Interstate Trivia

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Interstate Trivia
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Interstate Trivia - 1
The I-70 Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel is
the longest Interstate tunnel. For what other
superlative is the tunnel also known?
It is also the Interstate Systems highest point
above sea level (11,013 ft).
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Interstate Trivia - 2
What was the first State to open all of its
Interstate mileage?
Rhode Island 70.8 miles.
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Interstate Trivia - 3
What interstate route passes through the most
States?
I-95. The Interstate passes through 16 States.
I-90 passes through 13.
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Interstate Trivia - 4
Why is there no Interstate 50?
The Interstate numbering system prohibits using
the same number for an Interstate route and a US
numbered highway in the same State. I-50 would
present a problem in Maryland and California.
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Interstate Trivia - 5
The longest Interstate highway is I-90,
stretching 3,085 miles from Boston, MA to
Seattle, WA. However, I-90 is not the Nation's
longest road. What road is?
US 20, from Boston, MA to Newport, OR, is 280
miles longer (3,365 miles)
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Interstate Trivia - 6
Only one President has participated in the
opening of an Interstate highway. Name this
President and highway.
On November 14, 1963, President John F. Kennedy
helped cut the ribbon for the opening of the
Maryland Northeastern Expressway-Delaware
Turnpike on I-95. Eight days later President
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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Interstate Trivia - 7
Is the Interstate shield protected by a trademark
registration? If so, who owns it?
A trademark registration was issued for the
Interstate shield in 1967. It is owned by
AASHTO.
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Interstate Trivia - 8
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 expanded
what?
It expanded the mileage limitation on the
41,000-mile Interstate System to 42,500 miles.
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Interstate Trivia - 9
The Interstate System connects all but five State
capitals. Name three.
Juneau, Alaska Dover, Delaware Jefferson City,
Missouri Carson City, Nevada Pierre, South
Dakota.
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Interstate Trivia - 10
What is National Interstate Highway Day?
On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan
declared June 26 National Interstate Highway Day.
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Interstate Trivia - 11
What are the three most common types of bridge on
the Interstate System, beginning with the most?
Stringer/Multi-beam or girder 32,084
(58) Culvert 8,203 (15) Slab 5,449 (10)
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Interstate Trivia - 12
What highway did a newspaper editorial once call
the highway with a soul after it was opened in
1960?
I-95 from Augusta, ME to Waterville, ME