US Interstate Highway System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_Interstate_Highway_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:road
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IHS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Federal_Highway_Administration
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower_National_System_of_Interstate_and_Defense_Highways
gptkbp:annualVehicleMilesTraveled over 700 billion
gptkbp:auxiliaryRoutes yes
gptkbp:connects military bases
major cities
all 48 contiguous states
international borders
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designStandard limited access
grade-separated interchanges
multiple lanes
minimum speed limits
gptkbp:emergencyRouteMarkings yes
gptkbp:established 1956
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Federal-Aid_Highway_Act_of_1956
gptkbp:firstSectionLocation gptkb:Missouri
gptkbp:fundedBy federal fuel taxes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Interstate Highway System
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage red, white, and blue shield
gptkbp:largestHighwaySystemIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:length over 48,000 miles
gptkbp:loopRoutes yes
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:government
state governments
gptkbp:maximumSpeed varies by state
gptkbp:minimumSpeedLimit varies by state
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Interstate_5
gptkb:Interstate_95
gptkb:Interstate_40
gptkb:Interstate_80
Interstate 10
gptkbp:openedSection 1956
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Highway_System
gptkbp:prohibitedVehicles pedestrians
non-motorized vehicles
bicycles (in most areas)
gptkbp:publicTransit over 70 primary routes
gptkbp:purpose promote economic development
facilitate long-distance travel
support national defense
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:State_Highway_Systems
gptkb:National_Highway_System
gptkb:US_Highway_System
gptkbp:routeNumber even numbers for east-west routes
odd numbers for north-south routes
gptkbp:spurRoutes yes
gptkbp:tollRoadsAllowed yes
gptkbp:totalBridges over 55,000
gptkbp:totalTunnels over 100
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pan-American_Highway_network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7