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{{Short description|Interstate Highway from California to New Jersey}} |
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{{Redirect|I-80|other uses|I80 (disambiguation){{!}}I80}} |
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type2 =Interstate| |
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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2016}} |
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route_type =reg| |
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{{Use American English|date=June 2022}} |
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article_route =80| |
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type =Primary| |
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| country = USA |
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year_established =| |
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| type = I |
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type3=INTERSTATE| |
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| route = 80 |
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length_mi = 2904| |
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| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|from=Interstate 80.map}} |
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length_km = 4704| |
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| map_custom = yes |
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cities = | |
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| map_notes = I-80 highlighted in red |
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direction_a = West| |
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| length_mi = 2900.76 |
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direction_b = East| |
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| length_ref = <ref name="FHWA log">{{cite web |date=December 31, 2021 |title=Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date=June 8, 2022 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]] |archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703213613/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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terminus_a = [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco, CA]] ([[U.S. Highway 101|US-101]])| |
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| established = 1956 |
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terminus_b = [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck, NJ]] ([[I-95]])| |
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| history = Completed in 1986 |
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states = [[California|CA]], [[Nevada|NV]], [[Utah|UT]], [[Wyoming|WY]], [[Nebraska|NE]], [[Iowa|IA]], [[Illinois|IL]], [[Indiana|IN]], [[Ohio|OH]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], [[New Jersey|NJ]]| |
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| direction_a = West |
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junction = <tr><td>[[Image:US 101.gif|20px]] '''[[U.S. Highway 101|US-101]]'''</td><td> CA 1</td></tr> |
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| terminus_a = {{Jct|country=USA|US|101}} in [[San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate5.png|20px]] [[Interstate 5|I-5]]</td><td>CA 86</td></tr> |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td rowspan=2>[[Image:Interstate15.png|20px]] [[Interstate 15|I-15]]</td><td>UT 120</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|5}} in [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]] |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td>UT 124</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|15}} in [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate84.png|20px]] [[Interstate 84 (west)|I-84]]</td><td>UT 168</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|25}} in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne, WY]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate25.png|20px]] [[Interstate 25|I-25]]</td><td>WY 359</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|29}} in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa| Council Bluffs, IA]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate76.png|20px]] [[Interstate 76 (west)|I-76]]</td><td>NE 102</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|35}} from [[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] to [[Ankeny, Iowa|Ankeny, IA]] |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td rowspan=2>[[Image:Interstate29.png|20px]] [[Interstate 29|I-29]]</td><td>IA 1A</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|55}} in [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet, IL]] |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td>IA 4</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|65}} in [[Gary, Indiana|Gary, IN]] |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td rowspan=2>[[Image:Interstate35.png|20px]] [[Interstate 35|I-35]]</td><td>IA 123</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|94}} in [[Lake Station, Indiana|Lake Station, IN]] |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td>IA 137</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|75}} in [[Rossford, Ohio|Rossford, OH]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate74.png|20px]] [[Interstate 74|I-74]]</td><td>IA 298</td></tr> |
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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|81}} in [[Drums, Pennsylvania|Drums, PA]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate88.png|20px]] [[Interstate 88 (west)|I-88]]</td><td>IL 4B</td></tr> |
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| direction_b = East |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate74.png|20px]] [[Interstate 74|I-74]]</td><td>IL 10</td></tr> |
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| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NJ|I|95|NJTP|}} in [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck, NJ]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate39.png|20px]] [[Interstate 39|I-39]]</td><td>IL 79</td></tr> |
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| states = [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Wyoming]], [[Nebraska]], [[Iowa]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New Jersey]] |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate55.png|20px]] [[Interstate 55|I-55]]</td><td>IL 126</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate57.png|20px]] [[Interstate 57|I-57]]</td><td>IL 151</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate65.png|20px]] [[Interstate 65|I-65]]</td><td>IN 11-12</td></tr> |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td>[[Image:Interstate90.png|20px]] [[Interstate 90|I-90]]</td><td>IN 16</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate94.png|20px]] [[Interstate 94|I-94]]</td><td>IN 21</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate75.png|20px]] [[Interstate 75|I-75]]</td><td>OH 64</td></tr> |
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<tr bgcolor=paleturquoise><td>[[Image:Interstate90.png|20px]] [[Interstate 90|I-90]]</td><td>OH 142</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate71.png|20px]] [[Interstate 71|I-71]]</td><td>OH 161</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate77.png|20px]] [[Interstate 77|I-77]]</td><td>OH 173</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate76.png|20px]] [[Interstate 76|I-76]]</td><td>OH 218</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate79.png|20px]] [[Interstate 79|I-79]]</td><td>PA 19</td></tr> |
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<tr bgcolor=plum><td>[[Image:Interstate99.png|20px]] [[Interstate 99|I-99]]</td><td>PA 161</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate81.png|20px]] [[Interstate 81|I-81]]</td><td>PA 260</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:Interstate95.png|20px]] '''[[Interstate 95|I-95]]'''</td><td>NJ 68</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>[[Image:CA-79.gif|20px]] [[California State Route 79|CA-79]]</td><td align=right>[[California State Route 81|CA-81]] [[Image:CA-81.gif|20px]]</td></tr>| |
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[[Image:Interstate80_map_1050.png|thumb|350px|Location of Interstate 80]] |
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[[image:Davis-i80-1.640.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Interstate 80 as seen from an overpass in [[Davis, California]]]] |
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[[Image:I-80 Eastshore Fwy.jpg|thumb|350px|Interstate 80 is a major urban freeway though the [[East Bay (California)|East Bay]], north of the [[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge|Bay Bridge]], in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] (seen here in [[Berkeley, California]])]] |
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'''Interstate |
'''Interstate 80''' ('''I-80''') is an east–west transcontinental [[freeway]] that crosses the United States from [[San Francisco, California]], to [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], in the [[New York metropolitan area]]. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the [[Interstate Highway System]]; its final segment was opened in 1986. The second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States after [[Interstate 90|I-90]], it runs through many major cities, including [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], [[Salt Lake City]], [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], and [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] and passes within {{convert|10|mi|km}} of [[Chicago]], [[Cleveland]], and [[New York City]]. |
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I-80 is the Interstate Highway that most closely approximates the route of the historic [[Lincoln Highway]], the first road across the United States. The highway roughly traces other historically significant travel routes in the [[Western United States]]: the [[Oregon Trail]] across [[Wyoming]] and [[Nebraska]], the [[California Trail]] across most of [[Nevada]] and [[California]], the first transcontinental [[airmail]] route, and the route of the [[first transcontinental railroad]], except for the vicinity of the [[Great Salt Lake]]. From near Chicago east to near [[Youngstown, Ohio]], I-80 is a [[toll road]], containing most of both the [[Indiana Toll Road]] and the [[Ohio Turnpike]]. I-80 [[concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with I-90 from near [[Portage, Indiana]], to [[Elyria, Ohio]]. In [[Pennsylvania]], I-80 is known as the [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Keystone Shortway]], a non-tolled freeway that crosses rural north-central portions of the state on the way to [[New Jersey]] and New York City. |
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==Route description== |
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==Length== |
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{{lengths table|length_ref=<ref name="FHWA log"/>}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in California|CA]] |
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|'''Miles'''||'''km'''||'''state''' |
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|{{convert|199.24|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Nevada|NV]] |
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!bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="4"| |
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|{{convert|410.67|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Utah|UT]] |
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|199 ||322 ||[[California]] |
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|{{convert|197.51|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Wyoming|WY]] |
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|411 ||666 ||[[Nevada]] |
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|{{convert|402.76|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Nebraska|NE]] |
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|196 ||318 ||[[Utah]] |
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|{{convert|455.32|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Iowa|IA]] |
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|403 ||653 ||[[Wyoming]] |
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|{{convert|303.23|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Illinois|IL]] |
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|455 ||737 ||[[Nebraska]] |
