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Congress authorized the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway on May 23, 1928, as an activity of the United States Commission for the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The highway was designed and constructed under the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads. Construction started September 12, 1929. It opened to traffic January 16, 1932, and was formally dedicated to the service of the people November 15, 1932.
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Mount Vernon, Virginia · United States
