During colonial times, if they wanted a road built, their community had to do it themselves. These roads were very cheap, and the local government found it easy to plan and pay for them. As the west started to open up, the federal government started to build some roads and highways. During the late 1800's, New Jersey became the first state to use their state funds to help their people to build and fix roads. President Dwight D. Eisenhower recognized the importance of highway building in 1919. He saw the Germans move easily due to their highway system during the war, and so he signed a legislation that funded the U.S. interstate highway system. Huey P Long played a major role in helping Louisiana to gain better roads. He launched a major project to start building paved roads. 46,000 miles of interstate highway connects to all parts of the country

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