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|{{convert|163.52|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Indiana|IN]] |
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|303 ||491 ||[[Iowa]] |
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|{{convert|151.56|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Ohio|OH]] |
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|164 ||266 ||[[Illinois]] |
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|{{convert|237.48|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|PA]] |
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|157 ||254 ||[[Indiana]] |
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|{{convert|311.12|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|[[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|NJ]] |
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|237 ||384 ||[[Ohio]] |
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|{{convert|68.35|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|311 ||504 ||[[Pennsylvania]] |
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|Total |
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|{{convert|2900.76|mi|km|disp=table}} |
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|68.54 ||110.3 ||[[New Jersey]] |
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|2,904 ||4,704 ||Total |
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{{multiple image |
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| image1 = 2022-03-27 15 13 23 View north along U.S. Route 101 (Bayshore Freeway) approaching Exit 433B (Interstate 80-Bay Bridge) in San Francisco, California.jpg |
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| caption1 = Western terminus of I-80 at US 101 in San Francisco |
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| image2 = I-80 Eastshore Fwy.jpg |
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| caption2 = I-80 is a major urban freeway in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. |
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| image3 = RenoI80.JPG |
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| alt3 = Dusk view of a freeway descending into a neon lit cityscape |
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| caption3 = I-80 descending into [[Reno, Nevada]], from the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] |
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| image4 = 02162008 Interstate80NWUtah.JPG |
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| caption4 = Mountains of the [[Great Salt Lake]] as seen approaching [[Salt Lake City]] from the west |
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| image5 = 2015-05-09 14 45 12 View east along Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 30 in Green River, Wyoming approaching the Green River Tunnel.jpg |
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| caption5 = [[Green River Tunnel]] in [[Green River, Wyoming]], one of three sets of tunnels along I-80 |
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| image6 = GPRRAMKearney.jpg |
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| caption6 = The [[Great Platte River Road Archway Monument]] in [[Kearney, Nebraska]], which spans I-80 |
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| image7 = I-80 in western Iowa.jpg |
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| alt7 = A highway underneath a clear sky surrounded by harvested cropland and green pastures |
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| caption7 = I-80 near [[Walnut, Iowa]] |
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| image8 = WB I-80 before the I-94-IL 394 interchange in Lansing, IL.jpg |
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| caption8 = Westbound Kingery Expressway in [[Lansing, Illinois]] |
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| image9 = Eastbound Borman Expressway, Hammond, Indiana.jpg |
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| caption9 = The Borman Expressway in [[Hammond, Indiana]], approaching exit 3 |
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| image10 = Cuyahoga Valley overlooking I-80 Ohio Turnpike.jpg |
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| caption10 = I-80 Ohio Turnpike at the Cuyahoga River |
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| image11 = 2022-06-06 18 39 21 Sign reading "Highest Point on Interstate 80 East of the Mississippi River" along eastbound Interstate 80 (Keystone Shortway) just east of Exit 111 in Pine Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.jpg |
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| caption11 = Sign noting the highest point on I-80 east of the [[Mississippi River]] located in [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania]] |
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| image12 = 2014-05-07 16 21 42 View of the eastern end of Interstate 80 from an airplane heading for Newark Airport-cropped.JPG |
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| caption12 = The eastern end of I-80 in [[Bergen County, New Jersey]]. Visible at the top of the photo are the [[George Washington Bridge]] and [[New York City]]. |
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| image13 = 2020-07-12 08 06 44 View south along the local lanes of Interstate 95 (Bergen-Passaic Expressway) at Exit 69 (Interstate 80 WEST, To Garden State Parkway, Paterson) in Teaneck Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg |
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| caption13 = The east end of I-80 at I-95 in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]] |
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===California=== |
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==Major cities along the route== |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in California}} |
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Bolded cities are officially-designated [[control cities]] for signs. |
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{{see also|San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge|Carquinez Bridge|Yolo Causeway}} |
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*'''[[San Francisco, California]]''' |
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I-80 begins at an interchange with [[U.S. Route 101|US Route 101]] (US 101) in [[San Francisco]] and then crosses the [[San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge]] into [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]. It then heads northeast through [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]], [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], and the [[Sierra Nevada]] before crossing into [[Nevada]]. |
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*[[Oakland, California]] |
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*'''[[Sacramento, California]]''' |
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*'''[[Reno, Nevada]]''' |
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*'''[[Salt Lake City, Utah]]''' |
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*'''[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]''' |
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*'''[[Omaha, Nebraska]]''' |
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*'''[[Des Moines, Iowa]]''' |
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*[[Quad Cities]], [[Iowa]]-[[Illinois]] ('''[[Davenport, Iowa]]''') |
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*[[Joliet, Illinois]] and other south suburbs of '''[[Chicago, Illinois]]''' |
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*'''[[Toledo, Ohio]]''' |
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*South suburbs of '''[[Cleveland, Ohio]]''' |
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*'''[[Youngstown, Ohio]]''' |
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*North suburbs of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |
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*[[New Jersey]] suburbs of '''[[New York City, New York]]''' |
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A portion of the route through [[Pinole, California|Pinole]] involved the experimental transplantation of the rare species [[Santa Cruz tarplant]] in the [[Right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]]. |
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==Intersections with other Interstates== |
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*[[Interstate 505]] at [[Vacaville, California]] |
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*[[Interstate 5]] in [[Sacramento, California]] |
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*[[Interstate 15]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. They stay joined for 3 miles into [[South Salt Lake, Utah]] |
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*[[Interstate 84 (west)|Interstate 84]] in [[Echo, Utah]] (near [[Coalville, Utah]]) |
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*[[Interstate 25]] in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] |
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*[[Interstate 76 (west)|Interstate 76]] near [[Big Springs, Nebraska]] |
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*[[Interstate 29]] in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]] |
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*[[Interstate 35]] around [[Des Moines, Iowa]]. They stay joined for 14 miles around the north and west sides of the metro area, from [[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]] to [[Altoona, Iowa|Altoona]]. |
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*[[Interstate 74]] in [[Bettendorf, Iowa]] |
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*[[Interstate 88 (west)|Interstate 88]] near [[Moline, Illinois]] |
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*[[Interstate 74]] near [[Moline, Illinois]] |
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*[[Interstate 39]] in [[La Salle, Illinois]] |
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*[[Interstate 55]] in [[Joliet, Illinois]] |
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*[[Interstate 355]] in [[New Lenox]] [[Illinois]]. |
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*[[Interstate 294]] in [[Homewood, Illinois]]. They stay joined until [[Lansing, Illinois]], forming part of the [[Tri-State Tollway]]. |
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*[[Interstate 94]] in [[Lansing, Illinois]]. They stay joined until [[Lake Station, Indiana]]. Known as the [[Robert Kingery Expressway]] in Illinois and the [[Frank Borman Expressway]] in Indiana. |
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*[[Interstate 90]] in [[Lake Station, Indiana]]. They stay joined until [[Elyria, Ohio]]. Known as the [[Indiana Toll Road]] in Indiana and the [[Ohio Turnpike]] in Ohio. |
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*[[Interstate 65]] in [[Gary, Indiana]] |
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*[[Interstate 69]] near [[Fremont, Indiana]] |
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*[[Interstate 75]] in [[Toledo, Ohio]] |
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*[[Interstate 71]] in [[Strongsville, Ohio]] |
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*[[Interstate 77]] in [[Brecksville, Ohio]] |
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*[[Interstate 76 (east)|Interstate 76]] in [[Niles, Ohio]] |
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*[[Interstate 79]] in [[Pardoe, Pennsylvania]] (near [[Mercer, Pennsylvania]]) |
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*[[Interstate 99]] in [[State College, Pennsylvania]] |
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*[[Interstate 81]] in [[St. Johns, Pennsylvania]] (near [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania]]) |
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*[[Interstate 95]] in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]] '''([http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Teaneck,+NJ&ll=40.851216,-73.999443&spn=0.116940,0.180038&hl=en Map])''' |
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===Nevada=== |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in Nevada}} |
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* [[San Francisco Bay Area]] - [[Interstate 280 (California)|I-280]], [[Interstate 380 (California)|I-380]], [[Interstate 580 (California)|I-580]], [[Interstate 680 (California)|I-680]], [[Interstate 780 (California)|I-780]], [[Interstate 880 (California)|I-880]], [[Interstate 980 (California)|I-980]] |
