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 Interstate Highway System
surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
auxiliaryRouteType beltway
bypass
spur
country United States of America
surface form: 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 United States Numbered Highway System
surface form: U.S. Numbered Highway System
economicImpact facilitates interstate freight movement
supports regional and national economic integration
extendsTo Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
fundedBy United States government
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Interstate Highway System (IHS)

Interstate Highway System self-linksurface differs
surface form: Interstate System
signColor red-white-blue shield
signedIntoLawBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
speedCharacteristic supports high-speed travel
trafficSeparation divided highway design

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U.S. Highway overlapsWith Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highways in Massachusetts partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 380 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 380 (Iowa)
Devore Interchange roadSystem Interstate Highway System
Piscataqua River Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
I-285 and I-20 east interchange partOfHighwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Cross Bronx Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 580 partOf Interstate Highway System
The Perimeter partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 215 partOf Interstate Highway System
I-285 and I-85 interchange (Spaghetti Junction) partOf Interstate Highway System
Holden transportationCorridorNearby Interstate Highway System
Interstate 691 partOf Interstate Highway System
served by Interstate 185 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 185
served by Interstate 185 system Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 185
this entity surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
Interstate 86 near Declo, Idaho partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 86 near Declo, Idaho highwayType Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway
Interstate 82 in Oregon partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 184 in Idaho partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 184 (Idaho)
Queens–Midtown Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
Alabama state highway system connectsTo Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway System in Alabama
I-205 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 5 near Salmon Creek, Washington partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highways in Oregon partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highways in Washington (state) partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 494 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 26 (nearby) partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 26
Interstate 229 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 near Newington roadType Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway
Interstate 95 near Newington partOf Interstate Highway System
Stateline, California transportConnection Interstate Highway System
Interstate 280 in New Jersey isPartOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 280 (New Jersey)
Rochambeau Bridge (southbound span) partOf Interstate Highway System
Newark Bay Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Walt Whitman Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Chicago Skyway partOf Interstate Highway System
Chicago expressway system partOf Interstate Highway System
Pennsylvania Turnpike partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 635 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Delaware Memorial Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 295 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 295 (Florida)
M Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Hernando de Soto Bridge
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 16 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 210 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 5 in Mission Bay area partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 (nearby) highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Fort McHenry Tunnel partOf Interstate Highway System