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  Encyclopedia: Interstate 238
Interstate 238 near Oakland, California is the lone exception to the numbering scheme, as no Interstate 38 exists (this number exists because Interstate 238 replaced a segment of California Highway 238 and changing the number would have split the California Highway in two segments.
Interstate 238 near Oakland, California is one of two major exceptions to the numbering scheme, as no Interstate 38 exists.
On even-numbered Interstates, mileage increases to the east and decreases to the west; and on odd-numbered Interstates, mileage increases to the north and decreases to the south.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Interstate-238   (694 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Interstate highway Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By initial planning, the Interstate system was designed to be able to move traffic at speeds of 75 to 80 miles per hour (121 to 129 km/h) except in limited stretches (such as steep mountain passes) where many vehicles cannot maintain such speeds.
In 1974, the maximum speed limit allowed on interstate highways (along with all others in the country) was reduced to 55 mph (89 km/h) as a gasoline conservation measure in response to the 1973 energy crisis.
Interstate 238 near Oakland, California is one of two exceptions to the numbering scheme, as no Interstate 38 exists (this number exists because Interstate 238 replaced a segment of California Highway 238 and changing the number would have split the California Highway in two segments.
www.ipedia.com /interstate_highway.html   (1267 words)

  
 Interstate Highway System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although construction on the Interstate Highway system continues, it was officially regarded as complete in 1991 (though 1.5 miles of the original planned system remain unconstructed as of 2005 [1]).
Several Interstates in the South, including I-16 in Georgia, I-40 in North Carolina, I-65 in Alabama, I-10 and I-59 in Louisiana, and I-59 in Mississippi, are equipped and signed specifically for contraflow, with crossovers inland after major interchanges to distribute much of the traffic.
Two-digit interstates in Hawaii, as well as the "paper" interstates of Alaska and Puerto Rico, are numbered sequentially in order of funding, without regard to the rules on odd and even numbers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interstate   (3894 words)

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