List of Interstate Highways
Primary Interstate Highways are the major interstate highways of the United States and are assigned a one or two-digit route number. Even route numbers are assigned to east/west routes, with the lower numbered routes being further south (I-10) and higher numbered routes in the north (I-90). Similarly, odd route numbers are assigned to north/south routes, with the lower numbered routes being further west (I-5) and the higher numbered routes being further east (I-95).
There are four pairs of numbers that are duplicated throughout the system; the corresponding highways are separated by large distances to prevent confusion. Below, these are differentiated from each other by West and East.
Three-digit Interstates are spur or loop Interstates that usually service large cities and suburbs. The last two digits of a three-digit Interstate are always the number of the parent route, the primary Interstate where it originated. If the first digit is odd, the Interstate is typically a spur route while if the first digit is even, the Interstate is typically a loop route. Three-digit Interstates are covered in their parent route's article, and those that have their own articles are linked below.
Primary Interstates
There are 66 primary Interstates listed in the table below, with 43 of them having auxiliary routes. Listed lengths are as of October 31, 2002.
Routes ending in 0 or 5 are highlighted in green.
Interstates outside of the mainland
Interstate Highways not only reside in the contiguous 48 states of the United States, but there are also Interstates in Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
Hawaiian Interstates
The Interstate Highways in the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii are signed with the standard Interstate shield, with the letter "H-" prefixed before the number. They are fully controlled-access routes built to the same standards as the mainland Interstate routes. H-4 and H-5 are proposed, but construction was often blocked by local activists, such as environmentalists seeking to preserve the rainforests, and Native Hawaiians oppose the routes being laid out on sacred tribal sites. [citation needed]
| Interstate | Route | Length (miles)[1] |
|---|---|---|
 Interstate H-1 |
Kapolei, Hawaii (HI-93) to Honolulu, Hawaii (HI-72) Associated route: H-201 |
27.16 |
 Interstate H-2 |
Pearl City, Hawaii (H-1) to Wahiawa, Hawaii (HI-99) |
8.33 |
 Interstate H-3 |
Halawa, Hawaii (H-1 & H-201) to Marine Corps Base Hawaii |
15.32 |
Alaska and Puerto Rico
The Federal Highway Administration funds four routes in Alaska and three routes in Puerto Rico under the same program as the rest of the Interstate Highway System. However, these routes are not required to meet the same standards as the mainland routes:
Highways on the Interstate System in Alaska and Puerto Rico shall be designed in accordance with such geometric and construction standards as are adequate for current and probable future traffic demands and the needs of the locality of the highway.[2]
Alaska
Alaska's "Interstates" are unsigned, though they all have state highway numbers (which do not match the Interstate numbers).[3]
Puerto Rico
Like Alaska, Puerto Rico signs its "Interstates" as territorial routes, and the numbers do not match their official Interstate designations. PR-4 is proposed in the southeast side of the island. [citation needed] However, many of the territory's routes are freeway-standard toll roads.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List - Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ^ Federal Highway Administration. "FHWA Route Log and Finder List". Retrieved 2007-05-24.]
- ^ Voss, Oscar. "Alaska Roads - Interstate ends photos". Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ^ Voss, Oscar. "Puerto Rico road photos". Retrieved 2007-05-24.
External links
- Alaska Roads - Interstate ends photos
- Puerto Rico road photos
- The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Route Log and Finder List
- 3-digit Interstate Highways
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Routes in italics are no longer a part of the system. Major Interstates are highlighted. | |