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In [[Nevada]], I-80 traverses the northern portion of the state. The freeway serves the [[Reno metropolitan area, Nevada|Reno metropolitan area]], and it also goes through the towns of [[Fernley, Nevada|Fernley]], [[Lovelock, Nevada|Lovelock]], [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]], [[Battle Mountain, Nevada|Battle Mountain]], [[Elko, Nevada|Elko]], [[Wells, Nevada|Wells]], and [[West Wendover, Nevada|West Wendover]] on its way through the state. |
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**The interchange with I-580 and I-880 in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] is known as the [[MacArthur Maze]] |
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**I-280, I-380, and I-980 do not directly connect with I-80 |
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**[[Interstate 480 (California)|I-480]], later California 480, once connected to I-80 near Downtown San Francisco but was demolished after the [[Loma Prieta earthquake]] |
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**A portion of I-580 along the [[Richmond-San Rafael Bridge]] was once designated [[Interstate 180 (California)|I-180]] |
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*[[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] - [[Interstate 180 (Wyoming)|I-180]] |
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*[[Lincoln, Nebraska]] - [[Interstate 180 (Nebraska)|I-180]] |
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*[[Omaha, Nebraska]] - [[Interstate 480 (Nebraska)|I-480]], [[Interstate 680 (Nebraska)|I-680]] |
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*Spur to [[Waterloo, Iowa]] - [[Interstate 380 (Iowa)|I-380]] |
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*The [[Quad Cities]] - [[Interstate 280 (Illinois)|I-280]] |
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*Spur to [[Hennepin, Illinois]] - [[Interstate 180 (Illinois)|I-180]] |
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*[[Toledo, Ohio]] - [[Interstate 280 (Ohio)|I-280]] |
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*[[Cleveland, Ohio]] - [[Interstate 480 (Ohio)|I-480]] |
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*[[Youngstown, Ohio]] - [[Interstate 680 (Ohio)|I-680]] |
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*Spur to [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]] - [[Interstate 180 (Pennsylvania)|I-180]] |
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*Spur to [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]] - [[Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)|I-380]] |
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*Spur to [[Newark, New Jersey]] - [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|I-280]] |
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The Nevada portion of I-80 follows the paths of the [[Truckee River|Truckee]] and [[Humboldt River|Humboldt]] rivers, which have been used as a transportation corridor since the [[California Gold Rush]] of the 1840s. The Interstate also follows the historical routes of the [[California Trail]], [[first transcontinental railroad]], and [[Feather River Route]] throughout portions of the state. I-80 in Nevada closely follows, and at many points directly overlaps, the original route of the [[Victory Highway]], [[Nevada State Route 1|State Route 1]] (SR 1), and [[U.S. Route 40|US 40]]. |
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===Utah=== |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in Utah}} |
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[[Image:BlueStarHighwaySign.jpg|thumbnail|right|Blue Star Memorial Highway Sign in Nebraska]] |
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After crossing [[Utah]]'s western border in [[Wendover, Utah|Wendover]], I-80 crosses the desolate [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] west of the [[Great Salt Lake]]. The longest stretch between exits on an Interstate Highway is located between Wendover and [[Knolls, Utah|Knolls]], with {{convert|37.4|mi|km}} between those exits.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carey|first1=Anne|title=Top 16 longest gaps between Interstate exits|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/longest-distances-between-exits-on-US-freeways-415029/1|access-date=January 17, 2017|work=[[USA Today]]|date=August 15, 2011|archive-date=June 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630190754/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/longest-distances-between-exits-on-US-freeways-415029/1|url-status=live}}</ref> This portion of I-80, crossing the [[Great Salt Lake Desert]], is extremely flat and straight, dotted with large warning signs about [[driver fatigue]] and drowsiness. |
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The highway reaches a maximum elevation of 8,640 feet (2,633 m) above [[sea level]] between [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]] and [[Laramie, Wyoming]]. Farther west in Wyoming, the interstate passes the [[Continental Divide]] twice because two lines of mountains form a closed-off basin. |
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East of the salt flats, I-80 passes the southern edge of Great Salt Lake and continues on through [[Salt Lake City]], where it merges with [[Interstate 15|I-15]] for {{convert|3|mi|km|0|spell=in}} before entering the [[Wasatch Range]] east of the city. It ascends [[Parleys Canyon]] and passes within a few miles of [[Park City, Utah|Park City]] as it follows a route through the mountains toward the junction with the eastern terminus of the western section of [[Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah)|I-84]]. From the junction it continues up Echo Canyon and on toward the border with [[Wyoming]], near [[Evanston, Wyoming|Evanston]]. |
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Among many picturesque sections of I-80 are the crossing of San Francisco Bay over the [[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge]] (toll paid westbound only), the traverse above [[Donner Pass]] and [[Donner Lake]] (near [[Lake Tahoe]]) in California, and its run along the [[Truckee River]] both west and east of [[Reno, Nevada]]. Interstate 80 crosses the southern end of [[Great Salt Lake]] west of [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], providing views of various mountains, although it incorporates a very long stretch of straight roadway that can induce some drivers to fall asleep. |
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The route of the Utah section of I-80 is defined in Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-113(10).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://le.utah.gov/code/TITLE72/htm/72_04_011300.htm |author=Utah State Legislature |title=§ 72-4-113(10) |work=Utah Code Annotated |access-date=January 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227042610/http://le.utah.gov/code/TITLE72/htm/72_04_011300.htm |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> |
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I-80 intersects [[Interstate 90|I-90]] near [[Elyria, Ohio]] and they share a route all the way to [[Portage, Indiana]], where I-90 splits off but I-80 then runs concurrently with [[Interstate 94|I-94]] until the Chicago suburb of [[South Holland, Illinois]]. I-80 then runs concurrently with [[Interstate 294|I-294]] until [[Markham, Illinois]]. |
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===Wyoming=== |
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All of I-80 in [[Indiana]] is duplexed with another interstate, such as I-90 or I-94. |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in Wyoming}} |
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In [[Wyoming]], I-80 reaches its maximum elevation of {{convert|8640|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]<ref name=map>{{cite map |author = Wyoming Department of Transportation |author-link = Wyoming Department of Transportation |year = 2010 |title = Official State Highway Map of Wyoming |scale = c. 1:1,140,480 |location = Cheyenne |publisher = Wyoming Department of Transportation |sections = G1–H10 }}</ref> at [[Sherman Summit]], near [[Buford, Wyoming|Buford]], which, at {{Convert|8000|ft|m}}, is the highest community on I-80. Farther west in Wyoming, the Interstate passes through the dry [[Red Desert (Wyoming)|Red Desert]] and over the [[Continental Divide]]. In a way, the highway crosses the Divide twice, since two ridges of the [[Rocky Mountains]] split in Wyoming, forming the [[endorheic basin|endorheic]] [[Great Divide Basin]], from which surface water cannot drain but can only evaporate. |
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===Nebraska=== |
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Although Interstate 80 does not enter [[Colorado]], it does manage to come within a mile of the border between Nebraska and Colorado at the junction of Interstates 80 and 76. This intersection is visible from Colorado as one approaches it from the west on I-76. |
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I-80 enters [[Nebraska]] west of [[Bushnell, Nebraska|Bushnell]]. The western portion of I-80 in Nebraska runs very close to the state of [[Colorado]], without entering the state. The intersection of [[Interstate 76 (Colorado–Nebraska)|I-76]] and I-80 is visible from the Colorado–Nebraska state line. From its intersection with I-76 to [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]], I-80 lies in the valley of the [[South Platte River]] and the [[Platte River]]. |
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The longest straight stretch of Interstate anywhere in the Interstate Highway System is the approximately {{convert|72|mi|km}} of I-80 occurring between exit 318 in the Grand Island area and milemarker 390 near [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]. Along this length, the road does not vary from an ideally straight line by more than a few yards. After Lincoln, I-80 turns northeast toward [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]. It then crosses the [[Missouri River]] in Omaha to enter the state of [[Iowa]]. Part of I-80 in Nebraska is marked as a [[Blue Star Memorial Highway]]. |
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Although it never enters [[Michigan]], Interstate 80 (with Interstate 90) lies within ten miles (16.1 km) of the Michigan state line between [[La Porte, Indiana]] and [[Toledo, Ohio]]. Looking north at the intersection of [[Indiana State Highway 9]] and I-80, the "Welcome to Michigan" sign is visible in the distance. |
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===Iowa=== |
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I-80 does not go all the way to [[New York City]] via the [[George Washington Bridge]]. Its designated end is about four miles (6.4 km) short of New York City in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]]. There, it joins and becomes designated as [[Interstate 95|I-95]], which does cross the bridge. The tolled section of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ends at exit 18, which is actually just the toll plaza at the northern terminus. The next exit on I-95 is exit 68, which is consistent with the exit structure on I-80. (The truth is that the exit numbers on this section of I-95 match the mile markers on I-95 had the Somerset Freeway been built. The fact that they are similar to what the exit numbers are on I-80 is just a coincidence.) |
