Interstate Highway System

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highway system transportation infrastructure

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.

Aliases (16)

Statements (52)

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 →

Referenced by (125)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge → Dan Ryan Expressway → George Washington Bridge → Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge → Hernando de Soto Bridge → Holland Tunnel → I-290 → I-290 ("Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways") → I-294 → I-88 (Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway) → Indiana Toll Road → Interstate 10 → Interstate 110 → Interstate 110 (Florida) → Interstate 140 → Interstate 15 → Interstate 15 → Interstate 15 in California → Interstate 205 → Interstate 215 (California) → Interstate 25 → Interstate 285 → Interstate 287 → Interstate 29 → Interstate 290 (New York) → Interstate 30 → Interstate 35W (Minnesota) → Interstate 395 → Interstate 395 (Bangor, Maine) → Interstate 405 → Interstate 435 → Interstate 480 → Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) → Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) → Interstate 540 → Interstate 580 (Nevada) → Interstate 59 → Interstate 710 → Interstate 74 → Interstate 787 → Interstate 8 in San Diego → Interstate 81 ("Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways") → Interstate 84 (Oregon–Idaho) → Interstate 85 → Interstate 93 → Interstate 95 ("Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways") → Julia Tuttle Causeway → Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge → Long Island Expressway → Major Deegan Expressway → Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel → New York State Thruway → Newburgh–Beacon Bridge → Theodore Roosevelt Bridge → Twin Bridges (New York) → Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge → Woodrow Wilson Bridge →	partOf
I-355 → Interstate 20 → Interstate 229 (Missouri) → Interstate 229 (South Dakota) → Interstate 35 → Interstate 40 → Interstate 45 → Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) → Interstate 5 → Interstate 55 → Interstate 640 → Interstate 65 → Interstate 70 → Interstate 72 → Interstate 73 → Interstate 75 → Interstate 75 in Florida → Interstate 77 → Interstate 80 → Interstate 84 → Interstate 87 → Interstate 91 in Greenfield, Massachusetts → Interstate 94 → Interstate 95 near Newport, Maine → Interstate 990 →	highwaySystem
Interstate 10 in Florida ("Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways") → Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts → Interstate 485 → Interstate 90 →	partOfSystem
Georgia State Route System ("Interstate Highway System in Georgia") → Kentucky state highway system ("Interstate Highway System in Kentucky") → Oregon state highway system ("Interstate Highway System in Oregon") →	overlapsWith
Interstate 75 near Lake City → Interstate 95 in Lexington, Massachusetts → Schuylkill Expressway bridges →	partOfNetwork
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ("Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways") → Highway Trust Fund → National Highway System →	relatedTo
Port of Chicago vicinity ("Interstate highway system") → Port of Houston ("U.S. interstate highway system") →	connectedTo
Eisenhower administration → Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 →	created
Interstate Highway System ("Interstate System") → Interstate Highway System ("Interstate Highway System (IHS)") →	shortName
Interstate 35E (Texas) → Interstate 95 (Massachusetts) →	system
Interstate Highway System ("Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways") →	alsoKnownAs
Highway Beautification Act of 1965 →	appliesTo
Crossroads of America ("U.S. Interstate Highway System") →	associatedWith
Interstate 229 (South Dakota) ("United States Numbered Highway network (Interstate subset)") →	belongsTo
Interstate 73 ("U.S. Interstate Highways") →	category
U.S. Route 231 near Cottondale ("Interstate highway network") →	connectsRuralAreaTo
United States Numbered Highway System →	distinctFrom
United States transportation system →	hasComponent
Interstate 710 ("Interstate Highway") →	hasDesignation
U.S. Route 460 ("Interstate Highways") →	hasJunctionWith
Abbott, Texas →	hasTransportationAccess
Interstate 95 →	highwayType
National Highway System →	includes
GWB →	isPartOf
I-66 Express Lanes Outside the Beltway →	isSegmentOf
Public Law 84-627 →	mainSubject
Mexican Federal Highway 2 ("United States Interstate Highway System along the border") →	parallelTo
Old U.S. Route 40 →	replacedBy
Johnston County ("United States Interstate Highway System") →	roadSystem
Federal-aid Highway Program →	scope
Interstate 15 ("Interstate Highway") →	stateRouteDesignation
Dixie Highway →	succeededBy