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unusual facts about Interstate Highway



Illinois Route 394

Although not an Interstate highway, Illinois 394 is an Interstate standard highway until its junction with U.S. Highway 30 (Lincoln Highway) near Chicago Heights.

Interstate 10 in Florida

It is also the eastern end of the Interstate Highway known as the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway, one of three coast to coast interstates, along with I-80 and I-90.

Interstate 459

Interstate 459 (abbreviated I-459) is a bypass highway of Interstate 59 that is an alternate Interstate Highway around the southern sides of Birmingham, Bessemer, and several other cities and towns in Jefferson County.

Karl E. Mundt

His accomplishments as a Senator included obtaining support for Missouri River projects, establishment of the EROS Data Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, agriculture programs, and Interstate highway construction in South Dakota.

Seal of City of Syracuse

His successor, Thomas Young, completely dropped the historic seal in 1986 for a new design depicting the Syracuse skyline and the crossing of two interstate highways.


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Brandon, South Dakota

Interstate 90, the longest interstate highway in the United States, is located along the city's northern border with Corson and serves as a major east–west route through the city.

Clayton, West Virginia

The nearest interstate highway to Clayton is Interstate 64, which has exits in Sandstone and Green Sulphur Springs to the northwest of Clayton.

Hill Air Force Base

It is located in far western Utah, close to the Nevada border, and it extends both north and south of Interstate Highway 80, with several miles of separation on each side of the Interstate Highway.

I10

Interstate 10 (I-10), the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States

I15

Interstate 15, a north–south Interstate Highway in the United States of America

I17

Interstate 17, an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States

I27

Interstate 27, an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely in the U.S. state of Texas

I30

Interstate 30 (abbreviated I-30), an Interstate Highway in the southern United States

I37

Interstate 37, a US interstate highway in Texas running from San Antonio to Corpus Christi

I485

Interstate 485 - interstate highway in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Interstate 41

The freeway portion of US 41 and US 45 from Milwaukee through the Fox Valley to Green Bay was proposed and designated as an Interstate Highway as part of the 2005 highway funding bill (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users).

Interstate 85 in Virginia

The Interstate Highway is the primary connection between the Richmond–Petersburg metropolitan area and the Research Triangle and other major metropolitan areas of North Carolina.

Interstate 94

Given this fact, I-94 is notable for being the only east–west interstate highway to form a direct connection into Canada connecting points from Seattle via I-90 to Toronto via Ontario Highway 402.

Interstate 99

Unlike most Interstate Highway numbers, which were assigned by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to fit into a grid, I-99's number was written into Section 332 of the National Highway Designation Act of 1995 by Bud Shuster, then-chair of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the bill's sponsor, and the representative of the district through which the highway runs.

Mount Olive, North Carolina

Interstate Highway: I-40 is the closest Interstate to Mount Olive, which is located 9 miles south near Faison.

Peanut Monument

State Peanut Monument (List of Georgia state symbols) in Turner County, Georgia on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn, Georgia

Schwaan

The town is well connected to the national highway network, with Bundesautobahn 19 (comparable to a freeway, expressway or interstate highway) and Bundesautobahn 20 about 15 km to the north and east.

Southern Indiana Toll Road

Together these corridors mandate the construction of an Interstate highway from Port Huron, Michigan to Brownsville, Texas.

Standin' on the Corner Park

While some local jobs remained (as Winslow is the base of operation for a thousand railroad workers), the local downtown was badly hurt by the influx of national chains (such as Walmart and McDonalds) along the new Interstate highway to the north of the town.

What-A-Burger

(Route 161 was touted as a western bypass of Richmond's Lee Bridge in its early pre-Interstate Highway years, using the privately owned Boulevard Bridge to cross the James River.