Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dwight_D._Eisenhower_System_of_Interstate_and_Defense_Highways
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IHS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:annualVehicleMilesTraveled over 700 billion
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:connects states
major cities
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designStandard gptkb:road
gptkbp:emergencyServices gptkb:military
civil defense evacuation
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:expansion ongoing since 1956
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
state governments
gptkbp:hasRestArea yes
gptkbp:hasServicePlazas yes
gptkbp:hasTruckStops yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways
gptkbp:impact economic growth
suburbanization
increased mobility
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Interstate_5
gptkb:Interstate_95
gptkb:Interstate_80
Interstate 10
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_Autobahn
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage red, white, and blue shield
gptkbp:largestHighwaySystemIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:length over 48,000 miles
gptkbp:maintainedBy state governments
gptkbp:maximumSpeed varies by state
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:notableFeature limited access
grade-separated interchanges
no at-grade intersections
designed for high-speed travel
emergency airstrips (in some segments)
minimum of two lanes in each direction
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Highway_System
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
civilian transportation
gptkbp:routeNumber Interstate X (I-X)
gptkbp:toll mostly
gptkbp:totalBridges over 55,000
gptkbp:totalTunnels over 100
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Interstate_70_(Kansas)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8