Federal-Aid Highway Act — Interstate Highway System
Federal-Aid Highway Act — Interstate Highway System
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal-Aid Highway Act, authorizing the construction of the 41,000-mile Interstate Highway System. The new long-haul road network shifts distribution economics decisively in favor of national brands with continental truck reach. Regional roasters like H&H — whose 1930s-1940s distribution had been built around rail freight and the Texas state highway system — face direct competitive pressure from out-of-state brands suddenly able to truck product into San Antonio cheaply.