Welcome to the Interstate-Guide!
Brought to you by AARoads, included on this site are guides for all Interstate highways within the Eisenhower Interstate System. The national network of freeways and toll roads includes a number of transcontinental routes, many urban expressways, officially designated scenic byways and engineering marvels. Construction and maintenance projects continuously increase capacity, addresses safety issues and modernizes infrastructure. The system is not done expanding, as newer corridors are developed with Congressional authority.
Designated in 1956, the Eisenhower Interstate System includes over 46,000 miles with routes in each of the 50 states and the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 specified a limit of 41,000 miles to be built with Interstate Construction funds. Legislation eventually increased that limit to 43,000. Other legislation allows the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to approve additional mileage for freeways adhering to Interstate standards that would be a logical addition or connection. These routes are considered not chargeable, meaning they are not eligible for Interstate Construction funds under the 1956 Act.
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 increased the Interstate system by 1,500 miles. The 42,500 mile system then was envisioned for completion in 1980.
Interstate Highway Guides
Basic information and facts for every route within the Eisenhower Interstate System. Photographs covering each route’s end point. News on major construction projects or proposed extensions. History and maps, traffic counts and more.
Interstate business connections (loops and spurs) were approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in 1964 as a method to provide access from the Interstate superhighway to the cities and towns bypassed by the freeway. Included is a complete list of:
All About Interstates
An FAQ section with select stats and rankings, trivia, factoids, and other information about Interstate Highways.
Interstate Highway statistics derived from the TravelMapping web site.
In addition to our list of Interstates, we recommend you also peruse the Official Federal Highway Administration Interstate Route Log and Finder List and Three-Digit Interstates (3dis) at Kurumi.com for additional information on the United States Interstate Highway System.
Please see our contact page for comments and questions for the webmasters. We are also interested in obtaining updated photos of Interstate Highway endpoints to complete this project. If you have one you would like to share, please drop us an email or a message on social media. Contributors to the Interstate-Guide can be found at the Acknowledgments Page.
Interstate 375 is the shortest signed route within the Eisenhower Interstate System at 1.06 miles. I-878 in Queens, New York is shorter, but the route is not signed. This will eventually change with plans advancing to convert I-375 in Detroit to an at-grade boulevard.
There are two three-way overlaps in the Interstate System at present: I-39, I-90, I-94 between Portage and Rockford, Illinois and with the 2015 designation of I-41, I-41, I-43, I-894 along the Airport Freeway in Milwaukee. A third set will be created once I-69 is completed from Bloomington to Indianapolis along I-74/465.
Prior to its retraction in 1964, Interstate 5 through San Diego was signed as U.S. 101. The majority of California’s U.S. highways were whole sale replaced by the Interstate system.