Commonly called the "Broadway of America," the Bankhead Highway linked cities and towns across the nation as one of the first transcontinental highways of the 1920s. After the First World War, the American government sought proper defense and military transportation through an extensive national highway system. Senator John Hollis Bankhead of Alabama, along with the National Good Roads Congress, organized the Bankhead Highway Association in 1916, helping pave the way for modern American tourism, commercial travel, and daily transit. In Texas, the Bankhead Highway extends more than 900 miles from Texarkana to El Paso, about one-third of the National Road's complete length. Aledo was initially located one mile south of the highway, which ran east to west through Parker County, and the route now forms the northern boundary of the future city limits of Aledo. The segment connecting Weatherford to Aledo remains the longest continuously named and most frequently used portion of the entire road. Even amid new housing developments, remnants of old dairy farms and rows of sycamore trees planted in memory of First World War veterans still remain. The Bankhead Highway represents an important transition from the 19th century to the modern age and stands as one of the most significant infrastructure developments in American history, connecting people and communities across the nation.