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I-80 is the longest Interstate Highway in [[Iowa]]. It extends from west to east across the central portion of the state through the population centers of [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]], Des Moines, and the [[Quad Cities]].<ref name=GoogleIA>{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-80+E&daddr=I-80+E&hl=en&ll=41.722131,-93.284912&spn=5.091524,7.459717&sll=41.577572,-90.369587&sspn=0.083853,0.136471&geocode=Fd4kdQId4IRI-g%3BFfxzegIdyCSd-g&t=h&gl=us&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=13&z=7 |title= Interstate 80 in Iowa |access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> It enters the state at the Missouri River in Council Bluffs and heads east through the [[southern Iowa drift plain]]. In the [[Des Moines metropolitan area]], I-80 meets up with [[Interstate 35|I-35]] and the two routes bypass [[Downtown Des Moines]] together while [[Interstate 235 (Iowa)|I-235]] proceeds straight through the metro and rejoins both on the far side. In [[Ankeny, Iowa|Ankeny]], the Interstates split and I-80 continues east. On the west edge of the [[Iowa City metropolitan area]], it intersects [[Interstate 380 (Iowa)|I-380]], a segment of the [[Avenue of the Saints]]. Northwest of the Quad Cities in Walcott is [[Iowa 80]], the world's largest truckstop. I-80 passes along the northern edge of [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] and [[Bettendorf, Iowa|Bettendorf]] and leaves Iowa via the [[Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge]] over the [[Mississippi River]] into Illinois. The majority of the highway runs through farmland,<ref name="GoogleIA" /> yet roughly a third of Iowa's population live along the I-80 corridor.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.carrollspaper.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&ArticleID=9965 |title = Population grows in I-80, U.S. 30 corridors |last = Staff |date = March 29, 2010 |work = Daily Times Herald |access-date = August 12, 2012 |location = Carroll, IA |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120915164308/http://carrollspaper.com/main.asp?SectionID=1 |archive-date = September 15, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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Interstate 80 had five branches, the most of any interstate highway. However, because suffixes were not allowed on any Interstate (save for the I-35 freeways in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]-[[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]), all five branches have since been renumbered. There were three branches called I-80N, and two of them were I-80S (both of which were renamed [[I-76]]). The most noticeable I-80N went from [[Portland, Oregon]] to [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. In 1980, it was re-signed as the western half of [[I-84 (west)|I-84]]. The other two former I-80N routes were in western [[Iowa]] (near [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]) (I-680) and [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]/[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]] (incorporated by both I-480 and I-680). |
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{{see also|Tri-State Tollway|Kingery Expressway}} |
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In [[Illinois]], I-80 runs from the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi River south to an intersection with [[Interstate 74|I-74]]. It then runs east across north-central Illinois just north of the [[Illinois River]] to [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]]. I-80 continues east through the [[Chicago Southland|southern suburbs]] of [[Chicago]] and joins [[Interstate 94|I-94]] just before entering Indiana. |
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===Indiana=== |
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Part of Interstate 80 in Nebraska is known as the Blue Star Memorial Highway. |
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{{main|Borman Expressway|Indiana Toll Road}} |
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In [[Indiana]], I-80 runs concurrently with another Interstate Highway for its entire length. It runs with I-94 on the [[Borman Expressway]] from the Illinois state line to [[Lake Station, Indiana]], then with [[Interstate 90|I-90]] on the [[Indiana Toll Road]] from Lake Station to the Ohio state line. |
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Between [[La Porte, Indiana|La Porte]] and the [[Toledo metropolitan area]], I-80/I-90 is located within {{convert|10|mi|km}} of the [[Michigan]] state line but does not enter that state. From the [[Indiana State Road 9|State Road 9]] (SR 9) and I-80/I-90 interchange, the sign marking the Indiana–Michigan state line is visible. I-80/I-90 passes through the [[South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area]], passing the [[University of Notre Dame]] and the [[University Park Mall]], intersecting with the [[St. Joseph Valley Parkway]]. At another point in northern Indiana, I-80/I-90 comes within about {{Convert|200|yd|m}} of the Michigan border.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917161113/http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?S=12&T=2&X=810&Y=5780&Z=16&W=2|url-status=dead|title=Microsoft Research – Emerging Technology, Computer, and Software Research|archive-date=September 17, 2012|website=Microsoft Research|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> |
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'''Interstate 180''', between [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]] and [[Richmond, California]], is now an extension of [[Interstate 580 (California)|Interstate 580]]. |
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===Ohio=== |
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'''[[Interstate 180 (Wyoming)|Interstate 180]]''' in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] is an interstate with traffic lights. |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in Ohio|Ohio Turnpike}} |
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In [[Ohio]], I-80/I-90 enters from the Indiana Toll Road and immediately becomes the Ohio Turnpike. The two Interstates cross rural northwest Ohio and run just south of the [[Toledo metropolitan area]]. In [[Rossford, Ohio|Rossford]], the turnpike intersects [[Interstate 75|I-75]] in an area known as the Crossroads of America. This intersection is one of the largest intersections of three Interstate Highways in the United States.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} |
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In [[Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio|Elyria Township]], just west of [[Cleveland]], I-90 splits from I-80, leaving the turnpike and running northeast as a freeway. I-80 runs east-southeast through the southern suburbs of Cleveland. Just northwest of [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]], the Ohio Turnpike continues southeast as [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]], while I-80 exits the turnpike and runs east to the north of Youngstown, entering Pennsylvania south of [[Sharon, Pennsylvania]]. |
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'''[[Interstate 180 (Illinois)|Interstate 180]]''' in Illinois runs south from I-80 to serve the town of [[Hennepin, Illinois|Hennepin]]. |
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===Pennsylvania=== |
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'''[[Interstate 180 (Pennsylvania)|Interstate 180]]''' in Pennsylvania, connecting [[Milton, Pennsylvania]] with [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]] originally had no exit numbers on its exits. Since 2002, exit numbers have been added, and the highway will eventually connect with [[Interstate 99]] when [[U.S. Highway 15]] is constructed to Interstate Highway standards. |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania}} |
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In [[Pennsylvania]], I-80 is the main east–west freeway through the central part of the state. It runs from the Ohio state line near Sharon to the [[Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge]] over the [[Delaware River]] and is called the "Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway". |
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It traverses the extreme northern section of [[Greater Pittsburgh]]. I-80 serves as the western terminus for [[Interstate 376|I-376]] which connects it to [[Pittsburgh International Airport]] and on to [[Downtown Pittsburgh]] and suburban Pittsburgh. I-80 intersects [[Interstate 79|I-79]], which connects with [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]] (about {{convert|75|mi|km}} to the north) and Pittsburgh (about {{convert|55|mi|km}} to the south). Further east, [[Interstate 99|I-99]] connects with [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] and [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]. A spur from I-80 ([[Interstate 180 (Pennsylvania)|I-180]]) runs to [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]. Upon entering the [[Pocono Mountains]] region, I-80 meets [[Interstate 81|I-81]], connecting [[Syracuse, New York]], and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], and [[Interstate 476|I-476]] which connects with [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], and [[Philadelphia]]. Another spur ([[Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)|I-380]]) runs to Scranton. |
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'''[[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]]''' in New Jersey connects Northern New Jersey to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]. |
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In [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield County]], I-80 reaches its highest elevation east of the Mississippi River, {{convert|2250|ft|m}}, although other Interstate Highways east of the Mississippi, including [[Interstate 26|I-26]] in North Carolina and Tennessee, reach higher elevations. |
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'''[[Interstate 280 (Ohio)|Interstate 280]]''' in [[Toledo, Ohio]] serves traffic from the [[Ohio Turnpike]] to downtown Toledo, as well as traffic from points east heading toward [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]. |
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In 2007, the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] (PTC), combined with state legislature Act No. 44, initiated plans to enact a tolling system on the entire span of I-80 throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On October 15, 2007, the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and the PTC signed a 50-year lease agreement, which would allow the PTC to maintain and, eventually, toll I-80.<ref name=Inquirer>{{cite web |last = Nussbaum |first = Paul |title = I-80 toll plans moving forward |work = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date = October 17, 2007 |url = http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/10595797.html }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> However, the application for a toll was rejected by the [[Federal Highway Administration]] (FHWA).<ref>{{cite press release |author = Federal Highway Administration Public Affairs |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa1006.cfm |title = Federal Highway Administration Declines Pennsylvania Request to Toll I-80 |date = April 6, 2010 |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = October 4, 2014 |archive-date = October 6, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141511/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa1006.cfm |url-status = live }}</ref> |
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'''[[Interstate 280 (Illinois-Iowa)|Interstate 280]]''' in Iowa and Illinois, which makes up the western and southern edges of the [[Quad Cities]]. Interstate 80 makes up the northern and eastern borders; both interstates connect at the northwestern and southeastern edges (in Davenport and [[Colona, Illinois]], respectively). |
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===New Jersey=== |
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'''[[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]]''' in California connects [[San Jose, California]] with [[San Francisco, California]]. |
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{{main|Interstate 80 in New Jersey}} |
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I-80 does not enter [[New York City]]. Once the [[Interstate 95|I-95]]/[[New Jersey Turnpike]] was extended in 1971 from its former terminus at [[U.S. Route 46|US 46]] in [[Ridgefield, New Jersey|Ridgefield]] to I-80 in [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]], the section from Teaneck to Fort Lee was resigned as I-95, and it is the latter roadway that enters New York City via the [[George Washington Bridge]]. I-80's designated end (as per signage and [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT) documents) is {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}}<ref name="measurement">Measured in Google Earth from I-80 end sign (visible in Street View) to the beginning of the George Washington Bridge</ref> short of New York City in Teaneck, before the Degraw Avenue overpass. There, signs designate the end of I-80 and the beginning of I-95/New Jersey Turnpike northbound. |
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'''[[Interstate 380 (Iowa)|Interstate 380]]''' in Iowa, connecting the highway to [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] and [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]]. |
