interstate highway
National numbered route
An interstate highway is a major roadway that crosses state boundaries, forming part of a national network designed for high-speed, long-distance travel.
In the United States, the Interstate Highway System is a federally funded network of controlled-access highways spanning roughly 50,000 miles, marked by distinctive red, white, and blue shield signs.
We took the interstate highway to avoid small-town traffic.
The term is often shortened to simply interstate.
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- Route 66Historic cross-country highway
- cross countryEndurance sport over terrain
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
Eisenhower · trucking · long haul · suburbanization · freight · cloverleaf · mile marker · rest area · service plaza · wildlife crossings · eminent domain · guardrails · weigh station · big rig · federal funding · toll booth · urban sprawl · concrete jungle
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
interstate highwayalley
Narrow way between buildings
back road · residential street · country lane · side street · dirt road
interstate highwaycity street
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