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Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or the Eisenhower Interstate System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. The system extends throughout the contiguous United States and has routes in…

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Formed
June 29, 1956; 70 years ago (1956-06-29)
Interstates
Interstate X (I-X)
Length
48,890 mi[a] (78,680 km)

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Interstate Highway System

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related to External links · 21
Interstate Highway System → Defense Highways, Dwight, Eisenhower National System, Eisenhower Presidential Library, Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, FHWAInterstate Highway System, FHWAState-by-state, Finder List, Geographic, Interstate, Keep, Museum, National Highway System, NOW, OpenStreetMapDwight, PBS, Route Log, Trucking
related to Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 · 19
Interstate Highway System → Allied Forces, America, Army, Clay, Eisenhower, Europe, General Lucius, Germany's Autobahn, He, In, Lincoln Highway, Motor Transport Corps, President Dwight, Reichsautobahn, Summing, Supreme Commander, The, The Interstate Highway System, World War II
related to Primary (one- and two-digit) Interstates · 18
Interstate Highway System → AASHTO, American Association, August, I-294, I-787, I-87, I-94, In, Interstates, Primary Interstates, Shorter, State Highway, The, Thus, Transportation Officials, United States, While, Within
related to Tolls · 17
Interstate Highway System → About, Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Congress, Connecticut Turnpike, I-676, I-95, Interstate, Interstate Highway, Interstates, Massachusetts Turnpike, Mianus River Bridge, Philadelphia, Since, Some, These, Toll, While
related to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico · 14
Interstate Highway System → Alaska, H-1, H-2, H-201, H-3, Hawaii, Honolulu, Oahu, Puerto Rico, The Interstate Highway System, The Interstates, Their, There, These Interstates
related to Construction · 13
Interstate Highway System → August, Charles County, I-70, Interstate, Interstate Highway, Missouri, On August, Some, St, The, Three, US, US Route
related to Urban decline and displacement of racial minorities · 11
Interstate Highway System → Between, Highways, Interstate, Interstate System, Interstates, Other, Previous, The Interstate Highway System, The Interstate System, United States, US
has effect · 7
Interstate Highway System → According, FHWA, Forty, Interstate Highway, The, The Interstate Highway System, These
Formed · 1
Interstate Highway System → June 29, 1956; 70 years ago (1956-06-29)
Interstates · 1
Interstate Highway System → Interstate X (I-X)

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interstate highway system highways states interstates federal new routes construction state roads freeway route united km toll numbers eisenhower also

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Interstate Highway SystemFormedJune 29, 1956; 70 years ago (1956-06-29)1.00infobox
Interstate Highway SystemInterstatesInterstate X (I-X)1.00infobox
Interstate Highway SystemLength48,890 mi[a] (78,680 km)1.00infobox
the New York parkway systeminstance ofa boom in road construction included projects0.80text
constructed as part of a new national highway systeminstance ofa boom in road construction included projects0.80text
Atlantainstance ofas has been done with adding toll HOV/HOT lanes in cities0.80text
Dallasinstance ofas has been done with adding toll HOV/HOT lanes in cities0.80text
and Los Angelesinstance ofas has been done with adding toll HOV/HOT lanes in cities0.80text
gasinstance ofmotorist services0.80text
lodginginstance ofmotorist services0.80text
recreational sitesinstance ofmotorist services0.80text
and freeway namesAttaching the sign to an overpassMounting on full gantries that bridge the entire width of the highwayinstance ofmotorist services0.80text

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