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One section of I-80 running from [[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]] to [[Denville, New Jersey|Denville]] was constructed in 1958. |
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'''[[Interstate 380 (California)|Interstate 380]]''' in California begins at [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]] in [[San Bruno, California]] and ends at the [[San Francisco International Airport]]. |
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==History== |
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'''[[Interstate 380 (Pennsylvania)|Interstate 380]]''' in Pennsylvania originally was signed as [[Interstate 81E]] before 1976, and became an east-west Interstate after suffixed Interstates were dropped in the mid-1970's. In 2002, it became a north-south Interstate when Pennsylvania changed its exit numbers from a sequential system to the milepost system. In addition, the original east-west configuration began in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] along with [[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]], but has since been truncated at the I-84/I-380 interchange. |
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I-80 was included in the original plan for the [[Interstate Highway System]] as approved in 1956. The highway was built in segments, with the final piece of I-80 completed in 1986 on the western edge of [[Salt Lake City]]. This piece was coincidentally dedicated close to the 30th birthday of the Interstate Highway System, which was noted at the dedication and considered to be a milestone in the history of highway construction in the United States.<ref name=highwayhistory>{{cite journal |first = Richard |last = Weingroff |date = Fall 1986 |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/30thannv.cfm |journal = U.S. Highways |title = America Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Interstate System |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |access-date = December 28, 2013 |archive-date = October 24, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111024114212/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/30thannv.cfm |url-status = live }}</ref> It was also noted at the dedication that this was only {{convert|50|mi|km}} south of [[Promontory Summit]], where another first in a transcontinental artery was completed—the [[golden spike]] of the US's [[first transcontinental railroad]].<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/25/us/around-the-nation-transcontinental-road-completed-in-utah.html |title = Around the Nation: Transcontinental Road Completed in Utah |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |agency = [[Associated Press]] |date = August 25, 1986 |oclc = 1645522 |access-date = May 13, 2013 |archive-date = March 16, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170316115134/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/25/us/around-the-nation-transcontinental-road-completed-in-utah.html |url-status = live }}</ref> |
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===Geological study=== |
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'''[[Interstate 480 (California)|Interstate 480]]''' was a double-decker freeway that parallelled the [[Embarcadero, San Francisco|Embarcadero]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. The freeway was damaged when the [[Loma Prieta Earthquake]] shook the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in [[1989]] and was completely demolished a short time later. |
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[[John McPhee]] described the geology revealed by the building of I-80 in a series of books on the formation of the continent of [[North America]], books that were published between 1981 and 1993 and collected in a one-volume edition in 1998 ''[[Annals of the Former World]]'' which won a [[Pulitzer Prize]] in 1999. In "Basin and Range" (1981), he described how the idea emerged in a conversation with Princeton geologist [[Kenneth S. Deffeyes]]:<ref>{{cite book |first = John |last = McPhee |title = Annals of the Former World |location = New York |publisher = Farrar, Straus and Giroux |year = 2000 |pages = 36–37 }}</ref><blockquote>What about Interstate 80, I asked him. It goes the distance. How would it be? "Absorbing," he said. And he mused aloud: After 80 crosses the Border Fault, it pussyfoots along on morainal till that levelled up the fingers of the foldbelt hills. It does a similar dance with glacial debris in parts of Pennsylvania. It needs no assistance on the craton. It climbs a ramp to the Rockies and a fault-block staircase up the front of the Sierra. It is geologically shrewd. It was the route of animal migrations, and of human history that followed. It avoids melodrama, avoids the Grand Canyons, the Jackson Holes, the geologic operas of the country, but it would surely be a sound experience of the big picture, of the history, the construction, the components of the continent.</blockquote> |
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==Junction list== |
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'''[[Interstate 480 (Nebraska-Iowa)|Interstate 480]]''' in Nebraska and Iowa, an interstate route through [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] and [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]] to [[Interstate 29]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|101}} in [[San Francisco]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|880|dab1=California}} in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|580|dab1=California}} on the Oakland–[[Emeryville, California|Emeryville]] city line. The highways travel concurrently to [[Albany, California|Albany]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|780}} in [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|680|dab1=California}} in [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|505}} in [[Vacaville, California|Vacaville]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|305|dab1=California|US|50}} in [[West Sacramento, California|West Sacramento]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|5}} in [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|580|dab1=Nevada|US|395}} in [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|95}} south-southwest of [[Lovelock, Nevada|Lovelock]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|93}} in [[Wells, Nevada|Wells]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|215|dab1=Utah}} in [[Salt Lake City]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|15}} in Salt Lake City. The highways travel concurrently to [[South Salt Lake, Utah|South Salt Lake]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|89}} in South Salt Lake |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|215|dab1=Utah}} southeast of Salt Lake City |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|40|US|189}} in [[Silver Creek Junction, Utah|Silver Creek Junction]]. I-80/US 189 travels concurrently to east-northeast of [[Evanston, Wyoming]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|84|dab1=Oregon–Utah}} in [[Echo, Utah|Echo]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} in [[Little America, Wyoming|Little America]]. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of [[Walcott, Wyoming|Walcott]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|191}} in [[Purple Sage, Wyoming|Purple Sage]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Rock Springs, Wyoming|Rock Springs]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|287}} east of [[Rawlins, Wyoming|Rawlins]]. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Walcott. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|30|US|287}} in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]]. I-80 / US 30 travel concurrently to southwest of Cheyenne. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|25|US|87}} southwest of Cheyenne |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|180|dab1=Wyoming|US|85}} on the [[Fox Farm-College, Wyoming|Fox Farm]]–Cheyenne line |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} east-northeast of Cheyenne. The highways travel concurrently to [[Pine Bluffs, Wyoming|Pine Bluffs]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|138}} southwest of [[Big Springs, Nebraska|Big Springs]] |
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:{{jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=Colorado–Nebraska}} southwest of [[Big Springs, Nebraska|Big Springs]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|26}} in [[Ogallala, Nebraska|Ogallala]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|83}} in [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|283}} south of [[Lexington, Nebraska|Lexington]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|183}} south of [[Elm Creek, Nebraska|Elm Creek]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|34|US|281}} south of [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|81}} in [[York, Nebraska|York]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|77}} in Lincoln. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Lincoln. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|180|dab1=Nebraska|US|34}} in Lincoln |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} in [[Waverly, Nebraska|Waverly]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|275}} in [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|680|dab1=Iowa–Nebraska}} in Omaha |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|480|dab1=Iowa–Nebraska|US|75}} in Omaha |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|29}} in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]]. The highways travel concurrently through Council Bluffs. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} in Council Bluffs |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|880|dab1=Iowa}} northwest of [[Minden, Iowa|Minden]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|59}} in [[Avoca, Iowa|Avoca]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6|US|71}} north-northeast of [[Lorah, Iowa|Lorah]]. I-80/US 6 travel concurrently to [[De Soto, Iowa|De Soto]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6|US|169}} in De Soto |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|35|I|235|dab2=Iowa}} in [[West Des Moines, Iowa|West Des Moines]]. I-35/I-80 travels concurrently to [[Ankeny, Iowa|Ankeny]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} on the [[Clive, Iowa|Clive]]–[[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]] city line |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|69}} in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|35|I|235|dab2=Iowa}} in Ankeny |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|65}} in [[Altoona, Iowa|Altoona]]. The highways travel concurrently through Altoona. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6|US|65}} in Altoona. I-80/US 6 travels concurrently to [[Newton, Iowa|Newton]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|63}} south of [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|151}} east-northeast of [[Williamsburg, Iowa|Williamsburg]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|380|dab1=Iowa|US|218}} on the [[Tiffin, Iowa|Tiffin]]–[[Coralville, Iowa|Coralville]] city line |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} north-northwest of [[Wilton, Iowa|Wilton]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|280|dab1=Illinois–Iowa|US|6|US|61}} in Davenport. I-80/US 61 travels concurrently through Davenport. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|74}} in Davenport |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|67}} in [[Le Claire, Iowa|Le Claire]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|88|dab1=Illinois}} in [[East Moline, Illinois|East Moline]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} in [[Colona, Illinois|Colona]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|74|I|280|dab2=Illinois–Iowa}} in Colona |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|180|dab1=Illinois}} northeast of [[Princeton, Illinois|Princeton]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|39|US|51}} in [[LaSalle, Illinois|LaSalle]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|55}} in [[Channahon, Illinois|Channahon]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|52}} in [[Joliet, Illinois|Joliet]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} in [[New Lenox, Illinois|New Lenox]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|355}} in New Lenox |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|45}} on the [[Mokena, Illinois|Mokena]]–[[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park]]–[[Tinley Park, Illinois|Tinley Park]] city line |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|57}} in [[Country Club Hills, Illinois|Country Club Hills]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|294}} in [[Hazel Crest, Illinois|Hazel Crest]]. The highways travel concurrently to the [[South Holland, Illinois|South Holland]]–[[Lansing, Illinois|Lansing]] village line. