Interstate Highway System

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The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide network of controlled-access highways in the United States designed to facilitate high-speed, long-distance travel and commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway system
transportation infrastructure
accessControl limited access
alsoKnownAs Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
auxiliaryRouteType beltway
bypass
spur
country United States
createdBy Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
designStandard grade-separated interchanges
median separation between directions of travel
minimum design speed standards
multiple lanes in each direction
no at-grade intersections
distinguishedFrom U.S. Numbered Highway System
economicImpact facilitates interstate freight movement
supports regional and national economic integration
extendsTo Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
fundedBy federal government of the United States
state governments of the United States
geographicScope contiguous United States
hasAbbreviation I-
Interstate
hasComponent auxiliary three-digit Interstate Highways
primary two-digit Interstate Highways
hasNotableRoute Interstate 10
Interstate 40
Interstate 5
Interstate 80
Interstate 95
inception 1956
isSubsetOf United States Numbered Highway System (overall road network)
legalBasis federal-aid highway legislation
maintainedBy state departments of transportation
militaryRole supports rapid military deployment
namingConvention even-numbered routes run primarily east–west
odd-numbered routes run primarily north–south
three-digit numbers denote auxiliary routes
partOf National Highway System
purpose facilitate high-speed long-distance travel
facilitate interstate commerce
support national defense mobility
regulatingAgency Federal Highway Administration
roadType controlled-access highway network
shortName Interstate Highway System (IHS)
Interstate System
signColor red-white-blue shield
signedIntoLawBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
speedCharacteristic supports high-speed travel
trafficSeparation divided highway design

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George Washington Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 395 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject linked to: I 395
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 created Interstate Highway System
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 relatedTo Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
linked to: Interstate Highway System
United States Numbered Highway System distinctFrom Interstate Highway System
Georgia State Route System overlapsWith Interstate Highway System in Georgia
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Interstate 10 in Florida partOfSystem Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Interstate 395 (Bangor, Maine) partOf Interstate Highway System
subject linked to: Interstate 395 in Bangor, Maine
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 near Newport, Maine highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 15 in California partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 29 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 480 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 80 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System alsoKnownAs Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System shortName Interstate System
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System shortName Interstate Highway System (IHS)
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Eisenhower administration created Interstate Highway System
GWB isPartOf Interstate Highway System
I-66 Express Lanes Outside the Beltway isSegmentOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 93 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 35E (Texas) system Interstate Highway System
subject linked to: Interstate 35E
Interstate 30 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 45 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Woodrow Wilson Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 in Lexington, Massachusetts partOfNetwork Interstate Highway System
Port of Houston connectedTo U.S. interstate highway system
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Interstate 5 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
National Highway System includes Interstate Highway System
National Highway System relatedTo Interstate Highway System
Interstate 70 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 35 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Public Law 84-627 mainSubject Interstate Highway System
Interstate 435 partOf Interstate Highway System
Johnston County roadSystem United States Interstate Highway System
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Interstate 90 partOfSystem Interstate Highway System
Highway Trust Fund relatedTo Interstate Highway System
Interstate 20 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 59 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 65 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Crossroads of America associatedWith U.S. Interstate Highway System
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Highway Beautification Act of 1965 appliesTo Interstate Highway System
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) partOf Interstate Highway System
subject linked to: Interstate 495
Interstate 35W (Minnesota) partOf Interstate Highway System
subject linked to: Interstate 35W
Interstate 95 highwayType Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 partOf Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
linked to: Interstate Highway System
Major Deegan Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 (Massachusetts) system Interstate Highway System