The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or the Eisenhower Interstate System, is a network of controlled-access hig
I‑55 under construction in Mississippi in May 1972
A 1957 aerial photograph showing a recently constructed interchange on I-5 in Glendale, California
A commemorative sign introduced in 1993. The system was established during Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency, and the five stars commemorate his rank as General of the Army during World War II.
The fervor of urban renewal led to the routing of Interstate 81 through the middle of Syracuse's 15th ward in the 1960s. The viaduct is now slated for demolition.
Interstate 95 is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Mai
Interstate Highway System
…controls and extra-wide finishers capable of paving two lanes at once. The system was proclaimed complete in 1992, but two of the original Interstates—I-95 and I-70—were not continuous: both of these discontinuities were due to local opposition, which blocked efforts to build the necessary connections to…
End of I-95 southbound at US 1 in Miami, Florida
I-95 express lane near Miami, Florida
Northbound I-95 at the interchange with I-16 near Savannah, Georgia
I-95 bridge over Lake Marion, Santee, South Carolina; the old bridge (on the left) was abandoned and converted to a fishing pier, but is now closed even to pedestrian traffic.