Eisenhower Interstate System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eisenhower_Interstate_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:annualVehicleMilesTraveled over 700 billion
gptkbp:bridgeTunnelsIncluded yes
gptkbp:busiestRoute gptkb:Interstate_405_in_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Interstate_Highway_System
gptkbp:connects military bases
major cities
state capitals
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economicImportance major
gptkbp:emergencyServices designed for military mobilization
gptkbp:environmentalImpact significant
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:features guardrails
interchanges
medians
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkbp:hasLetter even numbers for east-west routes
odd numbers for north-south routes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eisenhower Interstate System
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_Autobahn
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage red, white, and blue shield
gptkbp:intersects gptkb:U.S._Highway_System
gptkbp:largestHighwaySystemIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:length over 48,000 miles
gptkbp:longestRoute gptkb:Interstate_90
gptkbp:loopRoutes yes
gptkbp:maintainedBy state governments
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:notableBridges gptkb:George_Washington_Bridge
gptkbp:notableTunnels gptkb:Eisenhower_Tunnel
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower_National_System_of_Interstate_and_Defense_Highways
gptkbp:openedSection 1956 in St. Charles County, Missouri
gptkbp:prohibitedVehicles pedestrians
non-motorized vehicles
bicycles (in most areas)
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
civilian transportation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:National_Highway_System
gptkb:U.S._Numbered_Highway_System
gptkbp:restAreas provided along routes
gptkbp:routeNumber mile-based in most states
gptkbp:shortestRoute gptkb:Interstate_878
gptkbp:speedLimits varies by state
gptkbp:spurRoutes yes
gptkbp:toll yes
gptkbp:totalRoutes over 70 primary routes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eisenhower
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5