55 MPH Speed Limit Sign
Title

55 MPH Speed Limit Sign

Caption

The National Maximum Speed Limit of 55 mph, as posted here on the Washington Beltway, was enacted by the federal government of the United States in 1974 in response to the 1973 Oil Crisis, Bethesda, MD, 5/27/1977. (Photo by Warren K Leffler/US News & World Report Collection/GG Vintage Images/UIG)

Date

May 27, 1977

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/GG Vintage Images

Reference

UMG22A53_425

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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