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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Dan Ryan isSegmentOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Dan Ryan Expressway
Interstate 459 partOf Interstate Highway System
US 202 overlapsWith Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: U.S. Route 202
this entity surface form: Interstate Highways
Connecticut state highway system connectsTo Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway System in Connecticut
I-495 partOf Interstate Highway System
Staten Island–Brooklyn corridor isPartOf Interstate Highway System
I-229 partOf Interstate Highway System
I-229 isPartOf Interstate Highway System
Kennedy Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
I-110 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: I-110 (Florida)
I-215 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 214 (unused number) partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 214 (unused number) highwayType Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway
Interstate 64 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 216 (unused number) partOf Interstate Highway System
Bishop Ford Freeway isPartOfNetwork Interstate Highway System
Interstate 129 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
H-1 Freeway highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 475 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 475 (Georgia)
Eisenhower Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate H-3 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 390 (Illinois Route 390) partOfNetwork Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highways in Illinois partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 287 (nearby) partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 287
I-94 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 291 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 291 (Massachusetts)
Tri-State Tollway partOf Interstate Highway System
Bruckner Interchange area partOfHighwayNetwork Interstate Highway System
Interstate 391 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 96 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 96 partOf Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
Interstate Highways in New Jersey partOf Interstate Highway System
Hudson Oaks, Texas roadAccess Interstate Highway System
Harbor Freeway partOf Interstate Highway System
I-95 and MD 212 interchange partOfRoadNetwork Interstate Highway System
Santa Monica Freeway partOf Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
Interstate 696 in Michigan highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 696 (Michigan)
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
I-140 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highways in Tennessee partOf Interstate Highway System
Golden State Freeway partOf Interstate Highway System
I-696 partOf Interstate Highway System
I-640 partOfHighwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 220 partOf Interstate Highway System
Eisenhower Highway segments in California partOf Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
Eisenhower Highway segments in California network Interstate Highway System
SR 180 notInstanceOf Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway