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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Interstate 185 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 530 partOfHighwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 90 (Massachusetts) partOfNetwork Interstate Highway System
Interstate 95 (New Hampshire) partOf Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
I-540 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highways in North Carolina partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 57 in Champaign, Illinois belongsToSystem Interstate Highway System
Horace Wilkinson Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 195 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 195 (New Jersey)
Interstate 295 partOf Interstate Highway System
I-195 (Florida) partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 19 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
served by Interstate 75 locatedInTransportationNetwork Interstate Highway System
Interstate 280 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 280 (Iowa–Illinois)
U.S. Gulf Coast port system connectedTo Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: U.S. interstate highway system
Interstate 405 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 405 (Washington)
Interstate Highways in Maryland partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 635 partOf Interstate Highway System
I-480 corridor through downtown Omaha partOf Interstate Highway System
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (Staten Island side) partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 335 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 182 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 395 in Auburn, Massachusetts highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Interstate 291 in Springfield, Massachusetts partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 291 (Massachusetts)
Interstate 290 in Auburn, Massachusetts partOfNetwork Interstate Highway System
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts partOf Interstate Highway System
Blatnik Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 190 partOf Interstate Highway System
subject surface form: Interstate 190 (Illinois)
Interstate 80 in New Jersey highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
Staten Island Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
Schuylkill Expressway partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 293 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 496 routeType Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway
Interstate 496 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 91 bridge at New Haven partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 26 partOf Interstate Highway System
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge partOf Interstate Highway System
Texas state highways integratedWith Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway System in Texas
Interstate 355 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 430 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 630 highwaySystem Interstate Highway System
I-80 bridge over Iowa River partOf Interstate Highway System
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway formsPartOf Interstate Highway System
I-375 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 605 partOf Interstate Highway System
Interstate 605 hasRouteType Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form: Interstate Highway
I-380 bridge over Iowa River partOf Interstate Highway System