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|94|I|294}} on the South Holland–Lansing village line. I-80/I-94 travels concurrently to [[Lake Station, Indiana]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} in Lansing. The highways travel concurrently to Lake Station, Indiana. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in [[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]]. The highways travel concurrently through Hammond. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|65}} in [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|90|I|94}} in Lake Station. I-80/I-90 travels concurrently to northwest of [[Elyria, Ohio]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|421}} southeast of [[Otis, Indiana|Otis]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|31}} in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|131}} north-northeast of [[Middlebury, Indiana|Middlebury]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|69}} west-northwest of [[Fremont, Indiana|Fremont]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|20}} in [[Maumee, Ohio|Maumee]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|75}} in [[Perrysburg, Ohio|Perrysburg]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|280|dab1=Ohio}} northeast of [[Stony Ridge, Ohio|Stony Ridge]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|250}} north-northwest of [[Milan, Ohio|Milan]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|480|dab1=Ohio}} in [[North Ridgeville, Ohio|North Ridgeville]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|71|US|42}} in [[Strongsville, Ohio|Strongsville]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|77}} on the [[Richfield, Ohio|Richfield]]–[[Brecksville, Ohio|Brecksville]] line |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|480|dab1=Ohio}} in [[Streetsboro, Ohio|Streetsboro]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=Ohio–New Jersey}} east-southeast of [[North Jackson, Ohio|North Jackson]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|680|dab1=Ohio}} in [[Mineral Ridge, Ohio|Mineral Ridge]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|422}} in [[Girard, Ohio|Girard]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} north of [[Hubbard, Ohio|Hubbard]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|376}} south of [[Hermitage, Pennsylvania|Hermitage]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|19}} south of [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|79}} northwest of [[Grove City, Pennsylvania|Grove City]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|322}} west of [[Corsica, Pennsylvania|Corsica]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|219}} east-northeast of [[Falls Creek, Pennsylvania|Falls Creek]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|99|US|220}} northwest of [[Zion, Pennsylvania|Zion]]. I-80/US 220 travels concurrently to east of [[Mackeyville, Pennsylvania|Mackeyville]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|15}} north of [[New Columbia, Pennsylvania|New Columbia]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|180|dab1=Pennsylvania}} northeast of New Columbia |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|11}} in [[Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania|Lime Ridge]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|81}} north-northwest of [[Drums, Pennsylvania|Drums]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|476}} east of [[East Side, Pennsylvania|East Side]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|380|dab1=Pennsylvania}} south-southwest of [[Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania|Pocono Summit]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|209}} in [[Arlington Heights, Pennsylvania|Arlington Heights]]. The highways travel concurrently to east of [[East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|East Stroudsburg]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|46}} in [[Columbia, New Jersey|Columbia]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|206}} west of [[Stanhope, New Jersey|Stanhope]]. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of [[Netcong, New Jersey|Netcong]]. |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|46}} in Netcong |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|46}} east of [[Rockaway, New Jersey|Rockaway]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|202}} in [[Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey|Parsippany-Troy Hills]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in Parsippany-Troy Hills |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|280|dab1=New Jersey}} in Parsippany-Troy Hills |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|46}} in Parsippany-Troy Hills |
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|46}} in [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]] |
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: {{jct|country=USA|I|95}} in [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] |
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<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 12, 32, 36, 38-39, 62-64, 66, 78-79, 86, 88, 102-103, 116|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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'''[[Interstate 480 (Ohio)|Interstate 480]]''' in Ohio serves the southern suburbs of [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. The section that I-480 shares with [[Interstate 271|I-271]] is the only road in the United States to carry two 3-digit Interstates simultaneously. |
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==References== |
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'''[[U.S. Highway 395|Interstate 580]]''' is the secret name for the US 395 freeway in [[Reno, Nevada]]. |
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==External links== |
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'''[[U.S. Highway 75|Interstate 580]]''' in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] shared a freeway with US 75. |
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'''[[Interstate 580 (California)|Interstate 580]]''' in California runs from [[San Rafael, California]] across the [[San Francisco Bay]] on the [[Richmond-San Rafael Bridge]] until it reaches [[Interstate 5]] southeast of [[Tracy, California]]. |
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* [http://www.interstate80.info/i80index.html Eric Buchanan's Interstate 80 Photos Index page] |
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'''[[Interstate 680 (Nebraska-Iowa)|Interstate 680]]''' in Nebraska and Iowa, which runs through western and northern [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] before crossing the [[Missouri River]] and continuing to its connection with [[Interstate 80]] in eastern [[Pottawattamie County, Iowa]]. |
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'''[[Interstate 680 (California)|Interstate 680]]''' in California travels from [[Fairfield, California]], to [[San Jose, California]]. |
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'''[[Interstate 680 (Ohio)|Interstate 680]]''' in [[Youngstown, Ohio]] connects I-80 to the [[Ohio Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 76|I-76]]). |
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'''[[Interstate 780 (California)|Interstate 780]]''' in California is a 6.5-mile connection from I-80 in [[Vallejo, California]] to I-680 in [[Benicia, California]]. |
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'''[[Interstate 880 (California)|Interstate 880]]''' in California runs from the [[MacArthur Maze]] in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] to its junction with I-280 in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. The road is also known in Alameda County as the Nimitz Freeway. The Cypress Structure, a two-level portion of I-880 in [[West Oakland]], was severely damaged in the [[1989]] [[Loma Prieta Earthquake]]. This damaged section has since been replaced by a one-level roadway in a different location. |
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'''Interstate 880''' was also used at one time for the current I-80 freeway passing to the west and north of [[Sacramento, California]]. I-80 once passed directly through the city along present-day freeway segments of US 50, unsigned [[Interstate 305 (California)|I-305]], and unsigned California 51. That route is now signed as [[Business Loop Interstate 80 (Sacramento)]]. |
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'''[[Interstate 980 (California)|Interstate 980]]''' in California is a short Interstate that connects I-580 and [[California State Highway 24]] with I-880. |
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===Major bridges on I-80=== |
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* [[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge]] |
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* [[Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge]] |
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* [[Al Zampa Bridge]]; the newest [[suspension bridge]] in the [[United States]] |
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====Des Plaines River, Illinois==== |
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The I-80 bridge over the [[Des Plaines River]] is a [[cantilever bridge]] that is six lanes wide -- three lanes traveling eastbound and westbound. It is actually a fairly dangerous section of road, as the bridge is thirty feet (9.1 m) below the surrounding elevation of the highway. A pair of downhill s-curves approach the bridge, and the speed is reduced to 45 mph (70 km/h) from 65 mph (100 km/h). This catches many drivers by surprise, since for at least a hundred miles (161 km) on either side of the bridge, the road is mainly flat and straight. |
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The bridge is located on the south side of [[Joliet, Illinois]] and connects [[U.S. Highway 6]] and [[U.S. Highway 52]]/[[Illinois State Route 53]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Interstate 80 in New Jersey]] |
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==Sources== |
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*2005 [[Rand McNally]] Road Atlas |
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*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/ NJDOT] [[Straight Line Diagrams]] |
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*[http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/calnexus/ Cal-Nexus] |
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*[http://www.westernexitguide.com/ Western Exit Guide] |
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*[http://www.members.aol.com/utahroads/ Utah Roads] |
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*[http://www.rockymountainroads.com/ Rocky Mountain Roads] |
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*[http://www.ajfroggie.com/triskele/ Highway heaven] |
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*[http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/ Iowa Highways] |
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*[http://www.roadfan.com/ Roadfan.com] |
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*[http://www.roadgeek.org Roadgeek.org] |
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*[http://www.pahighways.com/ Pennsylvania Highways] |
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 25 December 2024
Route information | |
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Length | 2,900.76 mi[1] (4,668.32 km) |
Existed | 1956–present |
History | Completed in 1986 |
NHS | Entire route |
Major junctions | |
West end | US 101 in San Francisco, CA |
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East end | I-95 / N.J. Turnpike in Teaneck, NJ |
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey |
Highway system | |
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System; its final segment was opened in 1986. The second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States after I-90, it runs through many major cities, including Oakland, Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Omaha, Des Moines, and Toledo and passes within 10 miles (16 km) of Chicago, Cleveland, and New York City.
