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Interstate Trivia

Interstate Trivia. 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 System’s highest point above sea level (11,013 ft). . Interstate Trivia - 2.

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Interstate Trivia

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  1. Interstate Trivia

  2. 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 System’s highest point above sea level (11,013 ft).

  3. Interstate Trivia - 2 What was the first State to open all of its Interstate mileage? Rhode Island – 70.8 miles.

  4. Interstate Trivia - 3 What interstate route passes through the most States? I-95. The Interstate passes through 16 States. I-90 passes through 13.

  5. 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.

  6. 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)

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Interstate Trivia - 10 What is National Interstate Highway Day? On June 19, 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared June 26 National Interstate Highway Day.

  12. 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%)

  13. 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

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