of connected main highways, selected by each state highway department subject to the approval of the [[Bureau of Public Roads]]. It encompasses routes of the Interstate System and other important routes serving essentially through traffic with their urban extensions, including important loops, belt highways, and spurs.<ref name=fuhp>{{Source-attribution|sentence=yes|{{cite journal |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1958/im5810227.html |title=The Federal Urban Highway Program |first=Wilber E. |last=Smith |date=October 1958 |journal=Illinois Municipal Review |pages=227–230 |issn=0019-2139 |publisher=Illinois Municipal League |location=Springfield, Illinois |accessdate=February 7, 2016}}}}</ref>
* The Federal-aid secondary highway system (FAS system) consists of the principal secondary and feeder routes, including [[farm-to-market road]]s, rural mail and public school bus routes, local rural roads, county and township roads, roads of the county, road class, and their urban extensions. These roads are chosen by the state highway departments and appropriate local road officials cooperatively, subject to approval by the Bureau of Public Roads.<ref name=fuhp/>

In modern times, the Federal-Aid Highway Program supports state highway systems by providing financial assistance for the construction, maintenance, and operations of the {{convert|3.9|e6mile|adj=mid}} highway network, including the [[Interstate Highway System]], primary highways, and secondary local roads.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/federal-aidessentials/federalaid.cfm |website=Federal-aid Highway Program |publisher=US Department of Transportation|access-date=May 21, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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{{US highway acts}}

[[Category:1916 introductions]]
[[Category:Federal Highway Administration]]
[[Category:Highways in the United States]]
[[Category:Road infrastructure in the United States]]
[[Category:Transport economics]]
[[Category:United States federal transportation legislation]]

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