I-80 is the Interstate Highway that most closely approximates the route of the historic Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States. The highway roughly traces other historically significant travel routes in the Western United States: the Oregon Trail across Wyoming and Nebraska, the California Trail across most of Nevada and California, the first transcontinental airmail route, and the route of the first transcontinental railroad, except for the vicinity of the Great Salt Lake. From near Chicago east to near Youngstown, Ohio, I-80 is a toll road, containing most of both the Indiana Toll Road and the Ohio Turnpike. I-80 runs concurrently with I-90 from near Portage, Indiana, to Elyria, Ohio. In Pennsylvania, I-80 is known as the Keystone Shortway, a non-tolled freeway that crosses rural north-central portions of the state on the way to New Jersey and New York City.
Route description
[edit]mi[1] | km | |
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CA | 199.24 | 320.65 |
NV | 410.67 | 660.91 |
UT | 197.51 | 317.86 |
WY | 402.76 | 648.18 |
NE | 455.32 | 732.77 |
IA | 303.23 | 488.00 |
IL | 163.52 | 263.16 |
IN | 151.56 | 243.91 |
OH | 237.48 | 382.19 |
PA | 311.12 | 500.70 |
NJ | 68.35 | 110.00 |
Total | 2,900.76 | 4,668.32 |
California
[edit]I-80 begins at an interchange with US Route 101 (US 101) in San Francisco and then crosses the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge into Oakland. It then heads northeast through Vallejo, Sacramento, and the Sierra Nevada before crossing into Nevada.
A portion of the route through Pinole involved the experimental transplantation of the rare species Santa Cruz tarplant in the right-of-way.
Nevada
[edit]In Nevada, I-80 traverses the northern portion of the state. The freeway serves the Reno metropolitan area, and it also goes through the towns of Fernley, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Elko, Wells, and West Wendover on its way through the state.
The Nevada portion of I-80 follows the paths of the Truckee and Humboldt rivers, which have been used as a transportation corridor since the California Gold Rush of the 1840s. The Interstate also follows the historical routes of the California Trail, first transcontinental railroad, and Feather River Route throughout portions of the state. I-80 in Nevada closely follows, and at many points directly overlaps, the original route of the Victory Highway, State Route 1 (SR 1), and US 40.
Utah
[edit]After crossing Utah's western border in Wendover, I-80 crosses the desolate Bonneville Salt Flats west of the Great Salt Lake. The longest stretch between exits on an Interstate Highway is located between Wendover and Knolls, with 37.4 miles (60.2 km) between those exits.[2] This portion of I-80, crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert, is extremely flat and straight, dotted with large warning signs about driver fatigue and drowsiness.
East of the salt flats, I-80 passes the southern edge of Great Salt Lake and continues on through Salt Lake City, where it merges with I-15 for three miles (5 km) before entering the Wasatch Range east of the city. It ascends Parleys Canyon and passes within a few miles of Park City as it follows a route through the mountains toward the junction with the eastern terminus of the western section of I-84. From the junction it continues up Echo Canyon and on toward the border with Wyoming, near Evanston.
The route of the Utah section of I-80 is defined in Utah Code Annotated § 72-4-113(10).[3]
Wyoming
[edit]In Wyoming, I-80 reaches its maximum elevation of 8,640 feet (2,630 m) above sea level[4] at Sherman Summit, near Buford, which, at 8,000 feet (2,400 m), is the highest community on I-80. Farther west in Wyoming, the Interstate passes through the dry Red Desert and over the Continental Divide. In a way, the highway crosses the Divide twice, since two ridges of the Rocky Mountains split in Wyoming, forming the endorheic Great Divide Basin, from which surface water cannot drain but can only evaporate.
Nebraska
[edit]I-80 enters Nebraska west of Bushnell. The western portion of I-80 in Nebraska runs very close to the state of Colorado, without entering the state. The intersection of I-76 and I-80 is visible from the Colorado–Nebraska state line. From its intersection with I-76 to Grand Island, I-80 lies in the valley of the South Platte River and the Platte River.
The longest straight stretch of Interstate anywhere in the Interstate Highway System is the approximately 72 miles (116 km) of I-80 occurring between exit 318 in the Grand Island area and milemarker 390 near Lincoln. Along this length, the road does not vary from an ideally straight line by more than a few yards. After Lincoln, I-80 turns northeast toward Omaha. It then crosses the Missouri River in Omaha to enter the state of Iowa. Part of I-80 in Nebraska is marked as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.
Iowa
[edit]I-80 is the longest Interstate Highway in Iowa. It extends from west to east across the central portion of the state through the population centers of Council Bluffs, Des Moines, and the Quad Cities.[5] It enters the state at the Missouri River in Council Bluffs and heads east through the southern Iowa drift plain. In the Des Moines metropolitan area, I-80 meets up with I-35 and the two routes bypass Downtown Des Moines together while I-235 proceeds straight through the metro and rejoins both on the far side. In Ankeny, the Interstates split and I-80 continues east. On the west edge of the Iowa City metropolitan area, it intersects I-380, a segment of the Avenue of the Saints. Northwest of the Quad Cities in Walcott is Iowa 80, the world's largest truckstop. I-80 passes along the northern edge of Davenport and Bettendorf and leaves Iowa via the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River into Illinois. The majority of the highway runs through farmland,[5] yet roughly a third of Iowa's population live along the I-80 corridor.[6]
Illinois
[edit]In Illinois, I-80 runs from the Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi River south to an intersection with I-74. It then runs east across north-central Illinois just north of the Illinois River to Joliet. I-80 continues east through the southern suburbs of Chicago and joins I-94 just before entering Indiana.
Indiana
[edit]In Indiana, I-80 runs concurrently with another Interstate Highway for its entire length. It runs with I-94 on the Borman Expressway from the Illinois state line to Lake Station, Indiana, then with I-90 on the Indiana Toll Road from Lake Station to the Ohio state line.
Between La Porte and the Toledo metropolitan area, I-80/I-90 is located within 10 miles (16 km) of the Michigan state line but does not enter that state. From the State Road 9 (SR 9) and I-80/I-90 interchange, the sign marking the Indiana–Michigan state line is visible. I-80/I-90 passes through the South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area, passing the University of Notre Dame and the University Park Mall, intersecting with the St. Joseph Valley Parkway. At another point in northern Indiana, I-80/I-90 comes within about 200 yards (180 m) of the Michigan border.[7]
Ohio
[edit]In Ohio, I-80/I-90 enters from the Indiana Toll Road and immediately becomes the Ohio Turnpike. The two Interstates cross rural northwest Ohio and run just south of the Toledo metropolitan area. In Rossford, the turnpike intersects I-75 in an area known as the Crossroads of America. This intersection is one of the largest intersections of three Interstate Highways in the United States.[citation needed]
In Elyria Township, just west of Cleveland, I-90 splits from I-80, leaving the turnpike and running northeast as a freeway. I-80 runs east-southeast through the southern suburbs of Cleveland. Just northwest of Youngstown, the Ohio Turnpike continues southeast as I-76, while I-80 exits the turnpike and runs east to the north of Youngstown, entering Pennsylvania south of Sharon, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
[edit]In Pennsylvania, I-80 is the main east–west freeway through the central part of the state. It runs from the Ohio state line near Sharon to the Delaware Water Gap Toll Bridge over the Delaware River and is called the "Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway".
It traverses the extreme northern section of Greater Pittsburgh. I-80 serves as the western terminus for I-376 which connects it to Pittsburgh International Airport and on to Downtown Pittsburgh and suburban Pittsburgh. I-80 intersects I-79, which connects with Erie (about 75 miles (121 km) to the north) and Pittsburgh (about 55 miles (89 km) to the south). Further east, I-99 connects with State College and Altoona. A spur from I-80 (I-180) runs to Williamsport. Upon entering the Pocono Mountains region, I-80 meets I-81, connecting Syracuse, New York, and Harrisburg, and I-476 which connects with Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Allentown, and Philadelphia. Another spur (I-380) runs to Scranton.
In Clearfield County, I-80 reaches its highest elevation east of the Mississippi River, 2,250 feet (690 m), although other Interstate Highways east of the Mississippi, including I-26 in North Carolina and Tennessee, reach higher elevations.
In 2007, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), combined with state legislature Act No. 44, initiated plans to enact a tolling system on the entire span of I-80 throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On October 15, 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the PTC signed a 50-year lease agreement, which would allow the PTC to maintain and, eventually, toll I-80.[8] However, the application for a toll was rejected by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).[9]
New Jersey
[edit]I-80 does not enter New York City. Once the I-95/New Jersey Turnpike was extended in 1971 from its former terminus at US 46 in Ridgefield to I-80 in Teaneck, the section from Teaneck to Fort Lee was resigned as I-95, and it is the latter roadway that enters New York City via the George Washington Bridge. I-80's designated end (as per signage and New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) documents) is four miles (6.4 km)[10] short of New York City in Teaneck, before the Degraw Avenue overpass. There, signs designate the end of I-80 and the beginning of I-95/New Jersey Turnpike northbound.
One section of I-80 running from Netcong to Denville was constructed in 1958.
History
[edit]I-80 was included in the original plan for the Interstate Highway System as approved in 1956. The highway was built in segments, with the final piece of I-80 completed in 1986 on the western edge of Salt Lake City. This piece was coincidentally dedicated close to the 30th birthday of the Interstate Highway System, which was noted at the dedication and considered to be a milestone in the history of highway construction in the United States.[11] It was also noted at the dedication that this was only 50 miles (80 km) south of Promontory Summit, where another first in a transcontinental artery was completed—the golden spike of the US's first transcontinental railroad.[12]
Geological study
[edit]John McPhee described the geology revealed by the building of I-80 in a series of books on the formation of the continent of North America, books that were published between 1981 and 1993 and collected in a one-volume edition in 1998 Annals of the Former World which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999. In "Basin and Range" (1981), he described how the idea emerged in a conversation with Princeton geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes:[13]
What about Interstate 80, I asked him. It goes the distance. How would it be? "Absorbing," he said. And he mused aloud: After 80 crosses the Border Fault, it pussyfoots along on morainal till that levelled up the fingers of the foldbelt hills. It does a similar dance with glacial debris in parts of Pennsylvania. It needs no assistance on the craton. It climbs a ramp to the Rockies and a fault-block staircase up the front of the Sierra. It is geologically shrewd. It was the route of animal migrations, and of human history that followed. It avoids melodrama, avoids the Grand Canyons, the Jackson Holes, the geologic operas of the country, but it would surely be a sound experience of the big picture, of the history, the construction, the components of the continent.
Junction list
[edit]- California
- US 101 in San Francisco
- I-880 in Oakland
- I-580 on the Oakland–Emeryville city line. The highways travel concurrently to Albany.
- I-780 in Vallejo
- I-680 in Fairfield
- I-505 in Vacaville
- I-305 / US 50 in West Sacramento
- I-5 in Sacramento
- Nevada
- I-580 / US 395 in Reno
- US 95 south-southwest of Lovelock. The highways travel concurrently to Winnemucca.
- US 93 in Wells
- Utah
- I-215 in Salt Lake City
- I-15 in Salt Lake City. The highways travel concurrently to South Salt Lake.
- US 89 in South Salt Lake
- I-215 southeast of Salt Lake City
- US 40 / US 189 in Silver Creek Junction. I-80/US 189 travels concurrently to east-northeast of Evanston, Wyoming.
- I-84 in Echo
- Wyoming
- US 30 in Little America. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Walcott.
- US 191 in Purple Sage. The highways travel concurrently to Rock Springs.
- US 287 east of Rawlins. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Walcott.
- US 30 / US 287 in Laramie. I-80 / US 30 travel concurrently to southwest of Cheyenne.
- I-25 / US 87 southwest of Cheyenne
- I-180 / US 85 on the Fox Farm–Cheyenne line
- US 30 east-northeast of Cheyenne. The highways travel concurrently to Pine Bluffs.
- Nebraska
- US 138 southwest of Big Springs
- I-76 southwest of Big Springs
- US 26 in Ogallala
- US 83 in North Platte
- US 283 south of Lexington
- US 183 south of Elm Creek
- US 34 / US 281 south of Grand Island
- US 81 in York
- US 6 in Lincoln
- US 77 in Lincoln. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Lincoln.
- I-180 / US 34 in Lincoln
- US 6 in Waverly
- US 275 in Omaha
- I-680 in Omaha
- I-480 / US 75 in Omaha
- Iowa
- I-29 in Council Bluffs. The highways travel concurrently through Council Bluffs.
- US 6 in Council Bluffs
- I-880 northwest of Minden
- US 59 in Avoca
- US 6 / US 71 north-northeast of Lorah. I-80/US 6 travel concurrently to De Soto.
- US 6 / US 169 in De Soto
- I-35 / I-235 in West Des Moines. I-35/I-80 travels concurrently to Ankeny.
- US 6 on the Clive–Urbandale city line
- US 69 in Des Moines
- I-35 / I-235 in Ankeny
- US 65 in Altoona. The highways travel concurrently through Altoona.
- US 6 / US 65 in Altoona. I-80/US 6 travels concurrently to Newton.
- US 63 south of Malcom
- US 151 east-northeast of Williamsburg
- I-380 / US 218 on the Tiffin–Coralville city line
- US 6 north-northwest of Wilton. The highways travel concurrently to Davenport.
- I-280 / US 6 / US 61 in Davenport. I-80/US 61 travels concurrently through Davenport.
- I-74 in Davenport
- US 67 in Le Claire
- Illinois
- I-88 in East Moline
- US 6 in Colona
- I-74 / I-280 in Colona
- I-180 northeast of Princeton
- I-39 / US 51 in LaSalle
- I-55 in Channahon
- US 52 in Joliet
- US 30 in New Lenox
- I-355 in New Lenox
- US 45 on the Mokena–Orland Park–Tinley Park city line
- I-57 in Country Club Hills
- I-294 in Hazel Crest. The highways travel concurrently to the South Holland–Lansing village line.
- I-94 / I-294 on the South Holland–Lansing village line. I-80/I-94 travels concurrently to Lake Station, Indiana.
- US 6 in Lansing. The highways travel concurrently to Lake Station, Indiana.
- Indiana
- US 41 in Hammond. The highways travel concurrently through Hammond.
- I-65 in Gary
- I-90 / I-94 in Lake Station. I-80/I-90 travels concurrently to northwest of Elyria, Ohio.
- US 421 southeast of Otis
- US 31 in South Bend
- US 131 north-northeast of Middlebury
- I-69 west-northwest of Fremont
- Ohio
- US 20 in Maumee
- I-75 in Perrysburg
- I-280 northeast of Stony Ridge
- US 250 north-northwest of Milan
- I-480 in North Ridgeville
- I-71 / US 42 in Strongsville
- I-77 on the Richfield–Brecksville line
- I-480 in Streetsboro
- I-76 east-southeast of North Jackson
- I-680 in Mineral Ridge
- US 422 in Girard
- US 62 north of Hubbard
- Pennsylvania
- I-376 south of Hermitage
- US 19 south of Mercer
- I-79 northwest of Grove City
- US 322 west of Corsica
- US 219 east-northeast of Falls Creek
- I-99 / US 220 northwest of Zion. I-80/US 220 travels concurrently to east of Mackeyville.
- US 15 north of New Columbia
- I-180 northeast of New Columbia
- US 11 in Lime Ridge
- I-81 north-northwest of Drums
- I-476 east of East Side
- I-380 south-southwest of Pocono Summit
- US 209 in Arlington Heights. The highways travel concurrently to east of East Stroudsburg.
- New Jersey
- US 46 in Columbia
- US 206 west of Stanhope. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Netcong.
- US 46 in Netcong
- US 46 east of Rockaway
- US 202 in Parsippany-Troy Hills
- I-287 in Parsippany-Troy Hills
- I-280 in Parsippany-Troy Hills
- US 46 in Parsippany-Troy Hills
- US 46 in Wayne
- I-95 in Teaneck
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. December 31, 2021. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Carey, Anne (August 15, 2011). "Top 16 longest gaps between Interstate exits". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ Utah State Legislature. "§ 72-4-113(10)". Utah Code Annotated. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation (2010). Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). c. 1:1,140,480. Cheyenne: Wyoming Department of Transportation. §§ G1–H10.
- ^ a b "Interstate 80 in Iowa" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
- ^ Staff (March 29, 2010). "Population grows in I-80, U.S. 30 corridors". Daily Times Herald. Carroll, IA. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Microsoft Research – Emerging Technology, Computer, and Software Research". Microsoft Research. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Nussbaum, Paul (October 17, 2007). "I-80 toll plans moving forward". The Philadelphia Inquirer.[dead link ]
- ^ Federal Highway Administration Public Affairs (April 6, 2010). "Federal Highway Administration Declines Pennsylvania Request to Toll I-80" (Press release). Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Measured in Google Earth from I-80 end sign (visible in Street View) to the beginning of the George Washington Bridge
- ^ Weingroff, Richard (Fall 1986). "America Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Interstate System". U.S. Highways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Around the Nation: Transcontinental Road Completed in Utah". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 25, 1986. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ McPhee, John (2000). Annals of the Former World. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 36–37.
- ^ Rand McNally (2014). The Road Atlas (Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 12, 32, 36, 38–39, 62–64, 66, 78–79, 86, 88, 102–103, 116. ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
[edit]- Geographic data related to Interstate 80 at OpenStreetMap
- Eric Buchanan's Interstate 80 Photos Index page